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User data directory redirect
It's possible to redirect the User Data folder by using the Set the user data directory policy, e.g. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] "UserDataDir"="D:\\Edge" This works fi...
Noel Burgess and anyone else interested ...
Answering my own question: No, Edge wasn't smart enough to work out that the Default folder it found belongs to Stable, not Dev. In other words, it isn't possible to redirect the User Data folder for more than a single channel. Strange things happen if you try.
If anyone finds a workaround, I'd like to hear it.
Noel Burgess and anyone else interested ...
Answering my own question: No, Edge wasn't smart enough to work out that the Default folder it found belongs to Stable, not Dev. In other words, it isn't possible to redirect the User Data folder for more than a single channel. Strange things happen if you try.
If anyone finds a workaround, I'd like to hear it.
