In this guide, I’ll be teaching you how to change Opera cache directory in order to extend the life of your SSD. Deleting Old Opera Cache Files. Go to your Local Disk (C:) in My Computer. You will find several folders, but you have to choose Users folder. Then choose the Administrator folder.

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(Mine was named “borbon”). Choose Local folder Open Software Opera Stable. Once done, you will see a Cache and Media Cache folder, you have to DELETE that folder because you will replace it with the new one.

Changing Opera Cache Files Directory. As you can see I have two drives, a Solid State Drive for my Windows and a hard disk drive which have 3 partitions.

I used my drive F for my temporary internet files in order to extend the life of my SSD. However, if you don’t have this kind of setup you can use your drive D to create a OperaMediaCache and OperaCache folder as shown below. In order to change the location of Opera Cache, you have to use your windows search and type “CMD”. Once done, right click the Command Prompt then choose Run as administrator. Awhile ago, you have deleted a two folder which is the Cache and Media Cache. Now you will have to create a new folder via Symbolic links. To create Symbolic links you have to type the following command as shown below.

My configuration based on my setup. Mklink /D “C: Users borbon AppData Local Opera Software Opera Stable Cache” F: OperaCachemklink /D “C: Users borbon AppData Local Opera Software Opera Stable Media Cache” F: OperaMediaCache. Default – Simply copy, paste & edit this command based on your preferred destination. Mklink /D “C: Users AdminName AppData Local Opera Software Opera Stable Cache” D: OperaCache mklink /D “C: Users AdminName AppData Local Opera Software Opera Stable Media Cache” D: OperaMediaCache Checking the new Opera cache destination. One done, you can go back to your Local folder Open Software Opera Stable on your drive C and you will find newly created a folder which is pointed to your new Opera cache file directory. To check go simply right-click the folder and choose properties.

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As shown below, it was redirected to my drive F. Related topics:.

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