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Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 10:39:31
I've done it before but i cant remember for love of god how i did it.

My HDD is partitioned into two drives, how do i change which one i want to be the primary drive, so when i download something it saves it to the one i want it to save to.

Get me?


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Kinky Tom on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 10:41:49
I ghet you, I have no answer though.


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Batch on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 10:47:19
What are you downloading with? Do you mean download anything using any application, or do you mean download using appliction X (e.g. bittorrent).


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 10:58:22
Don't think you can do this in Windows, only in specific applications.

Unless you change the drive names (e.g. C:\ to D:\ and D:\ to C:\) but then you'd have to change the BIOS to boot from the other partition.


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Batch on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:02:10
Changing the drive names is not recommended!


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:04:44
Quote from: "Batch"
Changing the drive names is not recommended!


agreed, im pretty sure there was a way of doing it with out mesing with bios


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:05:55
Quote from: "Batch"
What are you downloading with? Do you mean download anything using any application, or do you mean download using appliction X (e.g. bittorrent).


downloading anything, no through torrent clinets,

it automaticaly saves to c:\ unless i change it but im getting fed up and forget most of the time


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:08:13
Quote from: "Batch"
Changing the drive names is not recommended!


Pah, I'd just bodge it  :D


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:10:55
Quote from: "Chubbs"
downloading anything, no through torrent clinets,

it automaticaly saves to c:\ unless i change it but im getting fed up and forget most of the time


Do you mean whilst using your browser, like IE or Firefox?


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: land_of_bo on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:16:22
Are you using Mozilla or Internet Explorer Chubbs?

Mozilla - Tools, Options, Main and edit the "save files to" bit.

IE.

1. Click "Start" - "Run".

2. Start the registry editor by typing "regedit" and press ENTER.

3. Scroll down to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer.

4. In the right pane, double-click "Download Directory".

5. When the "Edit String" dialog appears, enter your new download directory. Make sure to type this EXACTLY correct - there is no option to browse for directories! When done, click "OK".

6. Close the Registry Editor. Close all open Internet Explorer windows. You may also need to reboot your computer or logoff and login for this change to occur.


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:26:42
Quote from: "land_of_bo"
Are you using Mozilla or Internet Explorer Chubbs?

Mozilla - Tools, Options, Main and edit the "save files to" bit.

IE.

1. Click "Start" - "Run".

2. Start the registry editor by typing "regedit" and press ENTER.

3. Scroll down to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer.

4. In the right pane, double-click "Download Directory".

5. When the "Edit String" dialog appears, enter your new download directory. Make sure to type this EXACTLY correct - there is no option to browse for directories! When done, click "OK".

6. Close the Registry Editor. Close all open Internet Explorer windows. You may also need to reboot your computer or logoff and login for this change to occur.


thats sounds about right, i cant find the download directory, hmmm, i'll have a search, but its all comming back now...cheers


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 11:27:52
ahhh, being retarded again...i should learn to read properly.... i was going to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE....duh,,, all sorted, nice one.


Title: Im being dumb
Post by: sonic youth on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 16:55:55
don't you work in tech support?!