Can the windows 10 version of itunes be moved to a secondary drive somehow by a symbolic link?

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Can the windows 10 version of itunes be moved to a secondary drive somehow by a symbolic link?

Hello, many programs have an option for a custom installation. However, the windows version of iTunes is automatically installed on a default drive, and installs many files in appdata, and then the other files in program files/common files/apple support.

So the option to move it from add and remove programs also asks me to delete programs from the secondary drive.

I would like to find out if I can somehow use the symbolic link or otherwise move this to the secondary drive?

I would prefer not to have the program be taking up space on my primary hard drive.

i am uncertain if I have tagged the correct device.

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Aug 29, 2024 3:27 PM

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turingtest2

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Aug 31, 2024 10:35 AM in response to JoshuaCM

Just to add some more detail, while some installers for iTunes may let the main program be installed on a different drive, the bulk is always installed on the system drive. You cannot use symlinks to relocate the software. The main memory hog of an iTunes installation is the library/media, which can be stored on any drive, and any iOS device backups which default to the system drive but can be redirected with a symlink. See Relocate iOS device backups for details of how to do that. Review the rest of the Make a split library portable user tip for advice on organizing the library on external/secondary storage.

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varjak paw

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Aug 29, 2024 4:24 PM in response to JoshuaCM

You can store your media on an external drive, but not the iTunes application itself. Using a symlink would almost certainly be impractical if not impossible.

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