Change Google Desktop Data Directory

There are many configuration data stored under the directory [ Documents and Settings ]. Therefore, it is better to backup this directory regularly. However, Google desktop has put its indexing database under this directory. This make it very large (sometimes more than 10 GB) and difficult to backup. Is it possible to move the Google Desktop directory to another place ? After searching the net, here is the solution :

1. Stop Google Desktop by:
   1. Go to system tray
   2. Right-click the Google Desktop icon
   3. Select [ Exit ]
2. Move the [ Google Desktop ] directory to some other location
3. Run [ regedit ] by :
   1. Go to Start
   2. Click [ Run ]
   3. Input [ regedit ]
4. Locate the registry key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Desktop\data_dir
5. Change its value to the location in step-2
6. Start Google Desktop again

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