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Join Date: Sep 2011
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I've Googled for this and can't find anything.
I'm having to reinstall HL after a hard drive crash, and I need to point the Data Files Location to my E: drive. The C: drive is only my OS, due to space limitations. The installer doesn't provide an option. The "Program install location" properly gets set to E:, but the "Data files location" stays stuck on C: Any information on how to change this? Pretty sure I had it set before the crash. |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Muskegon, MI
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You have to setup a symlink, I've used this to make it easier.
http://lifehacker.com/5530931/link-s...inks-with-ease Basically you're faking the Hero Lab folder in your AppData folder with one i your e: drive |
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Greater London, UK
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Wouldn't this be better achieved by working out how to have %AppData% located on another drive, rather than using symlinks?
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,328
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Microsoft's official answer is "You don't". Using symlinks is the best way the Windows community has come up with.
Currently Running: Pathfinder Second Edition Currently Playing: Pathfinder Second Edition, Star Trek Adventures On Hiatus: Pathfinder First Edition Former HL Games: D&D 4e & 5e, Mutants & Masterminds 2E & 3E, Savage Worlds |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Muskegon, MI
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It is possible to move AppData but it's a real pain. And symlinks are easier.
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Rochester, MN
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There's also the Hero Lab command line option "-dataroot e:\path\to\data\". See the Miscellaneous Details link in the Hero Lab manual. (It's in the Help menu once you pick a game system.)
I use that on my main machine (via a shortcut that also opens the Pathfinder system on startup), and I've also gone in and fixed the registry entries so I can open portfolio files from the file system. (It should really be a preference, though. :( |
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