If you need to change the location of your the ShareGate migration tool application data, you can use mklink in the Windows Command Prompt to create a symbolic link with the following steps:
- Close the ShareGate migration tool, and exit it in the system tray.
- Create a folder on your new drive, for instance: D:\ShareGateAppData.
- Copy and paste the content of the Sharegate folder present in C:\Users\youruser.name\AppData\Local\Sharegate to the new ShareGateAppData folder.
- Delete or rename the original Sharegate folder in C:\Users\youruser.name\AppData\Local\
Note: Renaming the folder is a good way to keep a backup of your the ShareGate migration tool data. - Locate Command Prompt in Windows.
- Right-click Command Prompt.
- Select Run as administrator.
- Type the following, replacing the user name in the path by your own:
cd C:\Users\youruser.name\AppData\Local
- Press Enter.
- Type the following, replacing D:\ShareGateAppData by the new folder location:
mklink /d sharegate "D:\ShareGateAppData"
- Press Enter.
- Open the ShareGate migration tool.
Note: It is recommended to have your application data on a local drive to avoid network issues impacting the ShareGate migration tool.