topic Re: Fusion 360 Needs to install to different drive in Fusion Support Forum

Fusion 360 Needs to install to different drive

Mal_Marx — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:27:57 GMT

I need to install Fusion360 to the A Drive because the C drive is relatively small. Even when I try to force it using command prompt, it just times out. Other forum answers (falsely) claim that it much be installed to the C drive to update. Fix this to let us choose the drive to install to.

Re: Fusion 360 Needs to install to different drive

Phil.E — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:11:20 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for posting this request. Unfortunately, Fusion 360 must install to the C drive due to the way it is constructed, which is unlike applications that allow you to select an installation location. Thanks for understanding, and sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Re: Fusion 360 Needs to install to different drive

rsengerV9XNZ — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:14:45 GMT

As an Autodesk user for nearly 30 years and now my son is getting into 3D modeling this drive C issue needs to be resolved. Programs need to be stored on drives other then C due to limited operating system functions.

Re: Fusion 360 Needs to install to different drive

Phil.E — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:04:52 GMT

Hi, thanks for responding. Can you please describe the operating system function limitations of the C drive that are affecting you?

Re: Fusion 360 Needs to install to different drive

ltomuta — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:25:06 GMT

With modern OSs you should be able to map the %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Autodesk directory to point to a directory on another drive and once you have done that let Fusion install on C as it likes. It won't know nor care that the files actually end up on another drive as long as that drive is available at run time.