2024-10-12, 08:10 PM
(2024-10-12, 07:43 PM)theguymadmax Wrote: Yes, you need to use quotes.
To start Jellyfin with the default data directory, use this command:
Code:.\jellyfin.exe --datadir "C:\ProgramData\Jellyfin\Server"
If you don't provide an argument and simply run .\jellyfin.exe, it will automatically use the following data directory:
Code:%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\jellyfin
Unless you have a specific reason, I wouldn’t recommend storing your data directory alongside your application files.
Thank you for the clarification! I'll make sure to use quotes in my arguments from now on.
I can't use the default data directory as my C Drive only has 16 GB of free space (64 GB total), and I try to keep it as empty as possible to ensure Windows runs smoothly. I need at least 6 GB free for the system and additional space for temp storage.
When you mentioned "Unless you have a specific reason, I wouldn’t recommend storing your data directory alongside your application files," do you have a better recommendation for where I could store it? I'm currently running the portable version of Jellyfin on my SDCARD (E Drive) and also have a 3TB external drive connected. I assume the SDCARD might be better since it's technically faster than the external drive. What do you think?
OS: Windows 10 Home (22H2) CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB RAM: 16GB (2 x 8GB PNY DDR4)