Hey, a computer question.

[Niblic]

How do I make my computer recognize my external hard-drive as the primary C: drive? Since my REAL C: drive is extremely small, how would I make my computer recognize my external hard-drive as the primary C: drive?

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[otto-san]

Make the external drive internal then make the internal drive external.

Move things around.

[Niblic]

Make the external drive internal then make the internal drive external.

Move things around.

Is there an alternative way?

[otto-san]

The way I said isn't right anyways.

Why not just start using your external instead? 

[Niblic]

The way I said isn't right anyways.

Why not just start using your external instead? 

Well, I want to move all my programs and stuff to the external hard-drive. But I'm afraid that the computer will go like "HEY, I CANT FIND YOUR DAMN PROGRAMS BECAUSE I CANT SEE OUTSIDE THE C: DRIVE. YOU DONT HAVE FIREFOX, STEAM OR ANYTHING AT ALL"

[otto-san]

It will

So don't mess with that.

[mrlolop]

Is the external hard drive a portable hard-drive?

[Niblic]

Is the external hard drive a portable hard-drive?

obviously.

[mrlolop]

If it has a SATA port thing, plug that into the SATA port on the computer and allocate that memory to C:
That's just a guess. I'm not too computer smart.

[tay104]

take the casing off of the external
detach the hard drive from the case and remove the sata to usb coverter
put the hard drive in your computer and attach the necessary cables
install an operating system on the newly installed hard drive
install/copy various software from the old drive onto the new one
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PROFIT!!!!

[Inv3rted]

You can't make Windows recognize a different drive as the primary without reformatting.

[TheBlackParrot]

You can't make Windows recognize a different drive as the primary without reformatting.

^ That.

[Reactor Worker]

If you just want to run your programs off an external drive you can simply redirect each shortcut to the new file location after reinstalling the game on the external drive. Some games and systems (Steam?) don't really give you an option though. You can alter where your browser sends saved files as well.

[devildogelite]

If you just want to run your programs off an external drive you can simply redirect each shortcut to the new file location after reinstalling the game on the external drive. Some games and systems (Steam?) don't really give you an option though. You can alter where your browser sends saved files as well.

If the external drive was a usb drive wouldn't that make it a lot slower?

[Reactor Worker]

If the external drive was a usb drive wouldn't that make it a lot slower?

Thats possible. I'm sure he'd like to avoid reformatting though.