The original poster is apparently running from drive C, not the external drive.

You posted that "when you upgrade, ... all your files will be gone. " and that the problem applies to everyone. You also initially posted Drag 'n Drop "doesn't work well at all".

I'm sure you understand why I felt I had to post to stop any unnecessary worrying. No files are "gone" from using Drag 'n Drop. It does work, and it works well. In some DAWs, the audio files would not even be, shall we say, misplaced. And I don't believe it is wise to make an assumption that most users run BIAB from the external drive. We have no way of knowing this, and several configurations are possible from the installation choices.


BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.