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Move Microsoft Edge Cache to another folder (Second Drive)

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2015/08/02 18:07:34 (permalink)
I understand that the new Edge Browser just launched and it is still in its infancy but I am having difficulty with the settings as they seem over-simplified.
 
How do I change the CACHE FOLDER LOCATION OF EDGE TO MY SECOND DRIVE?
 
I have looked online and there is little to no answer to this question. This is a very important feature in all browsers but Edge seems to be missing this.
 
Using CCleaner, I tracked the location where the CACHE is going to. For instance, they are being sent to:
 
C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Cache
C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\Cache
C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!002\MicrosoftEdge\Cache
 
I have no way to change the path in Edge. I have navigated to environmental variables under system properties and changed the TEMP and TMP location but no avail.
Thanks in advance!
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    Re: Move Microsoft Edge Cache to another folder (Second Drive) 2015/08/02 19:15:19 (permalink)
    You can always set a hard link from the existing set directory to wherever you choose. Just drop to an elevated command prompt (run as administrator for cmd) and then type the following:
     

     
     
     
    mklink /J <link_path> <file/folder_path>
     
     
     

     
    For your example it would be (for one of them)

     
    mklink -J C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Cache <desired folder full path>
     

     
    That would set a hard directory link from where it references to where you want it to be on a different drive. I change links this way so that if/when I update some software and it changes the structure of my moved directory in the application settings it will still redirect as it's a hard link to the drive I want it to be on.

     

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