Tips & Tricks : Change location of Box Sync folder

Once you have installed Box Sync and before logging into Sync , set the folder location in the registry key:

1. Open Registry Edit by going to the Start menu and searching for regedit.
2. In the left pane, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > BOX > BoxSync
3. In the right menu, right-click and select New > String Value. Name this new value SyncRootFolder.
4. Right-click the newly created SyncRootFolder value, select Modify, and set the Value data to the required path. End the path with the name of the new Sync folder. 

Important is also to change shortcut, which appears in Windows Explorer tree. In order to point it to new folder:

1. Open Registry Edit by going to the Start menu and searching for regedit.
2. In the left pane, navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > CLSID > {4A8FCD9F-623C-4283-96F0-10F41846A98A} > Instance > InitPropertyBag
   
3. In the right menu, double-click on TargetFolderPath and enter new location for Box Sync files.