# Choosing save location for data files

**URL:** <https://mworks.discourse.group/t/choosing-save-location-for-data-files/746>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 23, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/choosing-save-location-for-data-files/746 "2010-04-23T20:51:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![cstawarz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/mworks.discourse.group/cstawarz/32/3_2.png) [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/choosing-save-location-for-data-files/746/1 "2010-04-23T20:51:38Z")

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It would be nice if the user can choose where data files are saved. Currently, MWorks (0.4.3) saves all data files into the same directory – /Library/MonkeyWorks/DataFiles/ (the new version uses a different folder).

On setups with multiple users, experimental protocols, or subjects, it can get messy if all of the data is put in the same folder.

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**Author:** ![cstawarz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/mworks.discourse.group/cstawarz/32/3_2.png) [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/choosing-save-location-for-data-files/746/2 "2010-04-27T18:02:33Z")

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Hey Elias,

I agree that this would be a very useful enhancement. I’ve created a ticket for it in the issue tracker. Hopefully we can get this into an MWorks release in the not-too-distant future.

Chris

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**Author:** ![cstawarz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/mworks.discourse.group/cstawarz/32/3_2.png) [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/choosing-save-location-for-data-files/746/3 "2022-07-20T00:02:13Z")

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