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Ronivan
Ronivan
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November 25, 2022
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[Question] Change Adobe folder location from Program Files to a different SSD

  • November 25, 2022
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So here is my issue:

I have at least 4 different Adobe folders located both in Program Files and Program Files (x86), each one also located inside Common Files folder. I HAVE changed the install folder location to a different driver, which works, but only for the programs themselves, like Photoshop or Illustrator; but this does not affect the Adobe folders themselves, which I really want to be removed along these programs and placed together inside a different driver. Adobe Creative Cloud app don't even allow me to choose where it will be installed, like almost every other software I know does.

 

So the question is:

How do I change the location where these Adobe folders are placed? I don't want them in my main SSD driver, and I want them in a different driver. There is such option?

 

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Correct answer kglad

you cannot.

 

changing an adobe app's install location (as you noted) only changes where the program's executable is installed.  all the ancillary adobe stuff (and there's a lot) is still installed on your c drive in the default locations.

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kglad
kgladCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 25, 2022

you cannot.

 

changing an adobe app's install location (as you noted) only changes where the program's executable is installed.  all the ancillary adobe stuff (and there's a lot) is still installed on your c drive in the default locations.

Ronivan
RonivanAuthor
New Participant
November 25, 2022

Not what I expect, but thank you. I have to comment that I expected more from a company of the size of Adobe. I feel like lacking in software engineering design, seeing that much less companies allow such option for their user. But it is the way it is, so we carry on.

    kglad
    kglad
    Community Expert
    November 25, 2022

    adobe's always (long before they started their subscription model) been notorious for bloatware, background processes, uncontrollable installations and their failure to remove all their software even when a user follows all adobe recommendations.

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