# Long time for installation on d:\\ directory
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** installation
**Created:** [February 7, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647 "2026-02-07T17:44:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Guy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guy)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/1 "2026-02-07T17:44:40Z")
Hi Florian,
Thanks for your good jobs on Mp3tag.exe.
I would explain a wish: could installation on d:\ else c:\ be faster, the duration is almost 15 mn due to creation of "d:\WinApps\Mp3tagUninstall.exe".
See you
Guy Bapst
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/2 "2026-02-07T17:59:23Z")
This is new to me, normally it doesn't matter where you install Mp3tag. What kind of drive is drive `d:\` ?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/3 "2026-02-07T18:02:47Z")
I just installed the downloaded version with the portable installation on an external USB drive - and it took less than a minute.
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### Author:  [@Guy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guy)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/4 "2026-02-07T20:19:43Z")
It’s a HDD - NTFS - 104Go free/931Go (c:\ is a SSD - NTFS - 12Go free/118Go).
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### Author:  [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/5 "2026-02-08T02:42:48Z")
I've been using Mp3Tag for several years as a portable installation on a secondary mechanical HDD without issues (including now).
This only happens with the Mp3Tag installer, or does other software in the same configuration also triggesrs your reported issue?
Also, as a side note, can you verify the health status (a S.M.A.R.T. monitoring program can do this) of your HDD?
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### Author:  [@Guy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guy)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/6 "2026-02-08T14:29:18Z")
Thanks Florian, ohrenkino and rboss,
To answer, yes it happens only with Mp3tag installer; I have installed Stelarium recently (1 Go on d:; visualisation of planets and stars in position and zoom) and there was no issue.
Health status of d:\ is OK for Windows/properties of D:/error checking/check; Ccleaner and Glary Utilities.
It seems has it is not enough free place _IN ONE BLOCK_ and uninstall (during installation) has to _SWAP_; there are 100Go free, but perhaps fragmented. Could it be a problem?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/7 "2026-02-08T14:34:40Z")
> [@Guy](#):
>
> Could it be a problem?
Even if that were the problem (which I doubt - on SSDs it should not matter at all how many fragments there are) - the space management on the storage devices is completely beyond control of MP3tag but a task for the OS.
I would look for Antivirus programs that block or slow down such installations.
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### Author:  [@Guy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guy)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/8 "2026-02-08T15:04:51Z")
The d:\ drive is an HDD (c:\ is an SSD).
I use the _virus and threat protection_ built into Windows. My computer runs Windows 10 (incompatible with Windows 11).
I can't find anywhere to specify Mp3tag as a trusted program.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/9 "2026-02-08T15:09:24Z")
> [@Guy](#):
>
> specify Mp3tag as a trusted program
See e.g. here:
> [@Windows Defender - Speed of loading files in MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-defender-speed-of-loading-files-in-mp3tag/47784):
>
> In the past I already noticed that the antivirus-software of windows-defender slows down the loading speed of files in MP3Tag dramatically: At this time my third-party antivirus-software (Avast) had been gotten accidently deactivated and windows-defender activated. This time I wanted to give windows-defender a second chance, deinstalled Avast and activated the defender. The same happened as before: Mp3Tag became very slow in loading files in spite of the activated library-function. I tested…
and perhaps this (external) Microsoft page:
> **[How to add an exception to Windows Defender - Microsoft Q&A](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3187645/how-to-add-an-exception-to-windows-defender)**
>
> I'm trying to run a program and the tester said:
> " ... Windows includes Windows Firewall. If Windows Firewall is enabled (which is the default), an exception must be added to un-block EchoLink and allow it to access the Internet."
> How can I…
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### Author:  [@Guy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guy)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/10 "2026-02-08T16:39:43Z")
It doesn't seem to be coming from the antivirus software.
Here's what I did:
1. Uninstalled d:\winapps\ (without checking "Remove configuration data"). =\> 3"
2. Restarted Windows.
2.5 I found two directories under
C:\Users\Guy\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag [07/02/2023]
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag [18/08/2025]
1. Installation under C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag [worked in 2025] =\> OK in 5".
So I'll stop there, without really having found the cause of the problem, but under C:\ on SSD it works very well.
Thank you all for your support.
Best regards,
Guy
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/11 "2026-02-08T17:03:49Z")
It looks to me like you mixed installations of 2 versions without de-installation of the previous version first. If you do an update installation, you have to stay in the previous folder, I think.
If you want a new installation destination, you should remove the old installation first.
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### Author:  [@Guy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guy)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/12 "2026-02-08T17:44:15Z")
I uninstalled Mp3tag, but there is still information in the two directories dated today [Roaming and Programs (x86)].
In Roaming, the Mp3tagError.log file shows:
Mp3tag v3.33.1 - 02/08/2026 - 5:33:51 PM
OS Version: Windows 10 (build 19045), 64-bit
Build: Feb 6 2026 11:30:54 (64-bit)
AppPath: 20,886,024,192 bytes free (C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag)
DataPath: 20,886,024,192 bytes free (C:\Users\Guy\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data)
TempPath: 20,886,024 bytes free (C:\Users\Guy\AppData\Local\Temp\Mp3tag v3.33.1)
Do you think I can delete it manually at this point?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/13 "2026-02-08T17:53:32Z")
> [@Guy](#):
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> Programs (x86)].
Is the folder for the 32-bit installation.
Apparently, you installed the 64-bit version over the 32-bit installation.
Or in any case: there is still a 32-bit-version download available.
Use that to de-install the 32-bit version.
Do the same with the 64-bit version so that you have an MP3tag-free system (except for the configuration data in Roaming).
Then install the 64-bit version, if you want to use that one.
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### Author:  [@Guy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guy)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/14 "2026-02-08T18:07:04Z")
YES! ohrenkino you've got it!
Thank you very much for the time you spend.
And now it's completly clear for me.
Installation was very fast (5").
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-for-installation-on-d-directory/70647/15 "2026-03-10T18:07:57Z")
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