I'm preparing to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8, and I am tight for space on my C:\
drive, which is an SSD displaying its total size as 111 GB.
I want to maximise the free space, as I know that I'll end up with a C:\Windows.old
folder for some time.
Having already purchased the Windows 8 upgrade, I have a C:\ESD
folder which occupies 2.6 GB.
I see from Can I delete Windows 8 ESD file? that I won't be able to delete this folder, even after the upgrade, as Windows uses those files for the new Refresh and Reset options.
But is it OK to move this folder from C:\ESD
to D:\ESD
?
By "OK", I mean:
- Will I be able to install the Windows 8 upgrade successfully, if I have moved it to D:
- Will Refresh and Reset work OK, in Windows 8, if the ESD folder is in a location other than
C:\ESD
?
C:
, but I haven't tested it - just an idea.