Locate and then Move Logos Library files

I want to move my Logos library files off of the C:\ drive (which I suspect is failing) to a secondary hard drive. What is the best procedure for identifying the location of the files currently and then moving them to the new location, updating the software to know where the books are?

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tom

What is the best procedure

Uninstall L4 and then re-install L4 to the new location. AFAIK, you cannot update the software to know where the resources are located.

NB.Mick

While Tom is right that you can't update Logos to change the file location, but need to reinstall, it may be possible to use a faster method along the tips given on the wiki to save on redownloading GB of resources and having Logoe rebuild the complete index.

tom

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/390078#Comment_390078

it may be possible to use a faster method along the tips given on the wiki to save on redownloading GB of resources and having Logoe rebuild the complete index.

Good suggestion. I do not know if it will work or not, but it sure doesn't hurt to try.

Bob Schlessman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/390099#Comment_390099

Good suggestion. I do not know if it will work or not, but it sure doesn't hurt to try.

It should work for him. I have done this successfully myself using the WIKI procedures.

Matt Hamrick

I want to move my Logos library files off of the C:\ drive (which I suspect is failing) to a secondary hard drive. What is the best procedure for identifying the location of the files currently and then moving them to the new location, updating the software to know where the books are?

Geoff,

I have my library on an external drive because I ran out of room on my C: drive with the resources I own. I had to remove L4 from my computer and reinstall it on the external drive. I waited for hours while it happened. Since that time I have made a backup copy of my library and when I reinstall the next time (which will be soon), I can remove a ton of time because I already have my resources backed up.

Steve Evans

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/390492#Comment_390492

Sorry to necro a thread, but there is a technological way to do this outside of Logos using junctions.

1. Move files to their target directory. I have my library in this directory: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Logos. I moved the Logos directory to \Logos. Logos cannot be open when you do this.

2. Open up a command line. (windows + R, cmd)

3. Change to the root above your target. cd

4. Make the junction. mlink /j "Logos" "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Logos" (Use quotes in case your path has spaces in it)

This works because Windows views a junction as the actual target folder and you cannot tell unless you go to the properties of the folder and look at Link Properties. I do this so often, I've installed Junction Link Magic to do this via Explorer and a right click menu.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/911955#Comment_911955

Hi Steve - and welcome to the forums

Sorry to necro a thread, but there is a technological way to do this outside of Logos using junctions.

Yes - some background on this is outlined at https://wiki.logos.com/Install_in_different_folder_or_drive

Graham

Kevin Rossen

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/911955#Comment_911955

I just tried this on Windows 10 and there are couple minor changes. First, you'll probably need to run the command prompt as admin (search for cmd from the start/windows button, right-click on it, run as administrator). Second, the command is "mklink" (missing the k in the original example). Lastly, the order of the paths was swapped. So, for me, I moved the Logos folder from the AppData location to \Logos, so my command looks like this:

mklink /J "C:\Users\kevin\AppData\Local\Logos" "D:\Logos"

You'll need to use your Windows username for "kevin" and the new path matches your drive letter.

Bram Koerts

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/929965#Comment_929965

Hallo,

Not sure if this thread is still 'live', but I could use some help with creating junction points.

I tried what Kevin proposed for windows 10 (mklink /j "C:\users...\ResourceManager" "D:\Logos"), but this did not work (it says: can't make a file that already exists.).

Than I tried to do it reverse: mklink /j "D:Logos" "C:\Users...\ResourceManager") this seems succesfull (Junction created for D:Logos <<===>> C:\Users...\ResourceManager) but it made a shortcut-alike folder, where my resources where both on my C-Drive as well at my D-Drive at the 'junction-point' (D:\Logos).

So instead of creating space on my C-Drive, no I added the same amount of space on my D-Drive without losing it on my C-drive.

If I delete all the folders from C:\Users...\ResourceManager, also all the files from \Logos are deleted also and Logos has to download my entire Library again.

What am I missing ore doing wrong? Do I have to wait longer or restart to empty C:\users...\ResourceManager? Any help would be very nice.

Bless,

Bram - from the Netherlands

David Charlton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1075229#Comment_1075229

Hi Bram,

I also got this message until I removed the Logos folder from the C drive.

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