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Mikhael

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Message 33746 - Posted: 12 Jul 2010, 10:27:24 UTC

Hi,
BOINC is installed on my system HDD C:, where Windows and all softs are, and is running for a long time correctly.
But now that my C: HD is almost full, BOINC has overloaded the disk capacity I allowed in the preferences.
But I've got two other HDDs on this computer, for documents, which are quiet bigger.
Where can I tell to BOINC to write its files on these other HDDs? I'm unable to find in the preferences Menu a place where to select the drive to use. I think it's writing all its files on C:, and it would be OK to go on with another one of my drives.
Thanx for help!
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Profile Gundolf Jahn

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Message 33747 - Posted: 12 Jul 2010, 12:55:53 UTC - in response to Message 33746.  

You'll have to reinstall BOINC to achieve this.

Uninstall BOINC
Copy/move the BOINC data directory to its desired place.
Reinstall BOINC and direct the installer to the new path for the data directory. You'll have to select "Advanced" in the process. See this FAQ entry for screenshots with windows.

Gruß,
Gundolf
Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz)
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