deipotent Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 If I install Windows onto a disk which has multiple partitions (eg. C:\ and D:\), and set the target as C:\, a few of the folders will be created on the D:\ partition. Windows will work perfectly well, but the D:\ will sometimes be used when installing new apps. For example, installing Visual Studio 2008 Express will result in a temporary folder being created on the D:\ partition.However, if I only have a single partition when Windows is installed and then create a secondary partition afterwards, Windows does not use the second partition and temp folders are not created on the second partition during installations either.I have checked the list of environment variables and they all point to the C:\ partition.Why does this happen ?Could it just be poorly coded installers that for whatever reason result in some files ending up on the secondary partition ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arie Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I believe that certain installers choose the partition or disk with the most free space available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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