Change the location for temporary file storage

By default, Showcase uses your system’s default location to store temporary files.

You can change this location using a system variable located in the userPrefs.xml file. You may want to do this to:

• Solve permission problems.
• Reduce space or address other requirements by moving the location from your C: drive system partition.
• Potentially increase performance by moving it to the same drive where Showcase project data is stored.

To change the temporary directory:

1. Close Showcase if it is running.
2. 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.

3. 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.

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

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

5. Start the application.

   The new temporary directory will be used.