How to Change Temp Folder Location in Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to change temp folder location in Windows 10. Windows and your software constantly store temporary files on your SSD. To limit unnecessary writes to your SSD, you can move temporary files to another drive.
 

How to Change Temp Folder Location in Windows 10

Step 1: In Explorer, open the hard drive you want to use to store temporary files and create a new folder TEMP for example.
 

 

 
Step 2: Double-click the Computer icon on the desktop and Right-click in an empty space, Then select Properties.
 

 
Step 3: Click Advanced System Settings.
 

 
Step 4: Click on the Environment Variable button.
 

 
 
Step 5: Select the TEMP variable and click on the Edit button.
 

 
Step 6: Enter the path to the folder to be used on the hard drive for temporary files and click OK.
 

 
Step 7: Repeat the operation for the TMP variable.
 

 
 
Step 8: Confirm by clicking OK.