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Moving the local location of kDrive
This guide explains how to modify the local location used by kDrive in order to, for example, store synchronized data on another hard drive when the initially chosen one no longer has sufficient space.
Indeed, if the Lite Sync option is not activated, all existing data on kDrive is also present locally on the synchronized device and takes up storage space. As the volume of data can be very large, you may need to store the data on another hard drive than the one initially chosen.
Never move a folder used for kDrive synchronization (/kdrive, /krive2, etc.), neither when the kDrive application is open nor when it is closed or uninstalled with the intention of being reinstalled. If everything is synchronized, then the folder must be deleted and recreated as explained below. If you proceed differently by using a folder already containing your data, you expose yourself to file conflicts.
Modify the local directory used by kDrive
To set a new folder for kDrive synchronization when the initially chosen first folder is no longer to be used, follow this procedure:
- Ensure that all your data is synchronized and exists on the kDrive version accessible through the browser
- If necessary, locate the folder currently used by kDrive (click on Drive Settings from the kDrive application, then click on the blue URL displayed under Folders to open the local folder and thus locate its location):
- Quit the kDrive application on the device where you want to modify the used folder:
- Completely uninstall the kDrive application by deleting all configuration/settings data, etc. (on macOS, use kDrive Uninstaller found in Applications/kDrive)
- Delete the kDrive folder (or kDrive2, etc. located in point 2)
- Reinstall the kDrive application and when the connection to the user account is made, click on the pencil icon at the step of choosing the synchronization folder:
- Choose the new hard drive as the location for the new folder (name it as you wish):
- Finish the configuration:
- The download of kDrive data present on Infomaniak servers will start and continue entirely in the background (to download only specific folders, read this guide)