# imDema/FreeMove

Move directories without breaking shortcuts or installations

Repository: https://github.com/imDema/FreeMove
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freemove
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: drive, junction, windows, ssd, symbolic-links, installation
Last push: 2024-06-12T16:42:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3598, "days_push": 812, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2244, forks 134 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:29.964648+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows GUI utility that moves directories to another drive and creates an NTFS junction/symbolic link at the old location so programs and shortcuts keep working. It is commonly used to relocate programs installed on C:\ to free up SSD space.

## Use cases
- move a program from C drive to D drive without breaking it
- free up space on my SSD by relocating installed games
- move folders to another drive while keeping shortcuts working
- relocate a directory using symbolic links on Windows
- transfer installed software to a bigger hard drive

## When to choose
- you need a simple GUI to move directories with junction links on Windows
- you want to offload programs from a small SSD to a larger drive
- you prefer a free, open-source tool over manual mklink commands

## When to avoid
- you need to move core system directories like Program Files or C:\Users
- you are on Linux or macOS
- you need command-line automation or batch moves

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-system, gui, developer-tools
- domain: windows, files, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: symbolic-links, junction-points, disk-space, ssd-management, directory-move, desktop

## Member repositories
- imDema/FreeMove (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.964648+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:44:01.879971+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/imDema/FreeMove (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.964648+00:00, sha c60dc4494f2a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.