However, you need to repeat the steps again after installing future Adobe updates. Now all your Adobe apps files are in the new directory thus offering more space on your default Windows installation partition. If you everything went right you should see a “Symbolic created” message on the screen. Mklink /d “C:Program Files (x86) Adobe” “D:Program Files (x86)Adobe“ Next, you need to create a symbolic link that will allow Adobe to find the required files from the newly created directory to run the apps. Type the following command: rmdir “C:Program Files (x86)Adobe” /S /Q Now you need to remove the Adobe installation directory from the C: drive. In the above command make sure you change the destination directory as per your requirement. Robocopy “C:Program Files (x86)Adobe” “D:Program Files (x86)Adobe” /E /COPYALL /XJ In the command prompt type the following command and press enter:. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator. This requires working with the command prompt. If you don’t want to reinstall the Adobe apps just to change the installation directory, you can use Robocopy to move the existing files. This will allow you to undo any changes if things go wrong. 
Note: Before trying this step, create a System Restore point. If you already have the apps installed, you need to uninstall and reinstall the Adobe apps one by one to move it to the new directory.Īdobe Creative Cloud installer failed to initialize? Follow the simple steps from this guide and fix the problem in no time. Wait for the Creative Cloud to refresh the apps.Ĭreative Cloud will automatically install all the fresh installation of Adobe files in the newly selected directory.
Now navigate to the directory where you want to install the Adobe apps. Under “ Installation Location” click the Default drop-down menu. 
Click on the three dots (top right corner) and select Preferences. 
Make sure you are signed in with your Adobe account. Launch Creative Cloud if not already open. If you want to change the installation directory for the Adobe apps, you can do it from the Creative Cloud interface. Change from the Adobe Creative Cloud interface Home › Fix › How to change the default Adobe installation directoryġ.
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