TMan wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I have run into an issue with installing a game. During the install does a
> check for the amount of space available and reports that I do not have
> enough space. However, my D drive has 100GB free while my C drive only has
> 2GB free.
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>
There's really very little point in having a separate drive or
partition for just applications and/or games. Should you ever have to
reinstall the OS, you'll still have to reinstall each and every
application and game anyway, in order to recreate the hundreds (possibly
thousands) of registry entries and to replace the dozens (possibly
hundreds) of essential system files back into the appropriate Windows
folders and sub-folders. Placing applications on a separate
drive/partition is a useful solution only if your system partition lacks
sufficient space for all of your applications, and you cannot readily
resize it.
However, placing data files on a partition or physical hard drive
separate from the operating system and applications is a good idea.
Doing so can greatly simplify system repairs/recoveries and data back-up.
> I can not get to the part of the installation which would allow me to state
> which drive to install the game on.
>
>
Contact the manufacturers of the game for assistance in using what
appears to be a very poorly designed installation routine.
>
> Is there a way to "fake" the amount of space that is remaining on the drive?
> I believe if there is a way I could simply fool the game to get by the
> checking part.
>
>
Other than by actually deleting files to free up hard drive real
estate, no.
Your best solution, for this and for the inevitable future such
situations, would be to resize your system partition, and install the
applications there.
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