Games are installing on the wrong drive

Discus and support Games are installing on the wrong drive in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I set the default install location to my E: drive. I just found out that the games that I've been installing for the last three months are on my C:... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Metgath, Jan 1, 2024.

  1. Metgath
    Metgath Guest

    Games are installing on the wrong drive


    I set the default install location to my E: drive. I just found out that the games that I've been installing for the last three months are on my C: drive. I have gone to Settings-> Install Options and verified that the default has not changed from E:. How do I FORCE the X-BOX app to install all my games to the E: drive? Do I need to reinstall the X-BOX PC app every time it messes up on the install location? I have 1 TB on my E: drive and only 300 GB on my C: drive. The C: drive is not for my games. Games fill it up very quickly.

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    Metgath, Jan 1, 2024
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  2. Metgath Win User

    Games are installing on the wrong drive

    So the Xbox folder was good enough for a time but not permanently. However, XboxGames is good permanently? I'll trust you on that even though it makes no sense. The old install folder that it was told to look for E:Xbox was still there since I was running games from it. It's just confusing since in 30 years of computer use I've never had a program ignore the folder that it was told to look for and show that folder as the default while defaulting to another location while the folder still exists.
  3. Metgath Win User

    Games are installing on the wrong drive

    That has fixed it for now. The problem is this. It had been installing to the E: drive but then stopped without changing the default in Settings. Is this guaranteed to not have the bug happen again? Will I need to make XboxGames1 if it happens again? If so I may end up with 5 or 6 install locations on one drive or need to move every single game every time the bug occurs. That will be frustrating as HELL.
  4. Rodrigo Oliver Win User

    Games are installing on the wrong drive

    Hi Metgath, my name is Rodrigo. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

    I am sorry to hear that.

    Please, create a new folder called XboxGames on your E: drive and change the install location to it.

    Let me know if it works!
  5. Rodrigo Oliver Win User

    Games are installing on the wrong drive

    I know and agree with you, but this seems to be an issue right now.

    Hopefully, it will be sorted out soon.
  6. Rodrigo Oliver Win User

    Games are installing on the wrong drive

    It should fix it for good!

    The issue was that it wasn't finding the XboxGames folder and then it reverted back to the default path.
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