[Wine] move temp files directory?

[tigerdog]

I would like to point Wine at my Linux temp directory instead of /home/username/.wine/drive_c/users/username/Temp. Is there a way to have the Wine environment variable specify a different location?

[Martin Gregorie]

Post by tigerdog
I would like to point Wine at my Linux temp directory instead
of /home/username/.wine/drive_c/users/username/Temp. Is there a way
to have the Wine environment variable specify a different location?

The default is: WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine"
You can change WINEPREFIX to anything you like:

export WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine_for_myapp"

works and so should: export WINEPREFIX="/path/to/wherever/I/want"
but an easier way to handle this is to use a wrapper script, e.g.

===============================================================
#!/bin/bash
export WINEPREFIX=/where/your/app/is"
cd $WINEPREFIX
wine myapp.exe
==============================================================


Martin

[jorl17]

Post by Martin Gregorie

Post by tigerdog
I would like to point Wine at my Linux temp directory instead
of /home/username/.wine/drive_c/users/username/Temp. Is there a way
to have the Wine environment variable specify a different location?

The default is: WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine"
export WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine_for_myapp"
works and so should: export WINEPREFIX="/path/to/wherever/I/want"
but an easier way to handle this is to use a wrapper script, e.g.
===============================================================
#!/bin/bash
export WINEPREFIX=/where/your/app/is"
cd $WINEPREFIX
wine myapp.exe
==============================================================
Martin

He meant to change the directory that wine uses for temporary files, not the prefix, I think.

[L. Rahyen]

Post by tigerdog
I would like to point Wine at my Linux temp directory instead of
/home/username/.wine/drive_c/users/username/Temp

You can use ln to create a symbolic link, for example:

rm -rf /home/username/.wine/drive_c/users/username/Temp
ln -s /tmp /home/username/.wine/drive_c/users/username/Temp

[tigerdog]

Post by jorl17
He meant to change the directory that wine uses for temporary files, not the prefix, I think.

Correct - that's what I want to do.

Post by jorl17
rm -rf /home/username/.wine/drive_c/users/username/Temp
ln -s /tmp /home/username/.wine/drive_c/users/username/Temp

And that did it! Thank you jorl17 and L.Rahyen! Temp files now go where I want. I appreciate the help!