To change the location of the System Temp folder, follow the steps given below.
1. Right click on Computer and click on Properties. In the
resulting window with the basic information about your computer
2. Click on Advanced system settings on the left panel resulting
in a dialog box click on the Advanced tab a
3. Click on the button near the bottom labeled Environment Variables.
4. You may see both TMP and TEMP listed in the section labeled
User variables for (account). That's the common location; each
different login account is assigned its own temporary location.
5. In the Variable value Edit box you may specify the path to
the directory that Windows and many other programs will use for
temporary files.
Be sure and repeat that process for both TMP and TEMP.
You'll need to restart any running programs for the new value to take
effect. In fact, you'll need to restart Windows for it to begin using
the new value for its own temporary files.
To change the location of the Internet Temp folder, follow the steps
given below.
Note: That Internet Explorer moves cookies to the new folder and the
old folder is removed. Additionally, the following message is
displayed when you attempt to move the Temporary Internet Files
folder:
Warning: Moving the location of your Temporary Internet Files folder
will delete all your subscription data.
Create a new folder to store the files. For example, if you want
to store the files in a folder named Ietemp on drive D, create the
following folder:
D:\Ietemp
For information about how to create a folder, click Start, click Help,
click the Index tab, type new folder, and then double-click the "New
Folders" topic.
Start Internet Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
On the General tab, click Settings.
Click Move Folder.
Click the folder you created in Step 1.
Click OK, click OK, and then click OK again.
Restart your computer
You can change the location of Internet explorer temp folder; there is
no security threat to your computer.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Christopher Fisk
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Click Start -> Your Name
>
> This will open your User folder.
>
> Right click on "Downloads" and choose the "Location" Tab
>
> Click move.
>
>
> You can do this with many of the folders there.
>
>
> Christopher Fisk
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Alden Trull <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> This topic has probably been discussed before, but being slow to upgrade I
>> am now confronting these issues. I installed Win 7 Pro 64 bit onto a Crucial
>> M4 128gb SSD. My secondary is a WD Caviar black 1Tb.
>> I have already managed to move my libraries to the other drive. What is the
>> best way to move the Downloads folder from C drive to the secondary drive?
>> What about Windows temp files or is that more troublesome?
