I currently have C:\Cakewalk Content\* which I want to move to another drive. I'm wondering if there is an easy or recommended way of doing that? 
 
I see I can update some paths within Preferences > File > Folder Locations, but there are directories such as LP EQ, LP MB, impulses and others which can't be updated in this way. I also see that there is an option to set the Cakewalk Content directory path in Command Center settings, but I presume that is just for installing.
 
Any advice on this would be much appreciated as "Cakewalk Content" is eating a big chunk of my SSD system drive and so would be better migrated to my bigger, second drive.

The Command Center will move it but I prefer to use the command line mklink utility to perform the task. This way everything still appears to be on C:. For example, to move the "Cakewalk Content" folder to the root of D:

• move "C:\Cakewalk Content" to "D:\Cakewalk Content" using Windows Explorer then,
• Open a Command Prompt as administrator and type mklink /j "C:\Cakewalk Content" "D:\Cakewalk Content"

There is an app that allows you to create a right click mouse function.

The following link explains all and provides links to the various files needed.

http://schinagl.priv.at/n...inkshellextension.html

scook
The Command Center will move it but I prefer to use the command line mklink utility to perform the task. This way everything still appears to be on C:. For example, to move the "Cakewalk Content" folder to the root of D:

• move "C:\Cakewalk Content" to "D:\Cakewalk Content" using Windows Explorer then,
• Open a Command Prompt as administrator and type mklink /j "C:\Cakewalk Content" "D:\Cakewalk Content"

This is what you should do. Works brilliantly. Used it many times myself

Thanks, guys, I'll use the symlink method, however, that is untidy and it would be better if it could be migrated via the Cakewalk Command Center. It should do the trick though.

OK this has lead to a problem. I have moved "Cakewalk Content" to my other drive, added the symlink but when I try to update Command Center it says, "Changing content path may cause problems. Would you like to copy contents and change path now?" When I click "yes" it can't find the contents to copy so it bails out. So I can not update the path unless I let Command Center move them.
 
I'm more used to using symlinks with LINUX, but Dose is stupid. So what I would now recommend is to...
 
1. Change the path in Command Center - and allow it to copy the contents.
2. Add the symlink.
 

If you change the path in CC, there is no need for the link.

Hi Bob, I'm not so sure. In Sonar > Preferences, the directories are still pointing at C:\Cakewalk Content despite having updated the path in CC. It seems CC moves the directory and updates its own registry, but does not update Sonar or plugins - hence using the symlink. It would make a lot of sense if updating the path in CC did update all references to it, but it doesn't seem to.

That's the whole idea. Windows thinks the files are in their original place while the link points to a different location.

So Sonar is still looking for files in C:/Cakewalk Content and you shouldn't have to change default locations at all.

That's the way symbolic links work and so in fact it's a very neat elegant solution.

I have all my files going to default locations and 3 links take care of moving all the data to another drive. I don't have to change anything in preferences or redirect any files in CCC. Simples.

BobF
If you change the path in CC, there is no need for the link.

it's the other way round: if you move the content and put a link in the original location pointing to the new location, there is no need to change anything in any software or registry ... and it is very tidy because you for sure will NOT end up with duplicate content