# Change Storage Location
## Default storage location
Cherry Studio data storage follows system conventions; data is automatically placed under the user directory. The specific directory locations are as follows:
> macOS: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/CherryStudioDev
> Windows: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CherryStudio
> Linux: /home/username/.config/CherryStudio
You can also view it at the following location:
## Change storage location (for reference)
Method 1:
You can do this by creating a symbolic link. Exit the software, move the data to the location you want to save it in, then create a link at the original location that points to the new location.
For specific steps, refer to:
Method 2:\
Based on Electron app characteristics, change the storage location by configuring startup parameters.
> \--user-data-dir\
> Example: Cherry-Studio-\*-x64-portable.exe --user-data-dir="%user\_data\_dir%"
> Example:
```shell
PS D:\CherryStudio> dir
Directory: D:\CherryStudio
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d----- 2025/4/18 14:05 user-data-dir
-a---- 2025/4/14 23:05 94987175 Cherry-Studio-1.2.4-x64-portable.exe
-a---- 2025/4/18 14:05 701 init_cherry_studio.bat
```
> init\_cherry\_studio.bat (encoding: ANSI)
```bash
@title CherryStudio initialization
@echo off
set current_path_dir=%~dp0
@echo Current path:%current_path_dir%
set user_data_dir=%current_path_dir%user-data-dir
@echo CherryStudio data path:%user_data_dir%
@echo Search for Cherry-Studio-*-portable.exe in the current path
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /a-d "Cherry-Studio-*-portable*.exe" 2^>nul') do ( #This code is compatible with the versions from GitHub and the official download; please modify it yourself for others
set "target_file=!cd!\%%F"
goto :break
)
:break
if defined target_file (
echo Found file: %target_file%
) else (
echo No matching file found, exiting this script
pause
exit
)
@echo Please continue if confirmed
pause
@echo Start CherryStudio
start %target_file% --user-data-dir="%user_data_dir%"
@echo Operation completed
@echo on
exit
```
> Structure after initializing the user-data-dir directory:
```shell
PS D:\CherryStudio> dir .\user-data-dir\
Directory: D:\CherryStudio\user-data-dir
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d----- 2025/4/18 14:29 blob_storage
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 Cache
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 Code Cache
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 Data
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 DawnGraphiteCache
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 DawnWebGPUCache
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 Dictionaries
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 GPUCache
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 IndexedDB
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 Local Storage
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 logs
d----- 2025/4/18 14:30 Network
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 Partitions
d----- 2025/4/18 14:29 Session Storage
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 Shared Dictionary
d----- 2025/4/18 14:07 WebStorage
-a---- 2025/4/18 14:07 36 .updaterId
-a---- 2025/4/18 14:29 20 config.json
-a---- 2025/4/18 14:07 434 Local State
-a---- 2025/4/18 14:29 57 Preferences
-a---- 2025/4/18 14:09 4096 SharedStorage
-a---- 2025/4/18 14:30 140 window-state.json
```
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