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How to change Linked Helper user data folder

Alexey Krotov
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By default, Linked Helper stores its data in a separate directory that cannot be changed during installation. However, it is possible to change the Linked Helper user data folder in case you don't have enough disk space on the C drive. For that, you need to change the variable which will be read during the Linked Helper start.

This option is helpful for marketers who manage multiple LinkedIn accounts and want to store the data on a separate drive.

Note:

  1. do not move the program executable files or user data into remote locations such as samba or FTP shares, NFS file systems, etc., as this may cause a decrease in system responsiveness;
  2. we do not recommend moving the user data folder to a cloud-synced folder of GDrive, DropBox, iCloud, etc., since a third-party synchronization program may corrupt Linked Helper databases;
  3. each LinkedIn account has its own database where data is often written to, so moving the Linked Helper user data folder from an SSD to an HDD may lead to a decrease in the program responsiveness since HDDs I/O rate is lower. This is not critical in most cases when few LinkedIn accounts are managed, but there might be an issue if a lot of LinkedIn accounts running at the same time.

 

In Windows

By default, Linked Helper the user data files are stored in "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\linked-helper" folder. You can change the default folder by adding the environment variable:

  • LH_APP_USER_DATA_PATH

In order to change variables, please:

  1. Login into Windows under the Windows user who has a Linked Helper 2 account with the data you want to move to another folder.
  2. Open the Start Search, type in “env”, and choose “Edit the system environment variables”:
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  3. Go to the Advanced tab and click the “Environment Variables…” button:
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  5. The Linked Helper user data folder may take a lot of disk space if you manage several LinkedIn accounts. To move the Linked Helper user data folder of the current user, please:
  • Close all Linked Helper windows
  • Your user data (Linked Helper account data like campaigns, collected profiles, CRMs, etc.) is currently in "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\linked-helper" folder. We will set up a new folder for that data. Create a new folder, I created a LinkedHelperDataFromAdmin folder in "D:\LinkedHelper\"
  • Set the windows user environment variable for linked helper user data:
    • In the "User Variables" section click "New"
    • Set up LH_APP_USER_DATA_PATH as variable name
    • Set up a new location as a value. In this example, I have "D:\LinkedHelper\LinkedHelperDataFromAdmin" as a new folder.
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    • Click OK
    • Here is the result you should get:

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  • Now move the user's data from "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\linked-helper" to the folder that you've set up for the "LH_APP_USER_DATA_PATH" variable. In my case, it is "D:\LinkedHelper\LinkedHelperDataFromAdmin" variable, so I moved everything from "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\linked-helper" to "D:\LinkedHelper\LinkedHelperDataFromAdmin" folder.
  • Click on "OK" on all previously opened windows.

Repeat steps 1 - 5 for other windows users if there are any ones who use Linked Helper and whose data you want to be moved as well.

Start Linked Helper. If everything was done correctly, then you will be logged in when the Linked Helper window is opened, all your campaigns are in place.

 

In Ubuntu

By default, Linked Helper stores your data in this folder: /home/{username}/.config/linked-helper/ where {username} is the name of the user under which you logged in. However, it is possible to change the folder to another one. For example, I want to move the folder to /media/nick/data/linked-helper. Here is what I need to do:

  • Create a new folder where you want to move Linked Helper data if it is not created yet
  • Close all Linked Helper windows
  • Create a folder for your data. In my case it is /media/nick/data/linked-helper
  • Launch Terminal:

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  • Type: sudo nano /etc/environment

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  • Press Enter button, type your admin password, and press Enter again:

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  • You will now have the file open in the Nano editor. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard, to navigate and edit the file and paste these line: LH_APP_USER_DATA_PATH="/path/to/new/folder/linked-helper" where /path/to/new/folder/linked-helper is the new path to the Linked Helper user data folder. For example, I want to move the folder from my default /home/ug/.config/linked-helper folder to the /media/nick/data/linked-helper, so I need to paste: LH_APP_USER_DATA_PATH="/media/nick/data/linked-helper"

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  • save the file by pressing Ctrl + S:

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  • Exit with Ctrl + X
  • Now you need to move the content of linked-helper folder which is stored in /home/{user}/.config/ into a new location, in my case, it is /media/nick/data/linked-helper, so the final path to the Linked Helper folder looks like /media/nick/data/linked-helper, and not like /media/nick/data/linked-helper/linked-helper:

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  • restart Ubuntu and start Linked Helper.

 

In macOS

Currently, the instructions are not available, but we are working on them and publish them as soon as possible.

 

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