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CaseyOkeefe

I would like to change the location of the Box Drive folder from C:\Users\*User Name*\Box to C:\Box. I understand there is no official option but was curious if anyone had any luck with this. Possibly by changing Registry Keys?

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  • Hopefull Box user

    You will never be able to change the location of your box drive (copy or mirror yes but not change)

    Dont waste your time guys ive just wasted a day!  😌   

    I dont think it will ever work as Box has not been built that way and people have been unhappy with this for years 

    It doesnt matter what you try Box still stores your files on c drive

    2 MAIN SUGGESTIONS ABOVE

    1) ITIOops suggestion above

    https://community.box.com/t5/Deploying-Managing-Box-Drive/Configuring-the-Default-Box-Drive-Folder-Location/ta-p/66248

    This just makes a copy of the box folder on the new location and if you delete the original folder say at 

    c:\users\(youname)\AppData\Local\Box     the new folder wont work

     

    2) Greg Walter above champions 

    https://carlosvargas.com/how-to-move-your-boxdrive-to-the-d/ 

    But again this does not work and just moved operation files to the new drive  

    It would be a great help to all if Box just commented "YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO" 
     
    Box here have so many poor unhelpful articles and lack of support it can only be a case of    bye bye box 😌  Shame ...
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  • Hopefull Box user

    Ive opened up a new thread on this as this Solved one is quite old and Box has moved on a bit

    https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/1500001001802-You-will-NEVER-be-able-to-change-the-Box-folder-location-

     

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  • roymeo
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    Hopefully using Box Sync instead of Box Drive will help, as I said on the "NEVER" thread:

    I was just struggling with this myself, needing to move from one Windows user account to another (IT guy finally came around to helping fix the spelling of my name on my account) and not being able to see the option that let me do it with the other account.

    I was looking at these instructions https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043696674-Modifying-the-Location-of-the-Box-Sync-Folder but was trying to install the Box app that showed up when logged in which isn't Box Sync, but "Box-x64.msi" which must be Box Drive.  Finding the BoxSyncSetup.exe did give me the option to select where I wanted it again.

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  • Sari Alkhatib

    Disappointing :/ managing spaces should be a basic thing, no?

     

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  • Box User

    Same with me.  I'm just using Box because I have to as a member of a community organization and it's very disappointing to have to consume valuable and limited C: drive space for the Box app and Box files.

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  • Ahmed Waris al Majid

    I started using my F:\ for my box folders but want to now switch to my E:\, seems I won't be able to do it unless I uninstall and reinstall.

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  • Sari Alkhatib

    @Ahmed, are you saying that if we uninstall we will have the option to choose the directory. I don't remember I was able to.

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  • Ahmed Waris al Majid

    Sari Alkhatib, I just remembered, they had two apps - Box Drive and Box Sync. Box Sync allowed the option to change your drive location on install while Box Drive is a PoS that sits and eats up space on the C: now. Here's the Box Sync page: Installing Box Sync – Box Support.

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  • P Enn

    Four years later and this simple but crucial problem hasn't been solved yet??

    How much does it take to rewrite the code and ALLOW the users to select WHERE their data should be and NOT AUTOMATICALLY select the boot drive??

     Even the krapiest little app these days asks your permission AND let you select the destination prior to install!
    I am taking my business elsewhere, This is truly pathetic!!

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