Change the location for temporary file storage

By default, the software uses your system’s preferred location to store temporary files, such as the working directory.

You can change this location using a system variable located in the userPrefs.xml file. For example, you may want to change the temporary directory:

to solve permission problems.
to remove it from your C: drive system partition (to reduce space or address other requirements).
to possibly increase performance by moving it to the same drive on your machine where the actual data is stored.

Change the temporary directory

Close the application if it is running.
Using a text editor, open the file userPrefs.xml. It is located at:
```
C:\Documents and Settings\<yourfolder>\My Documents\Autodesk Showcase\userPrefs.xml
```
where <yourfolder> is your own user folder.
Find the following lines in the <option_preferences> section.
```
<option_preference name="temp_directory" value="SYSTEM_TEMP"> </option_preference>
```
The SYSTEM_TEMP value indicates your system’s preferred location is being used by the software.

Change the SYSTEM_TEMP value to a fully-qualified location. For example,

<option_preference name="temp_directory" value="D:\TempDirectories\Autodesk Showcase"> </option_preference>