changing installation directory doesn't work

[plojscherEinsatz]

Hello, due to missing space on my initial drive i wanted to change the installation directory for the apps. and, oh wonder, it doesn't work. when i was reinstalling for example dreamweaver, it was still pu on my c: drive, instead of the set up golder on another harddrive. in the cloud settings the other drive is set, but the installation seems to (cursing removed) about that setting.

any ideas? 

btw, those themes i was forced to select, have nothing to do with my question. why am i forced to select them at all. they don't make it ease to users to find this, in contrary.

[kglad]

a. you can't change the location of the cc desktop app

b. you can change the location of the apps installed by the cc desktop app:

1. uninstall the adobe programs that you want to move (https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/uninstall-remove-app.html)

2. open the cc application, click upper left hamburger menu>file>preferences>apps>and change the install location (to a non-root folder on a local hard drive).

3. install the programs you wanted to move.

[plojscherEinsatz]

yes, thank you. but did you read my post? i already changed that installation-folder in the settings and still the cc app installs to the previous windows default folder

[kglad]

did you uninstall first?

[plojscherEinsatz]

yes. and still it installs to drive C instead the path i put in the settings. this is so annoying. 

[kglad]

what path did you set and if mac os, what drive format is the destination drive you're trying to use?

[plojscherEinsatz]

just to another drive. "B:\adobe\" however, that doesn't make any difference.

[plojscherEinsatz]

btw. it is a windows pc

[kglad]

did you navigate to that folder from the cc app preferences and it inserted that 2nd backslash?

[aryap49305124]

I this already solved? as I'm also facing this issue and still can't solve it. It is really annoying

[kglad]

@aryap49305124 

copy and paste a screenshot of the install directory shown in the cc desktop preferences?

[aryap49305124]

The thing is, whenever I change the directory, it says "successfully changed" but when I check back, it's still on the default location which is on disk C

[kglad]

copy and paste what you're trying to change to.

[plojscherEinsatz]

@aryap49305124

in the end i moved all the files manually to the new location where the path pointed, then i used a software called "registry finder" to edit all references. and that worked. still not really nice having to take that route 🙂 but it works

[aryap49305124]

Did you face any problems when moving the files manually?

[plojscherEinsatz]

not that i am aware of