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How do i change directory of where fusion 360 is installed?

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How do i change directory of where fusion 360 is installed?

Anonymous
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Hi! I need help moving fusion 360 to my SSD from my HDD. I tried to re install it but i didnt get any option where i want it to be. A video tutorial would be great!

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innovatenate
Autodesk Support
Autodesk Support
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Welcome to the Fusion community.

 

Fusion 360 is installed in your local user profile, by default. There aren't currently any options to specify the installation directory. Can I ask why you are moving drives? Are you running out of space on the SSD?

 

Perhaps you could move the page file to the other drive to make some room? 

 

I hope this helps.

 

Thanks,

 




Nathan Chandler
Principal Specialist
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Anonymous
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The reason i want to move Fusion360 to my SSD is bacause it takes so long time for it to start.

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Jay.Barlow
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Explorer

I am having the same issue.  but i want to move it off the SSD instead as the SSD is getting full, i am running no page file.  And wouldn't you want the page file on the fast drive and data on the slower spinning disk?

 

How do the files get cleaned up?  I deleted them from the workspace tab on the side but am not sure where theye are stored.  There is more than 30Gb of randomly named files users/app data/fusion..  

which ones can be safely delted, or how does one clean them out?

 

Jay.

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innovatenate
Autodesk Support
Autodesk Support

Hi Jay,

 

Your data does sync with the cloud so you don't need anything that is locally cached on the computer. You may consider just wiping the local cache directory from the computer. An easy way to do this is to use the Fusion Cleaner tool and then re-install Fusion 360. You could also manually delete the locally cached files. However, I'd recommend the Fusion Cleaner since it will be more thorough.

 

Unfortunately, there is no way to specify the installation directory or cache directories in Fusion 360. By default Fusion installs into the user profile. If you have feedback regarding this topic, I would direct it to the Fusion 360 Ideastation since that is the best place to make feature enhancements. Adding votes to existing Ideas is the best way to raise the visibility of a request to the product management team.

 

For example:

 

I hope that helps to answer your inquiry. Please let me know if you have any further questions.

 

Thanks,




Nathan Chandler
Principal Specialist
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Anonymous
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Wait there is no way to change folder well i want to instal fusion on my HDD disk because i have not so much space on my SSD

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Anonymous
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You can use a Directory Junction or a Symbolic Link.

 

Launch the command prompt as an administrator and type something like the following:

 

 

mklink /J E:\ProgramFiles\AutoDesk %LOCALAPPDATA%\Autodesk

 

Be sure to:

  1. Remove the folder %LOCALAPPDATA%\Autodesk if it already exists
  2. Create the folder E:\ProgramFiles\AutoDesk (or any other) if it does not exist
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Anonymous
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Thanks for the solution it worked just fine. For clarity first argument should be the default install location and the second should be the directory you want autodesk folder to be in. For example in my case I did not have space on my os ssd so I install autodesk on X:\autodesk. Before installation I need to delete existing Autodesk folder under C:\<myusername>\AppData as nokos stated the exact command worked was:

mklink /J %LOCALAPPDATA%\Autodesk X:\autodesk 

 

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Anonymous
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This just worked perfectly. Took me a second to figure out which user it was installed under/etc, but it's... flawless. Thanks!

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avery8WP4H
Community Visitor
Community Visitor

Can someone put this in laymen's terms? Step one, step two, step three? Not, type something like the following. Could be close to the following, maybe is the following, should be the following. We aren't all Jimmy freaking Neutron over here. 

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lavitrasahu
Community Visitor
Community Visitor

Hereโ€™s the entire process to move the Autodesk folder to D:\autodesk using a directory junction. This will allow you to keep Fusion 360's files on your D : drive instead of in the default AppData location.

Steps to Move Autodesk Folder to D : Drive

1. Close Fusion 360 and Autodesk Background Services:
- Make sure Fusion 360 is closed and any Autodesk-related services like Autodesk Desktop App are also stopped. You can check in Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc to ensure no Autodesk processes are running.

2. Locate the Autodesk Folder:
- Open File Explorer and go to:
C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local
- Replace <YourUsername> with your actual Windows username.

3. Move the Autodesk Folder to D : Drive:
- Cut the Autodesk folder from C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local.
- Paste it into D:\autodesk. Create this folder first if it doesnโ€™t exist.

4. Create the Directory Junction

- Open Command Prompt as Administrator:
- Press Win, type cmd, right-click on Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.

- Run the following command, replacing <YourUsername> with your actual username:

mklink /J "C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\Autodesk" "D:\autodesk"

For example, if your username is LAVITRA, the command will be:

mklink /J "C:\Users\LAVITRA\AppData\Local\Autodesk" "D:\autodesk"

Explanation of the Command

- mklink /J creates a directory junction
- C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\Autodesk is the original location that Fusion 360 expects to find the Autodesk folder
- D:\autodesk is the new location on the D : drive where youโ€™ve moved the Autodesk folder

Final Steps

1. Verify the Link:
- Go to C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local in File Explorer.
- You should see an Autodesk folder there with a shortcut arrow icon, indicating itโ€™s a junction. Double-clicking on it should take you to D:\autodesk.

2. Launch Fusion 360:
- Open Fusion 360 to ensure it runs smoothly and reads files from D:\autodesk.

This setup lets Fusion 360 access its files from D:\autodesk as if they were still in the default AppData location.

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tedlsn
Explorer
Explorer

Thank you for taking the time to explain this!

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