Change the content path


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By thairston - 7 Years Ago
I want to change the content path to save space on my C:\\ to put the content on an External Hard Drive. The question is how to make Iclone 7 point to the External Hard Drive for the content
By Rockoloco666 - 7 Years Ago
That setting can be found in the windows registry, open regedit and search for reallusion, eventually you will find the keys that point to content folders, not sure how well it would work with an external hdd because if for some reason the drive letter changes then the path will be incorrect and then who knows how iclone might react
By Pollux - 7 Years Ago
Hi,

Actually I have Iclone 7 and content on an external drive, it's working but it's slower.  ASAP I'll change back to an internal drive.
Of course you can have the content on an external drive, make sure it's USB 3.
SSD  are faster than normal HD.
Good luck
By animagic - 7 Years Ago
Editing the registry is possible but tricky as there are a large number of places where the file path needs to be changed and then also for all currently installed RL applications with a content path. 

I am about to do this and as a safeguard I'm making backups of the relevant nodes in the registry, so that I will be able to revert. There are three locations:

- Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reallusion
- Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Reallusion
- Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Reallusion

I export the three nodes to three registry files. I then make a copy of each and edit the new path in that copy. This I will then import. This is relatively safe as I can always revert.

If this sounds too risky, then the alternative is to uninstall and then reinstall specifying the new path.

UPDATE: The procedure as I described was completed succesfully.
By justaviking - 7 Years Ago
I keep dreaming that someday Reallusion will make this a simple "Preferences" setting in iClone.
It's ridiculous that we need to resort to manually editing the registry.
By wires - 7 Years Ago
justaviking (6/21/2019)
I keep dreaming that someday Reallusion will make this a simple "Preferences" setting in iClone.
It's ridiculous that we need to resort to manually editing the registry.


+1 :crazy: