Maybe two things to try... Can you place the entire data folder on the external drive? Would using a Symbolic or Hard link work instead of an alias.
Keith - CDI > On Jun 10, 2017, at 11:07 AM, John Baughman via 4D_Tech > <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > As I read the docs, there is no way to have the .ExternalData folder anyplace > other than inside the database folder and still have 4D manage the files. I > guess the mode “Automatic Location/Use default folder” says it all. > > My question is, why can’t the path to the default folder be defined by the > developer or end user? > > The reason I chose automatic location using the default folder was because > photos are modified using QPix some time after the record containing the > photo is initially saved to 4D. I figured that letting 4D handle the external > storage would be a whole lot easier. Now that the .ExternalData folder has > grown to over 300gb I would like to put the folder on an external disk. I > tried using an alias, but that does not work. > > I don’t see why there couldn’t be a way to designate the location of the > default folder. Is there a way to do this now that I am missing? Is my > thinking flawed in some way? Perhaps this is a good idea for a feature > request? > > John > > > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
