HOW-TO:Change data location for Android: Difference between revisions
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'''''Example:''''' <code>xbmc.data=/storage/sdcard0/external_sdcard/kodi_data</code> | '''''Example:''''' <code>xbmc.data=/storage/sdcard0/external_sdcard/kodi_data</code> | ||
{{note|You must use "xbmc" when noted above for the text and file name, even when using Kodi v14.}} | |||
Revision as of 10:08, 3 March 2015
As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the userdata folder and add-ons.
To do so, create a file name xbmc_env.properties in the root of your external storage (normally, "/sdcard"). Its content is simply:
xbmc.data=<path to the Kodi data folder you wish to use>
Example: xbmc.data=/storage/sdcard0/external_sdcard/kodi_data
Note: You must use "xbmc" when noted above for the text and file name, even when using Kodi v14.
Inside this, a directory ".kodi" will be created which contain the well-known xbmc structure ("addons", "userdata", ...).
Currently, the specified path must be an android file path and not a typical network path. i.e. no "smb://" or "nfs://". To use a network file path you must first mount the file share in Android, and then point to that mount path.