I THINK I understand the mod staging folder yet it's still eating up space in wrong drive

[fallenangemon0]

So I found how to change the pathway so the mod staging folder isn't on my C: drive, and are my downloads. This is what I am going for.

Yet when I install any mod though Vortex it still starts gobbling up what precious little space I have via C: drive while installing, even though I've changed all associated pathways in settings to D: drive.

I notice when I look at tutorial videos about this problem, people say it's been fixed for them by following the instructions to alter the filepath but I'm assuming it's the "Deployment Method" dropdown menu that could be my problem (total shot in the dark here).

In each tutorial "Hardlink Deployment" is the selected option but in Vortex I don't have any other option other than "Syslink Deployment". Is that why it's eating up space as a "temp location" to unpack and install the mod?

[HadToRegister]

So I found how to change the pathway so the mod staging folder isn't on my C: drive, and are my downloads. This is what I am going for.

 

Yet when I install any mod though Vortex it still starts gobbling up what precious little space I have via C: drive while installing, even though I've changed all associated pathways in settings to D: drive.

 

I notice when I look at tutorial videos about this problem, people say it's been fixed for them by following the instructions to alter the filepath but I'm assuming it's the "Deployment Method" dropdown menu that could be my problem (total shot in the dark here).

 

In each tutorial "Hardlink Deployment" is the selected option but in Vortex I don't have any other option other than "Syslink Deployment". Is that why it's eating up space as a "temp location" to unpack and install the mod?

 

 

Well, you never mentioned what game(s) you're modding, because some games use Symlink, and others REQUIRE Hardlink Deployment, so it's going to be hard to help you until then.

 

Are your games on D:\ as well?

 

I'm assuming that whatever games you have installed are on your D:\Drive, which is why you moved your Mod Staging Folder to the D:\ drive as well, yes?

 

Did you also move your DOWNLOAD folder to D:\?

[fallenangemon0]

The Witcher 3!

Ah, I see Vortex had a problem moving the download folder the first time! Tried after a reboot and it cleared up about 40 precious gigs on my C:\ drive!

After moving both of them to the exact same drive, I see that it's no longer unpacking mods in roaming appdata off of C:\ !


Just as a note: both times I tried moving the download folder the progress bar doesn't even appear, and looks like the task has hung up. I just waited a REALLY long time and it eventually finished even though it looked like nothing was happening.

[rmm200]

Additional note. The Downloads folder can be anywhere. It does not have to be on the Game drive.

Good candidate for a slower network drive. Just don't use One Drive - for anything.