changing location of Groovebinaryfilestore.xss_

[BorisS]

any chance there's a way to get groove to house this directory in a place
other than the path Documents and Settings\Boris\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Office\Groove\System?

I have a 20GB partition for my program files, and I hadn't considered that
I'd have a program like Groove, let alone one that would basically duplicate
my shared folders. I am using '07 to groove synch folders that I have in my
data directory (which IS set up for the size data files I have), and the
7.5Gb that this folder is occupying is really taxing my system, to the point
that it's getting low on space in the root directory, and therefore cannot
perform the synchronization of Groove (which, ironically, if it could, it
would be able to reduce its temp storage needs, because I deleted several of
the larger items that are getting synched to other computers).

Any chance someone knows how to change this?

 

[Fabrice BARBIN [Groove MVP]]

If you are running Vista, you can use symbolic links to relocate your Groove
data folder.
If you are running XP, you will need to install a soft to "simulate"
symbolic links. This soft is called Junction.

A detailled article is available there :
http://www.buit.org/2007/02/19/how-to-relocate-your-groove-2007-files-to-another-disk/

HTH
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
Fabrice BARBIN [Groove MVP - Groove MCTS]
http://fbarbin.spaces.live.com

Hommes & Process (www.hommesetprocess.com)
GrooveIT! (www.grooveit.biz)

 

[BorisS]

Fabrice, you may be my godsend for the day. Only question I have is where I
might find that soft to simulate. I am, in fact, on XP, not Vista. Cannot
tolerate all the 'slow' stories I hear of the latter, and haven't found a
legitimate reason to use it so far.

That said, I am very anxious to see if this symbolic link solution might
solve the trick.

Thanks.
--
Boris

If you are running Vista, you can use symbolic links to relocate your Groove
data folder.
If you are running XP, you will need to install a soft to "simulate"
symbolic links. This soft is called Junction.

A detailled article is available there :
http://www.buit.org/2007/02/19/how-to-relocate-your-groove-2007-files-to-another-disk/

HTH
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
Fabrice BARBIN [Groove MVP - Groove MCTS]
http://fbarbin.spaces.live.com

Hommes & Process (www.hommesetprocess.com)
GrooveIT! (www.grooveit.biz)
---------------------------------------------------------------

any chance there's a way to get groove to house this directory in a place
other than the path Documents and Settings\Boris\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Office\Groove\System?

I have a 20GB partition for my program files, and I hadn't considered that
I'd have a program like Groove, let alone one that would basically
duplicate
my shared folders. I am using '07 to groove synch folders that I have in
my
data directory (which IS set up for the size data files I have), and the
7.5Gb that this folder is occupying is really taxing my system, to the
point
that it's getting low on space in the root directory, and therefore cannot
perform the synchronization of Groove (which, ironically, if it could, it
would be able to reduce its temp storage needs, because I deleted several
of
the larger items that are getting synched to other computers).

Any chance someone knows how to change this?

 

[Fabrice BARBIN [Groove MVP]]

Here it is : http://www.rekenwonder.com/linkmagic.htm
Enjoy
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
Fabrice BARBIN [Groove MVP - Groove MCTS]
http://fbarbin.spaces.live.com

Hommes & Process (www.hommesetprocess.com)
GrooveIT! (www.grooveit.biz)
---------------------------------------------------------------

Fabrice, you may be my godsend for the day. Only question I have is where
I
might find that soft to simulate. I am, in fact, on XP, not Vista.
Cannot
tolerate all the 'slow' stories I hear of the latter, and haven't found a
legitimate reason to use it so far.

That said, I am very anxious to see if this symbolic link solution might
solve the trick.

Thanks.
--
Boris

If you are running Vista, you can use symbolic links to relocate your
Groove
data folder.
If you are running XP, you will need to install a soft to "simulate"
symbolic links. This soft is called Junction.

A detailled article is available there :
http://www.buit.org/2007/02/19/how-to-relocate-your-groove-2007-files-to-another-disk/

HTH
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
Fabrice BARBIN [Groove MVP - Groove MCTS]
http://fbarbin.spaces.live.com

Hommes & Process (www.hommesetprocess.com)
GrooveIT! (www.grooveit.biz)
---------------------------------------------------------------

any chance there's a way to get groove to house this directory in a
place
other than the path Documents and Settings\Boris\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Office\Groove\System?

I have a 20GB partition for my program files, and I hadn't considered
that
I'd have a program like Groove, let alone one that would basically
duplicate
my shared folders. I am using '07 to groove synch folders that I have
in
my
data directory (which IS set up for the size data files I have), and
the
7.5Gb that this folder is occupying is really taxing my system, to the
point
that it's getting low on space in the root directory, and therefore
cannot
perform the synchronization of Groove (which, ironically, if it could,
it
would be able to reduce its temp storage needs, because I deleted
several
of
the larger items that are getting synched to other computers).

Any chance someone knows how to change this?

 

[BorisS]

any chance you would know why, when I try to set my external backup drive as
the target, and the immediate parent directory for the groove folder as the
junction point, the program grays out the 'create button?
--
Boris

Here it is : http://www.rekenwonder.com/linkmagic.htm
Enjoy
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
Fabrice BARBIN [Groove MVP - Groove MCTS]
http://fbarbin.spaces.live.com

Hommes & Process (www.hommesetprocess.com)
GrooveIT! (www.grooveit.biz)
---------------------------------------------------------------

Fabrice, you may be my godsend for the day. Only question I have is where
I
might find that soft to simulate. I am, in fact, on XP, not Vista.
Cannot
tolerate all the 'slow' stories I hear of the latter, and haven't found a
legitimate reason to use it so far.

That said, I am very anxious to see if this symbolic link solution might
solve the trick.

Thanks.
--
Boris

If you are running Vista, you can use symbolic links to relocate your
Groove
data folder.
If you are running XP, you will need to install a soft to "simulate"
symbolic links. This soft is called Junction.

A detailled article is available there :
http://www.buit.org/2007/02/19/how-to-relocate-your-groove-2007-files-to-another-disk/

HTH
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
Fabrice BARBIN [Groove MVP - Groove MCTS]
http://fbarbin.spaces.live.com

Hommes & Process (www.hommesetprocess.com)
GrooveIT! (www.grooveit.biz)
---------------------------------------------------------------
any chance there's a way to get groove to house this directory in a
place
other than the path Documents and Settings\Boris\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Office\Groove\System?

I have a 20GB partition for my program files, and I hadn't considered
that
I'd have a program like Groove, let alone one that would basically
duplicate
my shared folders. I am using '07 to groove synch folders that I have
in
my
data directory (which IS set up for the size data files I have), and
the
7.5Gb that this folder is occupying is really taxing my system, to the
point
that it's getting low on space in the root directory, and therefore
cannot
perform the synchronization of Groove (which, ironically, if it could,
it
would be able to reduce its temp storage needs, because I deleted
several
of
the larger items that are getting synched to other computers).

Any chance someone knows how to change this?