How to change drives for the saved games folder?

[blackvette702]

Can someone tell me how to change the DCS mods folder from the C- drive to another drive that has more room without screwing thing up? 

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, blackvette702 said:

Can someone tell me how to change the DCS mods folder from the C- drive to another drive that has more room without screwing thing up? 

 

I'm not sure I fully understand your question, but the Saved Games folder can be moved by right clicking on it -> Properties -> Location -> Move:

 

 

(Spanish windows, but hopefully similar to your language one)

[blackvette702]

Ok, thank you. 

 

[Archer_111]

I think I found the right way to do it as shown in the following link.   So far everything works as supposed including all short-cuts .  

 

1. Create a system restore point before doing the following;

2. Go to cmd (Command app running as an administrator:

    robocopy "source" "destination" /sec /move /e Enter, then;

3. mklink "SOURCE" "DESTINATION" /j

 

It is a simple and sure way to move directories in Windows.

 

 

 

 

[Rudel_chw]

2 minutes ago, Archer_111 said:

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It is a simple and sure way to move directories in Windows.

 

Its useful to move generic folders ... but Saved Games is a special Windows folder and has its own tool to move it.

[Archer_111]

11 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

Its useful to move generic folders ... but Saved Games is a special Windows folder and has its own tool to move it.

Thanks for letting me know .

[greyeagle787]

Hey Guys, new to DCS as well as Windows. (Old MAC user).

I tried to move my Saved Games folder from C to D and under properties there was no “location” tab. 1) How do I get that tab to show up, if possible? And 2) To Rudel_chw, What tool do I use to move this special Windows folder?  Thanks! 

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, greyeagle787 said:

Hey Guys, new to DCS as well as Windows. (Old MAC user).

I tried to move my Saved Games folder from C to D and under properties there was no “location” tab. 1) How do I get that tab to show up, if possible? And 2) To Rudel_chw, What tool do I use to move this special Windows folder?  Thanks! 

the Properties -> location tab has a button to move the folder, see here:

 

 

If you don’t have a location tab, it means that your saved games folder was crated manually, instead of being created Automatically by windows when your user account was created.