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Asset store download folder?

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by arvzg, Mar 29, 2011.

  1. halivudestevez

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  2. halivudestevez

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    The workaround is: you can change the location of the AppData/Roaming folder....
     
  3. OrlovskyConsultingGbR

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    halivudestevez yes you can just follow the steps, if you dont have harddrive, just buy one (i hope you wouldnt experience delivery delays luck i did)
     
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    so where is it on linux?/ubuntu
     
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    Like everyone else in this thread. I don't want to fill up my C Drive with the things I download from the asset store. I am OK with the base packages for Unity being there, but not OK with all the other assets.

    I am using Windows 10 and Unity 2020.3. I tried a few things that I read online and they did not work. I made the .toml file. I created the environment variables. The only thing that did work was a SymLink.

    Here is what I did that worked perfectly (Read the notes below before entering these commands!):

    1. Moved all assets from C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Unity\Asset Store-5.x to F:\Unity-AssetStore-5x
    2. Deleted the folder C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Unity\Asset Store-5.x
    3. Ran Windows powershell as admin and entered the following command

    Code (CSharp):
    1. new-item -itemtype symboliclink -path "C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Unity" -name "Asset Store-5.x" -value "F:\Unity-AssetStore-5x"
    It fixed the problem. Now all of my new downloads go to the folder I want and unity downloads them finds them and imports them no problem.

    You will need to change the username from USER to your username in steps 1, 2 and 3. Also the location F:\Unity-AssetStore-5x is where I put it but you can put it anywhere you want. Just change the value in step 1 and step 3 to the location that works for you.

    I hope someone else finds this helpful this got me stuck for a few hours
     
    Last edited: Jan 20, 2022
  11. Ghetaldus

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    Thanks! This worked flawlessly.

    Wish Unity would add option to change downloads folder in their editor.
    That cannot be so much work for them.
     
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