Unable to change drive where new apps will save to.

Anonymous
2019-08-26T01:14:03+00:00

I recently reset my windows 10 pc, forgot to delete or uninstall old apps from my hdd, now when i try to change where new apps wil save i get the following message "Delete other apps?: This drive has apps from another device. To use this drive, the other apps must first be deletted. Do you want to continue?" After select yes i get the error message: We couldn't save your default save location: The operation did not complete succesfully. Try again in a bit. The error code is 0x8007003". I can't delete the folder by myself. Any idea how could i fix this.

Thanks in advance.

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Anonymous
2020-02-29T00:45:07+00:00

so to anyone this might help if you had an issue with not wanting to install games on your main drive and you have a separate hdd that already has files on it that you do not  want to format it i tried so many things and possibly the easiest solution that i did i didn't  think this would work.

if your windows app folder is sitting on the main page of your hdd  just create a new folder call it whatever you want or it may be related to the fact this may have been where the windows store made a folder for my games it installed as well it was just called games

im pretty sure i made it but cant remember  but besides the point  literally just move the windows apps folder inside that folder then go to your setting to where you change where apps are installed and choose the new drive and hit yes when asked to delete and it worked!

hope this helps someone out there!

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-31T23:47:27+00:00

    MY GOD THIS IS A JANKY WORKAROUND!!!!!!!

    Thanks!  It actually worked, and now I can reinstall Sea of Thieves! LOL!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-24T09:45:41+00:00

    Folder name is Windowsapps. So create new folder and just move Windowsapps to there. It worked for me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-22T16:31:45+00:00

    Hey there! I'm a little confused on your instructions, do you mind elaborating?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-07-11T15:44:10+00:00

    That was a typo meant folder just basically create a new folder on your main page of your secondary Hdd or ssd whatever and store the windows apps folder inside the folder you just created and when you go to the setting to change your drive and when it ask you to delete it should work as it did for me and let me change where my games are installed hope that helps. 

    This solutions worked perfectly for me, I created a new folder on the drive called WindowsApp_OLD, placed the WindowsApp folder inside it, and then used the setttings menu to set that drive as where new apps will save to. This time it managed to succeed. Thank You.

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