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Changing the Location of Temporary Files

The Mozy client uses a temporary directory on your hard drive to encrypt your files. For the encryption process to work correctly, your hard drive must have enough free disk space to fit 130% of the largest single file you are trying to back up. For example, if the largest file is 1 GB, you'll need 1.3 GB of free space on your drive to encrypt the file. You might actually need more space than this, because Mozy encrypts more than one file at a time.

If you have another drive or volume that has enough free space to store the temporary files, then you can switch the location in which the Mozy client places the temporary files.

  1. In the menu bar, click the Mozy icon , then click Open Preferences.
  2. Click the General tab.
  3. Select Custom Location.
  4. Either type the path to the new location, or click Choose to browse to the location.
  5. Close the window. Your changes are saved automatically.

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