[gpodder] Re: Question re: Changing default Download Folder - FAQ info correct?
- From: Thomas Perl <m@xxxxxx>
- To: gpodder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 07:37:03 +0100
Hi,
On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 07:15:54PM -0800, First Last wrote:
> I would like to change the default Download Folder, it is defaulting
> to C:\Documents and Settings\$USER\My Documents\gPodder\. According
> to the FAQ in the Wiki, this is not currently supported in the Windows
> version, but the FAQ refers to a work-around described in Bug 1129. I
> could not implement the work-around as it refers to files and
> directories that do not exist in my installation
> (\lib\site-packages\gpodder\launcher.py).
>
> If there is an alternative/updated work-around I would be glad to give
> it a try. If I need to modify the Windows registry I'm comfortable
> with that.
You can set the GPODDER_HOME environment variable (if you're comfortable
with modifying the registry, setting environment variables should also
not be a problem - if in doubt, Google it). The GPODDER_HOME environment
variable tells gPodder where to look for its data folder (database +
settings + downloads).
For the upcoming version (3.1), I've already implemented a nicer way of
download directory selection: gPodder will ask you where to store your
downloads, and you can also later change it through the registry (or by
moving the folder, which makes gPodder re-ask the question). The
environment variable GPODDER_HOME will still be honored and prefered in
this case.
You can update this in the Wiki (for version 3.1 and onwards, which
hasn't been released yet, but hopefully soon).
HTH :)
Thomas
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