Custom storage location

[charlotte-chiang]

High level: Allow user to specify where Anytype data lives on their device

Related threads/Feature requests: https://community.anytype.io/t/custom-storage-location/994 https://community.anytype.io/t/choose-the-drive-or-location-to-install-the-software-now-it-is-directly-getting-installed-in-c-drive/6456/2 https://community.anytype.io/t/more-choice-for-installation/8077/2

[danaugrs]

Awesome. What about specifying which devices the data is stored on? Ideally all of one's data would be stored in anytype, but that's too much for e.g. a phone. So a user should be able to prioritize which data to keep local where. Are there any plans for this?

[CLi321]

Excuse me, what is the format in which the documents stored in the data stored in the specified location will be stored? Can it be in markdown format?

[fuksman]

@danaugrs, we plan to implement this, but not within the scope of custom storage location.

@CLi321, all data is stored in the any-block format. You can export objects to Markdown format.

[developomp]

Why is this issue closed? It doesn't appear to be implemented yet.

[apronkin]

It's released in the 0.40.0 version for a desktop

[danaugrs]

Is the issue I described in my comment above tracked anywhere?

[jayash4444]

I am using the lastest Anytype version for desktop

There is only an option to open the directory, not to change it.

Please show us in a video or documentation or images how to actually change the directory, this feature will finally allow me to start using AnyType

[jayash4444]

As usual @apronkin you ignore this question for weeks in community private message and comment in the community forum and now also in GitHub comment. Why not reply and clarify the situation instead of continuously claiming it's closed and ignoring all comments that point otherwise? Ridiculous.

[apronkin]

Have you tried to log out and choose a new location when you log in?

[charlotte-chiang]

Hi @jayash4444 as described in our release notes for 0.40.0, this change was included in the last release - to use it, you'll need to first logout, click the settings wheel in the top-right corner, and which opens a menu as below. From there you can specify the location.

[jayash4444]

Thank you for your reply. No, after logging out then logging back in it still shows as I shared in the previous image (only the option to open the location). I tried quitting the application as well, same result. I tried creating a new vault, also same result.

[ra3orblade]

Thank you for your reply. No, after logging out then logging back in it still shows as I shared in the previous image (only the option to open the location). I tried quitting the application as well, same result. I tried creating a new vault, also same result.

You are looking in the wrong place

https://github.com/anyproto/roadmap/assets/1450818/bad3ae04-46c1-4c16-a8a1-f2c76a66cf0c

[jayash4444]

This method worked, thank you so much @ra3orblade Time to dive into Anytype! :D

[jayash4444]

This breaks the app completely btw @ra3orblade @charlotte-chiang @apronkin To replicate choose a custom location to be an external HDD or SSD and select the Network to be Local-only Create the vault and save the key Safely remove the External HDD or SSD and connect it to another PC or Laptop Open Anytype and use the same settings (local only and the same custom location) When you put in the Key for the existing vault it will keep loading and do nothing If you quit the app and open it again it will be permanently stuck on searching for your vault and you can't do anything unless you completely uninstall the app

That makes this feature unusable and defeats the purpose, unless I'm doing something wrong from my end

[jayash4444]

https://community.anytype.io/t/custom-storage-location-breaks-the-app-when-its-on-external-storage/20677/3