Moving workspace to different disc

[Molioo 0]

I want to move my workspace from C:\ to G:\. 

From other post on that forum I found out that it's possible to move a workspace by using  "cm cwk" command.

I tried to do that and it returned an error saying

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Error: Source and destination path must have identical roots. Move will not work across volume

So is there any other way to move my workspace from C:\ to G:\ ? How can I achieve that?

[calbzam 62]

Hi,

You can also manually edit the "C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\plastic4\plastic.workspaces" file to point the specific workspace to the new location and then move the workspace (including the ".plastic" folder) to the new location.

Regards,

Carlos.

[Molioo 0]

Hi,

Just tried it and it worked. I successfully moved my workspace to wanted location.

Thanks.

[FG0710 0]

Hi.

I tried this, too, but now I am getting the error "Workspace info cannot be null" when I open the workspace in plastic UI 7.0.16.2277 (Saxon). How can I solve this?

Update: I just found another info in this forum which outlines just the opposite approach (don't move the .plastic folder)

Which guideline is correct and failsafe?

Regards
Frank

[calbzam 62]

If not moving the ".plastic" folder, you are not actually moving the workspace but creating a new one on a different location. But as you are moving the workspace content, it won't need to be downloaded again (only the workspace metadata is recreated in the new path). 

The proper way to move a workspace is via command (not manually).

cm cwk --help

But the user reported a problem with this command so we were trying to find a workaround.

Regards,

Carlos.

[FG0710 0]

Hi again.

At least I found that it is a good idea to close all tabs in the plastic UI of the changed workspace or workspace to change, esp. the 'Pending Changes' prior or after the workspace movement.
This will erase the "Workspace info cannot be null" issue.

The approach gives also possibility to change workspace name by changing the name in [workspace].plastic/plastic.workspace and "C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\plastic4\plastic.workspaces" as well identically.

@calbzam: Though a litte off-topic: Is there a way to increase the number of choosable workspaces in plastic ui from a fixed number of 7 without the notion to use "Open other workspace ..."?

Thanks and regards
Frank

[calbzam 62]

HI.

There is a parameter where you can configure it in the "C:\Users\carlos\AppData\Local\plastic4\guiclient.conf" file
eg:
 

  <RecentWorkspacesCount>10</RecentWorkspacesCount>

Best regards,
Carlos.