I went back and did a more thorough review of the problems with installing from a D drive with the files under a folder I created. I was correct it seems. BIAB wants everything in the root directory. As mentioned above this would create a mess on my D drive and I confirmed that because MS-Backup has already claimed the root of that drive. I wish MS-Backup didn't do that. I have had other backup programs that did a great job which did not (the original MS-backup programs before WIn-7 and others too).

So I want to avoid putting it on C (limited space - already huge files going in there).
I want to avoid downloads if I can. Too slow. Internet could be down. Modem often cuts out which could corrupt files.
It is hard to get a 150 GB drive. Makes more sense to use the D drive which has the space available and this avoids using a USB plug (may be faster).

I emailed support asking if they have any setup files that can handle being under a user created directory. I don't think it is exactly that hard to whip up. I am guessing 1 to 3 hours. They may have already done that. Maybe it makes a lot of sense to install all their stuff under a directory on their hard drives or better yet make the setup programs smart enough to figure out where they are. I use to store all my setup programs on a D drive in a special folder but lately have moved them to the C drive under a special folder which is common with my other two machines making it easy to backup small updates during the day. Those setup programs can all figure out what drive they are on and what folder they are in.

Last edited by bowlesj; 11/29/19 01:18 AM.
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