No option to install onto SSD Drive

[Asher]

On my older PC, when i installed a Steam game, there was an option to select which drive to install it onto. I would use the SSD drive for speed. Now, my new PC with a one terrabyte SSD drive does not appear as an option when I install a game. My choices are C: drive (where my windows system is) and E: drive (which I am pretty sure is where I plug USB memory sticks into occasionally. So can anyone help me getting the option back to install onto the SSD drive? Is something wrong with my SDD drive? Thank you!

[FookinRaw]

External or internal SSD drive? Does it appear in diskmgmt.msc?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Steam > Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders

Set new drive as a library folder.

Try again.

If the drive is an external drive, log out first, mount the drive and log back in. Follow the steps above.

[Asher]

FrookinRaw, the SSD is internal. I opened Disk Management, which said it was for partitioning, and looked at the drives listed. Disk 0 has 2 partitions totalling 600MB capacity, which I thought was supposed to be 3 or 4 terrabytes. Then Windows C: drive is listed with 930GB capacity. I see New Volume E: with 3726GB. Could that be the SSD? It was supposed to be 1 terrabyte. I'm sorry I don't understand much technical stuff. Thank you!

[FookinRaw]

Originally posted by Asher:

FrookinRaw, the SSD is internal. I opened Disk Management, which said it was for partitioning, and looked at the drives listed. Disk 0 has 2 partitions totalling 600MB capacity, which I thought was supposed to be 3 or 4 terrabytes. Then Windows C: drive is listed with 930GB capacity. I see New Volume E: with 3726GB. Could that be the SSD? It was supposed to be 1 terrabyte. I'm sorry I don't understand much technical stuff. Thank you!

You should see the SSD as a separate disk in a separate row, possibly Disk 1 (not sure how many disks you have). It should have the size (~1TB) and brand indicated. If so, does it have a drive letter assigned to it?

Does the SSD show up in file explorer?

[Asher]

FrookinRaw, could I have this backwards? If i add the Windows C: drive capacity of 930.91GB to the Free Space of 724.35GB, the total is 1,655GB, with 78% free. The New Volume E: has 3726GB capacity with 3725GB free, 100% free. Does that mean that windows is on the SSD and the HD hasn't been used for anything? I"m pretty much clueless, but hope you will understand this! Thanks!

[Asher]

In File Explorer, I see Drive E:, which says it is empty. i looked at Device Manager/Disk Drives and see 2 line items, WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 and WDC WDS100T2BOC-00PXH0. Does that help?

[Asher]

in Device Manager, I see Disk 0, Basic, 931.50GB, 100MB Healthy (EFI System Partition, Windows C:, 500MB, Healthy (Recovery Partition)

and Disk 1, Basic, 3726.01GB, New Volume E:, 3726.01GB NTFS, Healthy (Basic Data Partition)

[FookinRaw]

Originally posted by Asher:

in Device Manager, I see Disk 0, Basic, 931.50GB, 100MB Healthy (EFI System Partition, Windows C:, 500MB, Healthy (Recovery Partition)

and Disk 1, Basic, 3726.01GB, New Volume E:, 3726.01GB NTFS, Healthy (Basic Data Partition)

Disk 0 sounds like your SSD then. 1Tb is approximately 931GB when all is said and done. Did you add the SSD yourself or was this prebuilt?

[Asher]

oh! i right clicked Drive E: in file explorer and got properties. 3.63 TB capacity, , 220MB used, 3.63TB free. so that must be the HD.
Then i did the same for the Windows C: disk and get 930GB capacity, 206GB used, 724 GB free space. Is that the SSD which should be 1 terrabyte capacity?

So I am running everything on the SSD and nothing on the HD?

[Asher]

I have had the computer 1 month and was built by CyberPowerPC

[FookinRaw]

Originally posted by Asher:

oh! i right clicked Drive E: in file explorer and got properties. 3.63 TB capacity, , 220MB used, 3.63TB free. so that must be the HD.
Then i did the same for the Windows C: disk and get 930GB capacity, 206GB used, 724 GB free space. Is that the SSD which should be 1 terrabyte capacity?

So I am running everything on the SSD and nothing on the HD?

I mean, don't hold me to it, but that's what it sounds like.

[Asher]

So since i selected to install on C: drive, I guess it did go to the SSD?

Which means it's all good? Should anything be on the HD though? I just added a folder and document into it as a test, and that seems ok.

[Asher]

I think that all makes sense, and thank you so much for your patience and help! I feel a lot better now knowing I have an SSD, the system is in the SSD, and nothing was wrong with my installation of Steam games other than I didn't realize Drive E: was the HD and C: drive was the SSD. THANK YOU!!!!!

[FookinRaw]

Originally posted by Asher:

So since i selected to install on C: drive, I guess it did go to the SSD?

Which means it's all good? Should anything be on the HD though? I just added a folder and document into it as a test, and that seems ok.

You should be good to use the C:\ drive as a library folder, although depending on the size of your library you may need to start using the HDD as a library folder as well as at some point.