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I have installed the Windows Photo Gallery recently. I would like to know how can I change the path where the original pictures are saved. Now the default path is
C:\Users\____\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Original Images I want to change them to somewhere in D or E partition, because there is little space left and as a precaution if I want to format the C partition.
Any Idea?

RogUE
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If Windows Photo Gallery does not have an option to set the default save path then you can create a directory symbolic link or junction point instead:

  1. Close Photo Gallery

  2. Delete C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Original Images

  3. At an admin (elevated) command prompt run:

    mklink /d "C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Original Images" "D:\Original Images"

    or if that doesn't work then:

    mklink /j "C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Original Images" "D:\Original Images"

(Obviously edit all paths as required.)

Karan
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Changing the path within Windows Photo Gallery is not possible. But you can change it.
Here is how to change it:

  1. Open the folder where Photot Gallery stores the original images(Usualy, it is located here, C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Original Images
  2. Open the properties of the folder Original Images.
  3. Click the Location tab enter image description here
  4. Here, you shall change the default path(sorry, the path given in the picture is not the default path).
  5. You may type in the path manually, or browse to it by clicking Move button.
  6. Press "Select Folder".
  7. Done!

Note: Although the original files will be moved to this folder, if you click the Go to Original Photos Folder, it would not open the new location.

RogUE
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