[Extra Metadata Loader] Change Location for Storage

[OneLastRun]

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Extension Extra Metadata Loader

Describe the solution you'd like The ability to change the location where data folder (videos, and images) is stored. I doubt I'm the only one who doesn't have the largest SSD that runs my OS. Would be nice to be able to offload the location of the data folder to another location.

[darklinkpower]

Depends on https://github.com/JosefNemec/Playnite/issues/2039 being implemented first into Playnite

The reason is that several plugins use the logos and videos from the Extension and moving them will break the other extensions. That would allow to point other plugins to the current storage location.

For now, it's possible to move the ExtraMetadata directory in Main Menu -> About Playnite -> Other -> User data directory to another location, then creating a symbolic link to back to the previous location. That way for plugins it will be as if nothing was moved.

This can be easily done as explained in the "How to Create Symbolic Links with a Graphical Tool" section in this link https://www.howtogeek.com/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/