Installing Vegas Pro Suite 356 on a separate HD from the OS

Michael-Kelly wrote on 12/19/2025, 2:04 PM

Installing Vegas Pro Suite 356 on a separate HD from the OS. I have a supper fast M.2 HD and would love to have it installed there, but I do not get a custom install option.

OS HD: Samsung M.2 SSD 980 PRO 2TB

Programs HD: Samsung M.2 9100 Pro 2TB

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Robert Johnston wrote on 12/19/2025, 10:56 PM

This is from ChatGTP. I've used this method for other applications such as Video Pro X. 

Use at your own risk!



⚠️ 3. Use a symbolic link (“directory junction”) trick

This is the most reliable workaround for stubborn installers that always install to
C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86).

How it works

You let the installer think it's writing to C:\Program Files\AppName, but the data is actually stored on another drive.

Steps

Install the app normally first (to create its folder), or note the folder it will use.

Uninstall the app.

Create a folder on another drive, for example:
D:\Apps\AppName

Create a junction that redirects the original folder path to your desired drive:

Open Command Prompt (Admin):

mklink /J "C:\Program Files\AppName" "D:\Apps\AppName"


Install the app again — it will now install to D: while thinking it's using C:.