Location of downloaded media, temp files, etc

I understand the reason for installing the Users folder but I wonder if it's possible to point the 'data' files to another drive? I just got a new laptop that has a huge second hard drive that I'd like to use for data and keep my C: drive 'uncluttered'. Is there a way to point the application to look and download elsewhere?

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Alexander

Ken:

To be honest, it doesn't make a lot of sense to only store the data there. The fetch speed will be affected if you have it all on your main drive or split it. I'd suggest you just install the whole program on the secondary drive. That would make things quite a bit easier.

Ken Granger

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/313392#Comment_313392

I don't recall getting the option to specify where I wanted it installed. I'll uninstall and try again.

Ken Granger

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/313459#Comment_313459

OK, reinstalled and did not get an option to say where I wanted it installed. I have set the location of 'My Documents' to my (Data) drive but it looks like the media and stuff are still getting put on C: Can you tell me how to specify to install it elsewhere?

Scott Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/313462#Comment_313462

Proclaim does not allow you to specify the data directory. You could use a symbolic link to point to your drive.

Ken Granger

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/313514#Comment_313514

OK, I've not used symbolic links before; how exactly should this be done?

Scott Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/313649#Comment_313649

Make sure you don't have any unsynced changes, then rename the Proclaim directory located in %LOCALAPPDATA% to Proclaim.OLD.

md \Proclaim // this is where you data will be located
cd %LOCALAPPDATA%
mklink /J Proclaim \Proclaim

Once you have verified that everything is ok you can delete the Proclaim.OLD directory in %LOCALAPPDATA%

Ron Wilson

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/313777#Comment_313777

please implement installer options to install to a different drive than C. using symbolic links is busch league. thanks.