- Posted on May 4, 2021
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If you are like me, your C hard drive space is precious. The 4.6+ GB state folder that gets automatically placed in C:Users[UserName]AppDataRoamingDaedalus Mainnet folder is annoying:
Here’s how to move it to a different drive in your computer (assuming you already have Daedalus Mainnet installed):
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Make sure Daedalus is not running. Go to the folder C:Users[UserName]AppDataRoaming where [UserName] is your login name.
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Copy the folder Daedalus Mainnet
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Paste to the destination drive you want it to reside. For example: D:Daedalus Mainnet
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Rename the original folder in C:Users[UserName]AppDataRoaming to something else e.g.: Daedalus Mainnet.bak
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Open a command prompt and change directory into C:Users[UserName]AppDataRoaming
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Run the following command while in the directory in bullet point #5 (for my specific example):
mklink /D “Daedalus Mainnet” “D:Daedalus Mainnet” -
Startup Daedalus. Check that everything is working as normal.
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You can now delete the Daedalus Mainnet.bak directory to free up the 4.6+ GB of space from the C drive
Step #5 output
Happy Staking
Source: reddit.com