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Changing a recording’s file location

You can change SMART Recorder settings to select a recording’s file location.

To change the folder in which SMART Recorder saves files

  1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.

    Note 

    If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select Configure Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  2. Press the Target Files tab.

  3. Press the Browse button next to the Default Save Directory box.

  4. Browse to and select the folder in which you want to save the files, and then press OK.

    Tip 

    For best performance, save the files on your computer’s hard disk rather than a network drive.

  5. Press OK.

To change the folder in which SMART Recorder saves temporary files

  1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.

    Note 

    If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select Configure Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  2. Press the Target Files tab.

  3. Press the Browse button next to the Temporary Files Directory box.

  4. Browse to and select the folder in which you want to save the temporary files, and then press OK.

    Tip 

    For best performance, save files and temporary files on the same drive to reduce the time needed to save a recording.

  5. Press OK.

To specify disk space limits

  1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.

    Note 

    If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select Configure Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  2. Press the Target Files tab.

  3. Select the Warn me if free disk space is below check box, and then type a disk space limit to display a message when available disk space is low.

  4. Type a disk space limit below which SMART Recorder will stop recording.

  5. Press OK.

To restore the default file location of recordings

  1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.

    Note 

    If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area, and then select Configure Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  2. Press the Target Files tab.

  3. Press Restore Defaults.

  4. Press OK.

Also in this section

Starting SMART Recorder

Hiding SMART Recorder

Changing a recording’s video and audio quality

Changing a recording’s video format

Adding a watermark to recordings

Recording your actions

Reducing the screen resolution and display colors

Disabling hardware acceleration

Sharing a Recording