Posts by HoomanSacrifice

1) Message boards : Questions and problems : Multiple Storage Devices for BOINC. (Message 97352)
Posted 8 Apr 2020 by HoomanSacrifice
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Ahh that makes more sense now. Thank you!
2) Message boards : Questions and problems : Multiple Storage Devices for BOINC. (Message 97348)
Posted 8 Apr 2020 by HoomanSacrifice
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Depends on the operating system how you do it, but BOINC stores its tasks in a separate data directory, away from its program files.
You can setup the data directory on another drive, no problem.

In Windows, the default data directory is a hidden directory at C:\Programdata\BOINC\
You can move this directory elsewhere (do close BOINC down before you do). Then you can either go the registry route and change things there, or uninstall BOINC, reinstall it and in the third screen in the installer, click Advanced, then set the path to the data directory (second option from the top) to where you just moved your data directory to, then complete the installation.

If you want to go the registry route, the key to change is the DATADIR key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup
No need to reboot the computer afterwards.


I went the registry route, now what do I change for it to have tasks on multiple drives to utilize 6TB of storage?
3) Message boards : Questions and problems : Multiple Storage Devices for BOINC. (Message 97346)
Posted 7 Apr 2020 by HoomanSacrifice
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I had this question for a long time now and I was wondering, is it possible to have BOINC save tasks on different storage devices than on the drive that you downloaded it on. Like for example: i have a D:, E:, and F: storage devices, all having 2 TB of storage. Is there a way to save most tasks on those drives? BOINC is downloaded on D: drive.




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