[Feature]: Custom database folder location

[cavalrymargarine0x1]

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Platform

Linux, Mac, Windows

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Feature

Hey there,
This a request to have the option to set a custom path for your SimpleX database folder.

Right now the database folder is created in \AppData\Roaming\SimpleX by default without the ability to set it to where you want it.

This could be done by adding a command line argument like --data or -d with the path to the database folder when launching SimpleX or/and an option in the interface such as "Choose database folder location"

Thank you ☺️

[serrq]

Mmm, so could I set, hypothetically, an external usb database folder? External to the device, I mean.

What would SimpleX do when it doesn’t find the database location? Does it crash? (if for example I remove the usb dongle)

What happens if I insert it again? Does It start again without problems or some maneuvers are necessary?

[sai84]

I support this issue! It's very necessary!