Change Box Drive Location
Hi, I would like to change the box drive default installation location from
/Library/CloudStorage/Box-Box
to
/Users/MY_USERNAME/Box
How can I accomplish this?
Thank you.
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Hi Jia LIn,
Welcome to the Box Community!
Create the parent folder where you want the Box Drive folder to display -- for example, C:\ or C:\Cloud or D:\This\Is\A\Folder
- When Box Drive launches, it creates a folder called Box in this folder.
NoteThe path does not need to be under the C:\ drive but it cannot be on a network drive or external drive.- Create an new string value (REG_SZ) using the Registry Editor tool under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Box\Box called CustomBoxLocation
- Set the value of CustomBoxLocation to the path of the folder you created in step
For example, if you want the Box Drive folder to appear under C:\Cloud:
NameTypeValueCustomBoxLocation(REG_SZ)C:\Cloud
- Restart Box Drive.
Best,
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Hi Aj,
Two years on, we're still asking the same question as Jia Lin.I appreciate your explanation, but unfortunately it doesn't work for us. I'm not sure I understand this next step (create a new string value (REG_SZ) using the Registry Editor tool under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Box\Box called CustomBoxLocation), where it is this folder, with this app, txt or wherever.
I'm sorry, but I'm struggling to understand why this is so difficult. We need a solution that works. Our main hard drive doesn't have infinite space, so we need to change it.
Thanks in advance,
Best Regards.
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