How Can I Change the Drive where Genie Backup Manager Saves the Jobs Catalog Files?

SYMPTOMS

By default, Genie Backup Manager (GBM) stores the backup job information and catalog files under the following directory:

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Genie-Soft

AppData is a hidden folder.

 

RESOLUTION

  1. Close GBM.
  2. Press the Windows + R keys on your keyboard in order to open the Run dialog → Type regedit and hit Enter. This will open the Windows Registry Editor.
  3. Go to the following key, where %PRODUCT% is the GBM edition you are using (Pro, Home, or  Server): 
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Genie-Soft\GBM%PRODUCT%8\Main
  4. Double-click the AppDataPathType and change its Value to 1.
  5. Double-click the AppDataPath → In the Value field, place the new path where you want to start saving GBM’s data → OK.
  6. Close the Windows Registry Editor.
  7. Open GBM.

For example, if the new path you selected is the D:\Catalog as shown in the screenshot above, once you open GBM, you will notice that it starts saving the new job’s settings and catalog files under:

D:\Catalogs\Genie-soft\GBM%PRODUCT%8\Jobs

So, if you already have data under the following old path:

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Genie-Soft\GBM%PRODUCT%8\Jobs

You can copy them from there and add them to the same Jobs folder under the new directory.

APPLIES TO: Genie Backup Manager (GBM).

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