Easiest way to move the C:\MSOCache directory to another drive is to create symbolic link to the new location
Posted by jpluimers on 2021/12/15
I always forget that, when moving a folder, instead of finding all references to that folder and fixing them, you can create an NTFS symlink from the old location to the new one.
[Wayback] how to move MSOCACHE folder from C-drive to D-drive ?? – Microsoft Community (thanks [Wayback] tgunda numbering and casing updates mine):
There are too much entries in the registry to correct them manually one by one.
An easier and quicker solution is to copy the fullMSOCachefolder to a new place and to make a soft link to it:
- Create a new folder, e.g.
F:\MSOCache- Copy everything from
C:\MSOCacheto the new one.- Rename the old folder
C:\xMSOCache(Don’t delete it, just in case).- Open a command prompt window in administrator mode.
- Write:
mklink /d c:\MSOCache f:\MSOCacheNow there is anMSOCachelink atC, pointing to the new place.If everything is OK, you can deleteC:\xMSOCache
This can be very handy when moving around large software development installations, circumventing a full uninstall/install sequence loosing lots of configuration settings.
–jeroen
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