Windows 10: change the location of apps - how it works
With Windows 10 you can now change the location of apps and thus use the available storage space for other purposes. However, Microsoft has also implemented a few restrictions here. Here we show you what these are and how you save apps on another partition.
Change the location of apps on Windows 10
In advance: You can only change the storage location for newly installed apps. Unfortunately, apps that have already been added cannot be moved. In addition, the feature may not be available on your Windows 10 and the button is therefore grayed out. However, Microsoft has announced that the option will be released later.
- Click on the Windows logo at the bottom left and select "Settings".
- Then switch to the "System" option.
- On the left side, you can go to the "Save locations" item via the "Storage" entry.
- With "Save new apps in:" you can now define a different partition (see picture).
- The storage location for music, documents or videos can also be changed here.
We'll show you more tips on how to create space on your Windows hard drive in the next article.