How can I move Fusion 360 to my D drive?

[Anonymous]

My C drive is a SSD and is running low on space.  Can I move Fusion 360 to my D drive, and if so how?

[saito.kh · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

Welcome to the Fusion 360 community!

Thanks for posting.  Unfortunately it is not possible to move or install Fusion 360 into a specified drive at this time.

I think the below web page helps with a workaround.  Please check the article and hopefully this helps!

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Is-it-possible-to-install-Fusion-360-on-a-specific-drivE.html 

Thanks,

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[Anonymous]

The memory hog was Windows—it was archiving all previous updates. Once I fixed that I have enough room to run Fusion360.

[Anonymous]

Hello,

This seems rather inept. I absolutely do not, will not, install applications on my OS (Windows) drive. Not even the Program Data or User folders live there. They have dedicated partitions on a separate drive and are linked. (Think System Variables)

There must be a way to select where the software will reside or the product is unusable for many people I know who run advanced OS installations. Will be a shame if I have to pass up this product. 

[PuzzleBoxes]

Link doesn't work anymore

[tjmollahan]

How is there still not a fix for this? I love fusion for so many reasons but the amount of time I have spent trying to figure this out is stupid. Literally a location change is all I need. 

A sing I am old I suppose. 🙂

[phillipJSCHJ]

It's almost like this feature has been highly requested, a feature that has been wildly standard since the 1990s. It's exceptionally common for workstations to have a small boot drive and large storage drive, but how did Fusion's programmers think that installation, directory, and backup folders should ALL be on the same boot drive?

Do you people actually use your products?

[richearl]

8 years and no-one at Autodesk has done anything about this, if you want to be taken seriously by the community you need to show some action on this, at the very least a warning on the web site that clearly states that Fusion 360 can only be installed on C drive, so people can make an informed decision if they want to proceed.

The number of forum comments on this topic alone should have prompted some kind of action, how about the moderators raise this with someone that has authority and gets either some action to have a choice of install location, or a decent explanation as to why it can't be done.

[yyznate]

I have no storage on my C drive and have been trying to free up space. It has become unfeasible to use this application as I have no space for it, and my computer cannot run it. I have had to move to other software products, and I believe that Autodesk should look into this. If you want to stop losing customers, it would be great if you added basic features to your installer. It is a shame I have to leave this product, but it would be great if the community got some support and I could return to using it. 

[bugme143]

The lack of anything from Autodesk corporate is stunning. As previously mentioned by others, the C drive on some work stations is pitifully small, and some are locked down by IT protocols. The lack of being able to select a drive to install the program on, in TYOOL 2025, is mindboggling. Is the underlying application simply that old that it cannot be updated? With how much a license costs for certain levels, surely you can afford to refactor the thing from the ground up?