Moving Arduino15 location

Moving Arduino15 location.md

Moving Arduino15 location

Old / Default Path:

• C:\Users\Dell\AppData\Local\Arduino15

New Path:

• D:\AppData\Local\Arduino15

REASON:

• Large Folder Size > 15GB
• C: Drive space constraint

Steps to Move:

• Move or copy Arduino15 from old to new path
• Configure/edit the directories.data, and directories.builtin.libraries of the arduino-cli.yaml file.
• File Location: C:\Users\<user name>\.arduinoIDE
• Edit file and enter the new path as you prefer.

Old File directories Content:

directories:
    builtin:
        libraries: C:\Users\Dell\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries
    data: c:\Users\Dell\AppData\Local\Arduino15
    user: c:\Users\Dell\Documents\Arduino

New File directories Content:

directories:
    builtin:
        libraries: D:\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries
    data: D:\AppData\Local\Arduino15
    user: c:\Users\Dell\Documents\Arduino

References:

• Google Search Term: can we chage the location of AppData\Local\Arduino15
• Arduino forum - Can I move Arduino15