Relocation of 'LabVIEW Data\' directory

[Justin_Reina]

For my installation of LabVIEW Community 2020 (v20.0), I keep getting a directory 'LabVIEW Data\' created in my Documents directory, all the time!

I don't want this there and delete that but then it reappears, multiple times per day - is this possible to setup to a different location?

[Bob_Schor · Accepted solution]

Open LabVIEW.  Find the Tools menu, click Options, find the "Paths" option, change "Default Data Directory" to your choice.

My practice is to leave this alone.  I create my own folder, "LabVIEW", where I keep my own code.  I let LabVIEW have "LabVIEW Data" for its "LabVIEW working files", and I use my "LabVIEW" folder for my VIs and Projects.

Bob Schor

[Justin_Reina]

Thank you Bob, that totally worked!

Here was that config -

[lsi]

This is particularly important if you have OneDrive syncing your Documents and Desktop folders. Unfortunately, OneDrive and LabVIEW are not fully compatible, and in some cases, LabVIEW may crash on launch. Moving the LabVIEW data folder out of the Documents folder resolves this issue. Additionally, OneDrive doesn't allow selective folder sharing within the Desktop and Documents folders, making it necessary to relocate the LabVIEW data folder to maintain proper control over what gets synced.