How to Save/Run Microsoft Office to/from External Hard Drive
Q:"Can I save the Microsoft Office installation to an external hard drive and run the application from it?"
A: "When you install the software it will create registry items within the Windows folders, which are on the main drive, usually the C drive. So, if you want to be able to run Office on different computers via the external hard drive, it may fail due to the lack of essential registry contents, unless using a professional PC transfer software for help."
In this article, we are going to teach you how to install Office on the external hard drive. We also pinpoint the precautions to avoid data loss. Please read carefully and note the bold font.
Apply Qiling Disk Master to Install Office on External Hard Drive
How to Transfer Microsoft Office to an External Hard Drive or a USB Drive
Apply Qiling Disk Master to Install Office on External Hard Drive
Because your Microsoft Office's information is existing in the Windows Registry and hard torun correctly via copy, so the professional application migration tool stands out. With the help of Office transfer software, you can easily install Office on the external hard drive.
It can transfer Microsoft Office to an External hard drive via "App Migration" mode. By applying such mode, the Office will change its installation. Moreover, if you have forgotten your Microsoft Office product key, Qiling Disk Master can find it with a click.
Qiling Disk Master
- Transfer Office 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016/365 and find key.
- Transfer Office from PC to PC/Laptop via LAN, WiFi or Image.
- Move Office from C drive to a local/external drive, no boot error.
How to Transfer Microsoft Office to an External Hard Drive or a USB Drive
So, if you wish to save disk space by installing the large-size Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, and Office 365,to somewhere else other than the local drive, and be able to run an application from an external drive, make it happen in the other way.
- Use the normal way to completely download and install the desired Office version on your computer.
- Transfer the whole installation from the PC storage to the wanted place via Qiling Disk Master.
- Don't uninstall your Office on your PC/laptopafter transferring. Staying the same! (Once you uninstall it on your computer, Office can not run.)
- In the end, open and run the Office application whenever you need by connecting the external drive to your computer.
Here is how to start the Office transfer from a PC to an external hard drive/USB drive:
First, download and install Qiling Disk Master. (Click the download button on your PC, where the Microsoft Office is installed. Qiling transfer software is very light and small. You can quickly install it in a few seconds.)
Then, move your MS Office to the external storage device:
Step 1. Connect the external device and select the transfer mode.
- Connect your external storage device (external hard drive, USB, SD card, and more) to your PC.
- Launch Qiling Disk Master and go to "Backup and recovery" > "File sync".
Step 2. Select Microsoft Office and set the storage path.
- Select the drive where you have installed Microsoft Office on and select Microsoft Office.
- Click browse icon and choose to transfer the application to your external storage device.
- Click "Proceed" to start transferring Microsoft Office to an external storage medium.
Step 3. Wait for the transfer process to finish.
- Wait patiently for the process to complete.
- Click "OK" when it has done.
Additional help for you to manage the Microsoft installation location:
Anyway, don't take the Office transfer too easily to copy the download files to a portable drive. It doesn't work because you cannot move the registry components.
Qiling Disk Master can do more in transferringapplications, files and folders, and even user accounts between multiple computers using the network connection and an image file. Click for more tutorials if you're interested in other possible ways to place the Office anywhere you want.
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