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Maddie05
Maddie05
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June 30, 2014
Question

Can't install to a root drive

  • June 30, 2014
  • 4 replies
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II'm trying to imstall Cs5 to a new SSD but I get the error "can't install to a root drive"

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Chnnoob
Participant
August 14, 2016

I found a solution by accident. Make a new folder in the SSD and install it to that folder. It won't register as a "root drive"

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    Nerdenater
    Participant
    July 9, 2020

    you are a life saver.

      Maddie05
      Maddie05Author
      Participant
      July 3, 2014

      No, no special names, I am going to try cloning my drive and migrating it to the SSD, hopefully that will work.....

      Maddie05
      Maddie05Author
      Participant
      July 1, 2014

      I installed a new SSD, simply to add storage, but also as its much faster than a normal HDD, I assumed that by installing CS5 to it, the program would run faster.  I am using windows 7

      if I install the default, no I don't get the error....

      Jeffrey_A_Wright
      Community Manager
      Jeffrey_A_WrightCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      July 1, 2014

      Baf05 to see any real performance gains I would recommend having the operating system and the applications installed the SSD.

      Did you use any special characters in the drive naming of the new drive?   If you try installing to the root of your C: drive do you experience the same error?

      Maddie05
      Maddie05Author
      Participant
      June 30, 2014

      the exact error message is " installation to a root drive location is not supported "

      Jeffrey_A_Wright
      Community Manager
      Jeffrey_A_WrightCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      June 30, 2014

      Baf05 is there a specific reason which you need to install to the root of the drive?  If you install to the default location do you receive an error message?  Finally which operating system are you using on this new SSD?

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