For the past two days, I've been trying to download games from the Xbox app (from the Game Pass) onto my hard drive, not my SSD. I simply don't have enough space on my SSD and my HDD is there for game storage. Now, putting past my frustrations at how absurdly difficult Microsoft has made it to download games on two separate Hard Drives, where other platforms do it seamlessly, here is what I've been getting. Show THE PROBLEM: Xbox (beta) tells me "This location isn't set up for installing games" and gives me a button to get to the Windows Settings to set a new location for apps. From there, I am given an option as to where I can save my apps. Once I select my HDD and hit apply, it tells me I have apps "from another device" on this drive. In order to use the drive, they must be deleted. After pressing "Yes", it tells me "We couldn't set your default save location,", and gives me an error code of 0x80070005. THE WAY'S I'VE TRIED FIXING IT: I've gone through many google searches, and many forums, all of which virtually suggested the same few things. The main of which, was gaining and giving full control over the Packages folder in Appdata/Local, gaining control over and deleting the empty WindowsApps folder on your drive, updating windows, restarting the computer of course, and running a few commands in the CMD. Ultimately, the most popular one where people replied "omg this works, thanks!!!!" ended up being the deleting or moving the WindowsApps folder. It seems like every thread ended with THAT being the solution, however with deleting the WindowsApps folder, moving it to a dfiferent folder, renaming it, and basically doing anything and everything to that dang folder, everytime I delete it and prompt it to delete the apps, it just creates a new folder that again, has nothing in it. I don't have any microsoft apps on this drive, not in the Apps Control Panel area, and not in the WindowsApps folder. I'm hoping some of you have something to contribute to this, I've been trying to find something all day. Download PC Repair Tool to quickly find & fix Windows errors automatically If you cannot change where new Windows 11/10 apps will save, and it is showing an error message saying We
couldn’t set your default save location, then this tutorial will help you fix that. Although it is an unusual error, it appears when specific terms do not comply with the required settings. The entire error message says something like this-
Windows 10 allows users to install apps to another partition or external drive. However, the required option grays out or doesn’t work at times. If Windows Settings lets you select a different drive, but you cannot save the change, these troubleshooting tips will help you. To fix error 0x80070005, follow these suggestions:
To know more about these steps, keep reading. 1] Log in to an Administrator accountChanging the default save location of apps is a task for administrators. In other words, it is required to have an administrator account to make the change. In case you have a Standard user account on your computer, there is a chance to see this error message while changing the partition. It implies that you will have to follow one of these steps- you can enable the built-in Administrator account and make the change from it, or you can change a Standard user to an Administrator account. If you do not want to create a new account on your computer, it is better to opt for the second solution as mentioned above. 2] Rename WindowsApps folderWhenever you install software, irrespective of the category, it stores some files in your computer, whether downloaded from Microsoft Store or other third-party sites. WindowsAppsfolder is such a folder where Windows Store apps are installed, and it is hidden unless you use the Show hidden files, folders, and drives option. If there is an internal conflict with this folder, you won’t be able to change the default save location on your computer. As you are already getting this error message, it is better to rename the folder first and try again to change the location accordingly. For that, unhide all hidden files and folders on your computer and go to C:\Program Files. Here you will see a folder named WindowsApps. Right-click on it, select the Rename option and enter a name like WindowsAppsOld.  It might show an error message while renaming. If you are getting You don’t currently have permission to access this folder, you will have to follow the next solution. 3] Get full control over the WindowsApps folderAs mentioned earlier, you will get an Access Denied message while renaming the WindowsApps folder. It is because Windows 10 doesn’t allow users to access this folder. However, if you can change the permission and get full control, you will access it from your administrator account. But we have to state that this is not good from a security point of view. So in case you decide to do so, do remember to reverse the changes made later on. By default, Full control access is given to TrustedInstaller only. However, if you follow this detailed guide, you can take full ownership of files and folders. After that, you can change the default save location of apps. Other things you should know are:
Hope it helps. Error 0x80070005 is rather ubiquitous and this code is also displayed in the following scenarios:
Sudip loves to engage with the latest technology & gadgets. Apart from writing about all things technology, he is a Photoshop junkie and a football enthusiast. How do I change download location on Xbox game pass?A easy to fix this is to goto system- then storage- and under the storage tab find " change where new content is saved" then select "new apps will save to" and select your preferred storage drive.
How do you fix error code 0x80070005 for where apps are placed?To fix error 0x80070005, follow these suggestions: Log in to an Administrator account. Rename WindowsApps folder. Take full control over the WindowsApps folder.
Where are Xbox game pass saves stored?On Microsoft Store (or Gamepass):
Save games for PC Xbox Games can be found inside the “C:\Users\ YOUR USER \AppData\Local\Packages” folder.
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