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GQP
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Is it possible to move the filter library (FFXML files) to another location/directory?

I found a few threads that were from 2006 that stated that this feature would be added, but I can't seem to find it.

In WinXP, the filter library is currently located in C:\Documents and Settings\%Username%\Application Data\Filter Forge\Library, but I would like to move it to another drive (where I store all of my data that is backed up on a continual basis).

NOTE: I have Filter Forge 1.x
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GMM
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Do you need to create a backup of the library filters?
You can copy the contents of the following folder: %APPDATA%\Filter Forge\System\
(by default it is C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\Application Data\Filter Forge\System)
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GQP
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Yes, I understand that I can make a copy of that directory.

But I have set my system up so that all of my "data" is on another drive. That drive is then replicated on a continual basis to a third drive and backed up to multiple locations. I would rather not modify my backup and replication routines for every application that I purchase. It would be much better (and user-friendly) if I could relocate the filter directory to another location on my "data" drive (which is already backed up and replicated on a continual basis).

So the question still stands - Can I move the filter library to another location?
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GMM
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GQP wrote:
all of my "data" is on another drive


You can move the whole user profile as described in this Microsoft KB article. Filter Forge will always use the %APPDATA%\Filter Forge folder, wherever the APPDATA variable points to, this behavior cannot be changed.
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GQP
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You can move the whole user profile as described in this Microsoft KB article. Filter Forge will always use the %APPDATA%\Filter Forge folder, wherever the APPDATA variable points to, this behavior cannot be changed.


Thanks, but I don't think that asking the customer to hack their registry is a great workaround! In my case, there is over 3 GB of data and almost 15,000 files in the %APPDATA% section on my computer. So moving all of that data is not something that I wish to do, nor does it make much practical sense.

All I want is the ability to store the filter library presets (XML files in the My Presets directory) to another (user-defined) directory. This way I can work the files into my disaster recovery plan (just in case).

As I stated in my initial post, there are threads from back in 2006 where this feature was discussed and statements were made to the effect that it would be added into a future release. Is this still the plan?

This should be a relatively easy fix. I'm not sure what the reluctance or holdup is.
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sandmanmax
sandmanmax
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I'm resurrecting this thread! There's another VITAL reason for adding this capability to FilterForge. My C: drive is a 238gb SSD and I don't want to clutter up precious space with data. Please allow users to relocate our filter files somewhere else!!
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Kraellin
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yeah, this would be nice. I'd even like it if we could do backups through FF to an even other drive and have that done on a schedule.
If wishes were horses... there'd be a whole lot of horse crap to clean up!

Craig
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David Roberson
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Sounds like something to add to the Feature Wishlist.
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