Currently it isn't possible to move any of the BaseCamp data out of %APPDATA%. I'll create a case to evaluate this feature.
I believe it is possible to change the location of some of the standard Windows folders to a different drive (things like %APPDATA), but I'm not familiar with the process.
Is there a way to move the birdseye jnx files to an external hard drive instead of the c: drive and still have them seen by BaseCamp?
I'm running out of room.
If you're using Windows Vista or Windows 7 you can utilize a symbolic link to accomplish this. Here is what I did:
- my basecamp data was located here:
C:\Users\Fred\AppData\Roaming\GARMIN\Basecamp
- I moved the Basecamp directory (and all of it's files and subfolders) to my other drive:
D:\Basecamp
- now at C:\Users\Fred\AppData\Roaming\GARMIN there should be no Basecamp folder
- at a command (DOS) prompt, do the following command:
mklink /j C:\Users\Fred\AppData\Roaming\GARMIN\Basecamp D:\Basecamp - now at C:\Users\Fred\AppData\Roaming\GARMIN\ you should see a Basecamp folder with all of your files within it.
- BaseCamp will run fine and all your files are now on a different drive
