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Delphi uses OneDrive. How can I make it use my local storage?

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I keep getting messages from OneDrive that it is close to full (4.5GB of 5GB), with of course an offer for me to purchase more.  I went looking at at the folder and found that most of it (4.53 GB) is in C:\Users\Mark\OneDrive\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio

Is there some process for making Delphi use some other folder for that and getting away from OneDrive? I'm concerned about the risk of corrupting my Delphi installation.

 

Regards

Mark

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Delphi has no concept of OneDrive.  It is merely using your user profile's standard Documents folder to store your project files, 3rd party packages, etc. But OneDrive has taken over your Documents folder and is storing it remotely. That is not Delphi's fault.  If you don't like this, then either configure OneDrive to leave your Documents folder alone, or else configure Delphi's environment settings to use different folders that OneDrive doesn't touch.

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Thanks for clarifying that. I surfed around and disconnected OneDrive entirely. That was the only option. 

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12 hours ago, PiedSoftware said:

Thanks for clarifying that. I surfed around and disconnected OneDrive entirely. That was the only option. 

Well, no, not the only option. You could configure Delphi to use a different location. Personally, I don't want source code in "Documents." 

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8 hours ago, Brandon Staggs said:

Well, no, not the only option. You could configure Delphi to use a different location. Personally, I don't want source code in "Documents." 

I meant the only option for disconnecting that OneDrive offered. It didn't let me disconnect some directories by not others.

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