Changing Hunchly's Data Folder
This article will show you how to migrate your Hunchly data directory to a new location. You'll want to follow these steps if, for example, you'd like to store your case files on a server that gets backed up more often than your PC.
Steps:
Windows 10/11
- Close all Chrome windows, and close the Hunchly Dashboard
- Navigate to your HunchlyData folder. By default, it's in "Documents"
- Copy the HunchlyData folder to the location you want to store your case data
- Open the start menu, and search for "Notepad". Right click on Notepad and click "Run as Administrator"
- In Notepad, click File > Open, and open this file: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Hunchly 2\Dashboard\hunchly.ini".
- If you do not have a C:\Program Files (x86)\Hunchly 2 folder, the hunchly.ini file may be located at "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Programs\Hunchly 2\Dashboard\hunchly.ini" where %USERNAME% is your Windows username.
- Change the text to the right of "data_directory=" to the location that you copied the HunchlyData folder to.
- For example, the line might look like
data_directory=C:\Users\Phil\Desktop\HunchlyData
if I moved the HunchlyData folder to my desktop, ordata_directory=\\server\example\HunchlyData
if I moved the HunchlyData folder to a server (here named "server")
- For example, the line might look like
- Open the Hunchly Dashboard. You should see all your cases. If not, contact us at support@hunch.ly
Mac OS X
- Exit Chrome by right clicking the Chrome icon in the dock and clicking "Quit"
- Close the Hunchly Dashboard
- Navigate to your HunchlyData folder. By default, it's in your Home folder (from the menu bar, click Go > Home)
- Copy the HunchlyData folder to the location you would like your Hunchly data stored in
- Open the Terminal app
- Open the "~/Library/Application Support/Hunchly 2/hunchly.ini" file with your text editor of choice
- For example, using the "nano" editor:
nano "~/Library/Application Support/Hunchly 2/hunchly.ini"
- For example, using the "nano" editor:
- Set the text to the right of "data_directory=" to the location that you copied the HunchlyData folder to.
- For example, the line might look like
data_directory=/Users/Phil/Desktop/HunchlyData
if I moved the HunchlyData folder to my desktop, ordata_directory=/Volumes/server/example/HunchlyData
if I moved the HunchlyData folder to a server (here named "server")
- For example, the line might look like
- Open the Hunchly Dashboard. You should see all your cases. If not, contact us at support@hunch.ly
Linux
- Close all Chrome windows, and close the Hunchly Dashboard
- Navigate to your HunchlyData directory. By default, it's in "Documents"
- Copy the HunchlyData directory to the folder you'd like your Hunchly data stored in
- Open the hunchly.ini file with your text editor of choice. On Ubuntu 18.04, this file is located at
/usr/lib/hunchly/hunchly.ini
- For example, using the "nano" editor:
sudo nano /usr/lib/hunchly/hunchly.ini
- For example, using the "nano" editor:
- Change the text to the right of "data_directory=" to the location that you copied the HunchlyData folder to.
- For example, the line might look like
data_directory=/home/Phil/Desktop/HunchlyData
if I moved the HunchlyData folder to my desktop
- For example, the line might look like
- Open the Hunchly Dashboard. You should see all your cases. If not, contact us at support@hunch.ly