Change Location of Box Drive Folder
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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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Beginning with version 2.3 of Box Drive, admins can configure the default mount location of Box Drive to a general location outside of the space. As a result, absolute file links created in another application (Excel, Word, InDesign, and so on) work when you share a file that contains those links as other users can navigate along the same folder path, assuming they have also mounted Drive in the same place.
This does not move the Box Drive cache. The cache will continue to be stored under C:/ or Mac HD. There is an existing feature request for this functionality where you can add your feedback. We hope to resolve this gap in the future!
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@Juan Camilo Sanchez Arcila: If you read back through this you will see that they did implement this feature. More can be found:
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052805933-Configurable-Box-Drive-Location
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043697454-Configuring-the-Default-Box-Drive-Folder-LocationRegards
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@Juan Camilo Sanchez Arcila. You are correct in that what I provided only supports to Window and Mac users. There have been many requests for Linux support, but as far as I can tell there is nothing in Box's roadmap. I have been using another application that will solve the problem for Box access called ExpanDrive (https://www.expandrive.com/) that does support Linux, Windows and Mac. It allows you to map most all of your cloud drives using one app.
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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, 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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The current version (2.3) of Box drive allows you to change the location of the local Box folder. Check out:
Box Drive will also run on Win 7 & Win 10.
Steve
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