Setting temp folder to use

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galmok
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Setting temp folder to use

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I have just installed UMS and am wondering where it will store the transcoded files?

I need to have them stored away from the C-drive as it is a SSD and the transcoded files will generate unnecessary wear on the SSD.
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DeFlanko
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Re: Setting temp folder to use

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Transcoded files are not stored on hard disk, I believe they're written to RAM (buffer) and then discarded once sent.

Please keep in mind too that while newer model SSDs haven't been in the field long enough to give real-life numbers, accelerated life testing shows SSDs will last for years and years and years longer than mechanical hard drives.

After all, moving parts, like inside a hard drive, have a finite lifespan. Chips in the SSDs have no moving parts. In addition, SSDs create much less heat in operation than do rotating disks, and heat is the primary enemy of electronic components.

I plan on working mine to the dirt. lol xD
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