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Not enough space left on C drive, how to use D drive instead?
I tried to update to the latest version of iTunes and got the message that the install could not complete due to insufficient disc space. I can see that the C drive has only 150MB of 58.5GB free and there is not much I can delete to free up space. I also have a D drive which is almost empty with 225GB of 229GB free. How do I get my system to start using the D drive when it seems to always default to the C drive. I can't see any option in the iTunes installer, for example, that allows me to select the destination drive for the update. Most of my personal stuff, photos, word docs etc are in the MY DOCUMENTS file within USERS on the C drive. Would it mess up my system if I just dragged the MY DOCUMENTS file over to the D drive?
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DELL-Appu S
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Posted September 19th, 2012 17:00
Hi,
Thank you for your response. Let’s try to format the drive and see if it works.
Note: Please ensure that you back up the data before performing the steps below.- Click on ‘Start’
- Right click on ‘Computer’
- Click on ‘Manage’
- In the Computer Management window, click ‘Disk Management’ in the left-hand pane
- In the right-hand pane, right click the ‘D’ drive (not the C: partition)
- Select ‘Format’
- From the File system: drop-down list, choose ‘NTFS’
- From the Allocation unit size: drop-down list, select ‘Default’
- Place a check in the ‘Perform a quick format check box’
- Click ‘OK’
- To begin the format, click ‘OK’
Now try to delete the volume and extend volume by performing the steps that were mentioned in my previous post.
If you are not able to format the drive, then you can use the drive as a backup drive and backup your information.
Hope this helps.
"LONTJC"
Apart from repartitioning your hard drive you might be interested in reading this article (thoroughly).It's more or less easy to follow and gives you some additional information.I just googled - there are tons of articles on the web,so I just picked one for you.
I just noted this thread, as it has been a long time, but through the method above it is not data protective way so it is better to choose like AOMEI Partition Assistant or Gparted live CD, it could allow you extend the C partition without data loss.

DELL-Appu S
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Posted September 18th, 2012 15:00
Hi,
You can use ‘D’ drive to save ‘My Documents’ folder and free up space on your ‘C’ drive. However, most installers by default get saved on ‘C’ drive. Using ‘D’ drive will not mess the computer.
Alternately, you can merge the ‘D’ drive with ‘C’ drive and have just one drive on your computer. Here are the steps:
Note: Please ensure that you back up the data before performing the steps below.
Please reply if you have any questions