what is the method to change location of tempdb?

1. Determine the logical file names of the tempdb database and their current location on the disk.

SELECT name, physical_name FROM sys.master_files WHERE database_id = DB_ID('tempdb');
GO

2 Change the location of each file by using

ALTER DATABASE . USE master; GO ALTER DATABASE tempdb MODIFY FILE (NAME = tempdev, FILENAME = 'E:\SQLData\tempdb.mdf'); GO ALTER DATABASE tempdb MODIFY FILE (NAME = templog, FILENAME = 'E:\SQLData\templog.ldf');
GO

3. Stop and restart SQL Server.

4. Verify the change
SELECT name, physical_name FROM sys.master_files WHERE database_id = DB_ID('tempdb');

Reference: Microsoft SQL Server Books Online