I'm running out of space on the old drive because of game installs and would like a larger disk for this use. Done a number of searches on this but I can't find a link that pertains to NOT moving from ...

Run a copy job and copy your Program Files directory to the new location. Then, change the registry key for it in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. The key is named "ProgramFilesDir".

Follow the steps to view the AppData folder on your system: When you open the AppData folder, you will find three subfolders there, namely, Local, LocalLow, and Roaming. All these three subfolders are ...

Starting with Windows Vista, the 64-bit versions of Windows have two Program Files folders. The regular Program Files folder holds 64-bit applications, while "Program Files (x86)" is used for 32-bit ...

Dave Thomson asked about the folders Program Files and Program Files (x86). “Why are there two, and is there some advantage of using one over the other?” First, you shouldn’t pick one over the other.

When you upgrade your current version of Windows to a newer version, the upgrade process will create backups of important directories from your previous version of Windows. These directories include ...

ThioJoe explains what really happens when you delete the Program Files folder. Democrats achieved the worst of all worlds ...

The Sysnative folder in Windows 64-bit is a virtual folder and an alias that points to the System32 folder on 64-bit systems. It doesn’t exist physically on your system. This post explains the ...

A folder in the computer's storage hierarchy that contains the executable programs users interact with. Install programs create the application folder and copy the executable files into it along with ...

A reader wrote with a question that brought back some memories. He recently upgraded from Windows Vista to a new PC with Windows 10. The upgrade went well, but he noticed that the Solitaire game that ...