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trkent26
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August 3, 2017
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Installing Oculus App on Drive OTHER THAN C: Drive

Hi,

I have spent the past several hours attempting to run the initial Oculus Setup, but every time I get past the Terms and Conditions I get a screen saying that I cannot connect to the Oculus Servers (which I know is false--my Internet is working fine). After scrolling through several other forums and posts, I think if I am able to install the App onto any drive besides my C: drive (I have three drives -- C:, D:, and F:), my problems will be solved. BUT, I cannot figure out how to start the installation on my F: drive. I have tried to follow the steps on this page: 

https://support.oculus.com/help/oculus/1676275305961321/

numerous times. Whenever I enter "OculusSetup /drive:F" into Run, Windows replies something similar to:

"Windows cannot find 'OculusSetup'. Please check your spelling and try again."

If anyone has suggestions for installing on separate drives, any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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    Camos1011Answer
    New Participant
    April 16, 2022

    Okay. Figured it out once and for all.

    I can't believe Oculus nor Meta could make the right instructions.

    It's ridiculous.

     

    Here it is once and for all.

    1. Place OculusSetup.exe in the new drive directory (i.e. F:).

    2. Press Win+R to bring up run prompt and type cmd then "Enter".

    3. Type cd/ after C:\Users\(username)>.

    4. Type OculusSetup.exe /drive=[drive] after C:\>.

    5. Presto!

     

    Works like a charm every time and I'm a newb.

    The problem are the subsequent directories are the problem and might be in conflict with certain usernames (ones with spaces i.e. first and last names or companies).

    This method had the most consistent results so had to share to put the final nail in the coffin to this problem.

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    Rizzle64
    New Participant
    April 28, 2021

    Locate where your OculusSetup is
    In the address bar, clear it and type "cmd"
    Then copy and paste this is into the command console "OculusSetup.exe /drive=D "
    The setup should loadup, then Ta da

      Fieryfrog
      New Participant
      January 14, 2022

      You are my hero. That worked for my issue.

        Wolfstarr1989
        New Participant
        December 2, 2021

        I can get the program to run with 

        C:\Users\Ian\Downloads\OculusSetup.exe /drive=C:\Program Files (x86)

        (after many attempts to get the command correct) but not the program tells me that it is unable to connect to the Oculus server BUT if I just go to downloads and run it with out command prompt or the windows "Run" window it installs fine on my C drive. (I cant use my normal Program Files, it needs to be the Program Files (x86)

        kilrath
        New Participant
        January 1, 2022

        Just type C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\OculusSetup.exe /drive=F, but don't forget the space between .exe and /drive, because this is important!

          Camos1011Answer
          New Participant
          April 16, 2022

          Okay. Figured it out once and for all.

          I can't believe Oculus nor Meta could make the right instructions.

          It's ridiculous.

           

          Here it is once and for all.

          1. Place OculusSetup.exe in the new drive directory (i.e. F:).

          2. Press Win+R to bring up run prompt and type cmd then "Enter".

          3. Type cd/ after C:\Users\(username)>.

          4. Type OculusSetup.exe /drive=[drive] after C:\>.

          5. Presto!

           

          Works like a charm every time and I'm a newb.

          The problem are the subsequent directories are the problem and might be in conflict with certain usernames (ones with spaces i.e. first and last names or companies).

          This method had the most consistent results so had to share to put the final nail in the coffin to this problem.

            FrostBite3dg
            New Participant
            June 11, 2023

            I tried this but it says that the system can not find the path specified, also what username am I supposed to enter like Oculus user or windows user? 

            MrJDucky
            New Participant
            April 16, 2022

            Windows Key -> CMD -> Then type:

             

            cd C:\Users\<username>\Downloads

             


            Then type 

             

            OculusSetup.exe /drive=<Drive Letter>

             

             

            It should then install.

              GODssKILLS
              New Participant
              January 7, 2023

              This is the answer!
              Although you would have to cd into whatever folder you downloaded the OculusSetup.exe file to. In my case I downloaded it to my F drive's download folder (F:\Download).

              Most people will probably be downloaded to:

              C:\Users\<username>\Downloads


              Then run the the command (when you are in the folder where the OculusSetup.exe exists):

              OculusSetup.exe /drive=<Drive Letter>


              Now when the setup window pops up it has a drop down for the different drive letters... so dumb. It should be visible from the beginning without having to use a command to setup in a different drive!!

              Its not hard to implement...

                GiantIan
                New Participant
                April 24, 2022

                The only problem I was having is make sure there is a space between the e and / symbol.  They don't state this in the online solution for some reason. 

                Alakelele
                Up and Coming
                June 15, 2022

                A shame we still have to deal with that in 2022, what kind of engineer is working on that project ?

                markstokes
                New Participant
                December 28, 2022

                And it looks like this will continue into 2023.

                I have just reinstalled my whole PC and cannot find any way to let it install the Oculus App onto my C drive. It's an NTFS NVME M.2 drive with over 300GB of free space.

                So I am having to install it to my Games SSD.

                Pursou
                New Participant
                June 1, 2023

                I got it to work easily for people who are having problems, all you have to do is locate where you put the OculusSetup app in your files and left click and right click to get the option to "Copy as path"

                Once its copied, press Windows+R and type "cmd"

                Once in the command console paste the path, remove the quotations, and add " /drive=[D,F or any drive letter you want it to be]"

                Make sure you add the space after the .exe part

                markstokes
                New Participant
                June 1, 2023

                If I remember correctly you also need to have the installer file on the same drive that you are installing to.

                GalacticKegger
                GalacticKegger
                New Participant
                March 13, 2024

                Here is what worked for me. Assuming you downloaded OculusSetup.exe to your Downloads folder under This PC:

                • Open the Command Prompt as Administrator
                • Type cd\ (which takes you back to the C drive's root directory at C:\)
                • then type C:\Users\username\Downloads\OculusSetup /drive=D (where username is your username.)

                Follow the page prompts. You will eventually reach the Install Oculus Software Location page, which should indicate that the app is being installed to D:\Oculus\.

                Cheers!

                  The1stDarkLordMorgoth
                  Honored Contributor
                  April 30, 2024

                  MARKING FOR VISABILITY - NOT A SOLUTION

                  Hey guys! This is a pretty old thread with not a lot of activity on it, so I will be locking it from this point on. If anyone comes across this issue about trying to install the Oculus App on a driver other than the C: Drive, be sure to create a new post on the forums and provide as much detail as you can about your issue.

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