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Changing the Location of Temporary Files

In order to encrypt your files, MozyHome creates a temporary directory on the hard drive containing the files you are backing up. 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 need more space than this, because MozyHome encrypts more than one file at a time. However, if you are backing up multiple drives, MozyHome spreads the encryption process across the drives, so less space is needed.

If you have another drive that has enough free space to store the temporary files, then you can change the location where temporary files are stored.

CAUTION:
Changing the temporary folder settings changes the settings system-wide, not just for MozyHome, but for all programs that use the Windows temp directories.
  1. Browse to where you want the temporary files to be stored.
  2. Right-click in the folder or drive, then click New > Folder.
  3. Rename the folder to Temp.
  4. Choose one of the following options:
    • Click Start, then right-click My Computer.
    • For Windows Vista, click Start, then right-click Computer.
  5. Click Properties.
  6. Select one of the following options:
    • Click the Advanced tab, then click Environment Variables.
    • For Windows Vista, click Advanced system settings, then click Environmental Variables.
  7. In the User variables group box, select TEMP, then click Edit.
  8. In the Variable Value field, type the path of the new temp folder you created.

    For example, D:\temp

  9. Click OK in the Edit User Variable window.
  10. In the System variables group box, select TMP, then click Edit.
  11. In the Variable Value field, type the path of the new temp folder you created.

    For example, D:\temp

  12. Click OK in the Edit System Variable window.
  13. Click OK in the Environmental Variables window then click OK in the System Properties window.
  14. For the changes to take effect, you must restart your computer.
Parent topic: Using the Configuration Window

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