NIS 2009 Change Updates Folder Location; Not Program Location

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Is it possible to change the folder location where updates are downloaded to?  In my case, I wish to change this to a different hard drive, say from C: to D:

 

Thanks in advance.

 

UDT

2

If that is the case, can I download the updates manually to a drive I choose then perform the updates from that?

 

My problem is that every time time I turn around my C: drive is down to 30 MB -- and that after I uninstall a bunch of stuff and free 150MB.  Only then am I able to run Live Update.  Once that's done, in a day or two it's down to 40MB.

 

So apart from discovering what's eating my disk space, my first priority is to assure updates are current - manually or otherwise.

 

So can I do the updates manually?

 

UDT

3

Yes; you can use the Intelligent Updater from this LINK. .  One note is that this may not update all of NIS2009 but it will update all of the signature definitions.  You will still get the definitions in the same program folders however; just the delivery package would be moved to where you want and can be deleted after usage.

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Well the space issue was solved temporarily when I found a temp folder loaded with over a 100 MB of stuff that just never seems to get cleaned/cleared.  That folder is [C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\temp\] .  Once I carefully deleted most of the stuff, most of which was dated from last year, I had enough space to run Live Updates.

 

Interesting to note that the free disk space went from 159MB down to 60MB then back up to 78MB and finished with 128MB during the initial Live Update.

 

Then, running Live Update again may have some how caused more space to be freed resulting in a final 202MB free.

 

Dear Symantec,

 

Why can't a user specify a different folder for the temporary files used during Live Updates?

 

Thanks,

 

UDT

5

Is it possible to change the folder location where updates are downloaded to?  In my case, I wish to change this to a different hard drive, say from C: to D:

 

Thanks in advance.

 

UDT

6

That may be part of the Tamper Protection scheme in the current products.  You wouldn’t want some malware writer to figure out that you use your temp folder and interject something in the definitions (if they could).  Best to keep everything bundled up where it can be controlled better.

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Yeah, I can see your point.

 

Now I just have to figure out what's eating up disk space.   The cap is 22.6 GB and it is a development workstation so I have to be careful about what gets uninstalled.

 

Thanks for the input.

 

UDT