Setting the Working Folder Path In VS Pro 5 - Problem!

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Setting the Working Folder Path In VS Pro 5 - Problem!

Post by DayO »

I've created a 23-minute video I want to burn to DVD in VS Pro 5...

At the point where I select BURN in the burning process, I get hit with a message telling me that my working folder
path "may not have enough space" to allowing burning. The message advises me to change the working folder path
in Preferences to enable burning. The message notes the working folder path as C:\Users\[My initials]\Documents\Corel\
Video Studio Pro\15.0\...

That path does exist on Drive C (where there's only around 5 Gig of space left), but when I go into Preferences to change
the working folder, Preferences shows it having a path on Drive F (where there's 1.47 Terrabytes of space!)

So, how can I change the working folder path to Drive F from Drive C, when the project Preferences show the working
folder path to be on Drive F, the the program itself claims the path to be on Drive C (and a search shows such a path)?

I'm running under Windows 7 Home Premium.
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Re: Setting the Working Folder Path In VS Pro 5 - Problem!

Post by Ken Berry »

Ah hah! One of the sillier little secrets of Video Studio is that there are in fact two working folders -- or at least places where you can change the working folder. :evil: The first is the one you are aware of which you change under Settings > Preferences in the editing mode, as you already are aware. But when you open the burning module, if you go to the first of the three little icons down in the bottom left of the burning screen, then you will see this contains another lot of Preferences relating to the burning process. And on the General tab, there is another Working Folder window which you will need to change from the default one to the one you are using for the editing process (or indeed create some other folder if you want). Good luck!
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Video Card: Intel HD Graphics 4600 1024 MB
Hard_Drive_Capacity: 3932 GB
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Re: Setting the Working Folder Path In VS Pro 5 - Problem!

Post by DayO »

Thanks Ken Berry! You are SPOT ON, as usual!
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