Relocating "Application Data" files

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SamIAm
Nov 27, 2004
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I have my hard disk partitioned in two and have all my user files on the D: partition. That way I can backup "user" files more easily. However Photoshop stores configuration information into the directory:
c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe

Is there a way to configure Photoshop so it will use another directory that I specify?

TIA

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Corey
Nov 27, 2004
You can edit your preferences to use the partitioned drive as the main scratch disk.

Peadge 🙂

"SamIAm" wrote in message
I have my hard disk partitioned in two and have all my user files on the D: partition. That way I can backup "user" files more easily. However Photoshop stores configuration information into the directory:
c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe
Is there a way to configure Photoshop so it will use another directory that I specify?

TIA

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SamIAm
Nov 27, 2004
Hi…

I have my scratch disk set as I need it. I’m wondering about the files in c:\Documents and Settings

Sam

Peadge wrote:

You can edit your preferences to use the partitioned drive as the main scratch disk.

Peadge 🙂

"SamIAm" wrote in message
I have my hard disk partitioned in two and have all my user files on the D: partition. That way I can backup "user" files more easily. However Photoshop stores configuration information into the directory:
c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe
Is there a way to configure Photoshop so it will use another directory that I specify?
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Corey
Nov 27, 2004
"SamIAm" wrote in message
Hi…

I have my scratch disk set as I need it. I’m wondering about the files in c:\Documents and Settings

Sam

I would probably try to keep the Application Data where it is–close to the Operating System and program files—and separate the graphics files themselves as well as virtual memory by placing them on the Partition. It just seems like it would help maintain speed. I’m not sure why you want to do this. Is it just for ease of backing up your files, or is it that you would like to maintain your preferences a certain way? You can make a copy of your Prefs file and store it elsewhere. That way if you end up having to dump your prefs, you can copy and paste a new one from the copy. I’ve burned my brushes, custom shapes, patterns, etc. to disk.

Peadge 🙂
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SamIAm
Nov 27, 2004
Peadge wrote:

"SamIAm" wrote in message
Hi…

I have my scratch disk set as I need it. I’m wondering about the files in c:\Documents and Settings

Sam

I would probably try to keep the Application Data where it is–close to the Operating System and program files—and separate the graphics files themselves as well as virtual memory by placing them on the Partition. It just seems like it would help maintain speed. I’m not sure why you want to do this. Is it just for ease of backing up your files, or is it that you would like to maintain your preferences a certain way? You can make a copy of your Prefs file and store it elsewhere. That way if you end up having to dump your prefs, you can copy and paste a new one from the copy. I’ve burned my brushes, custom shapes, patterns, etc. to disk.

The reason is because I backup my "user files" much more often than I do the operating system. I am using Norton Ghost for my backup utility and it backs up using partitions.
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Corey
Nov 27, 2004
"SamIAm" wrote in message

The reason is because I backup my "user files" much more often than I do the operating system. I am using Norton Ghost for my backup utility and it backs up using partitions.
How often do the files change? If you’re constantly creating new brushes, patterns, shapes, contours, actions, etc., then it might be worthwhile to back it up often. But if this is something that doesn’t happen very often, you might just be able to back up your entire Application Data Folder once a month or so…manually.

Peadge 🙂
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SamIAm
Nov 27, 2004
Peadge wrote:

"SamIAm" wrote in message

The reason is because I backup my "user files" much more often than I do the operating system. I am using Norton Ghost for my backup utility and it backs up using partitions.
How often do the files change? If you’re constantly creating new brushes, patterns, shapes, contours, actions, etc., then it might be worthwhile to back it up often. But if this is something that doesn’t happen very often, you might just be able to back up your entire Application Data Folder once a month or so…manually.

I appreciate your responses, but we do things differently. If you don’t have an answer to my original question you need not reply,

Thanks anyway.
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Corey
Nov 27, 2004
"SamIAm" wrote in message
a month or so…manually.

I appreciate your responses, but we do things differently. If you don’t have an answer to my original question you need not reply,
Thanks anyway.

I don’t have an anwser for your original post, and I’m not sure if Photoshop can be configured they way you would like. However, an alternative route may be to re-configure the Norton Ghost.

Done.

Peadge 🙂
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Hecate
Nov 28, 2004
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:44:20 GMT, SamIAm wrote:

I have my hard disk partitioned in two and have all my user files on the D: partition. That way I can backup "user" files more easily. However Photoshop stores configuration information into the directory:
c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe
Is there a way to configure Photoshop so it will use another directory that I specify?

TIA
Not sensible to do that. However, with proper back up software it’s not a problem. For example, we use Second Copy. You can set up batch jobs to back up any parts of your system you want with back up times from every five minutes to a month. All our important files are backed up in the background every 30 mins, with a major back up once a day, all back ups going to external firewire drives. There is little or no performance hit using this solution as it backs up intelligently, using only what resources are available after all other software has it’s share. All computers have their systems mirrored once a month using True Image on top of that.



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