Feature Request: Set path to "db" folder in Config.xml file

[neoikon]

I kindly request the ability to move the (large) "db" folder elsewhere, outside the "Documents" folder. Perhaps by designating a path within Config.xml file.

I have two reasons. One, as a Windows user I use Microsoft's OneDrive to automatically back up my Documents folder. OneDrive does not allow the ability to turn off syncing of individual directories under the Documents folder. It's all of nothing. As you know, the "db" folder can grow very large, which uses up a lot of the limited OneDrive space. If the "db" folder were not inside the Documents folder, it would remedy this.

Second, I have a PC and a Laptop, which use the same Windows login, and thus the same OneDrive backup of the Documents folder, etc. For my laptop, I have NinjaTrader run under a separate environment/folder within the Documents directory (which is a great feature, BTW!). As a NinjaTrader developer, this allows me to keep the environments completely separate. But, because of the reason above, I now have TWO "db" folders, exasperating the problem.

Thank you for the consideration and let me know if that does not make sense.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello neoikon,

Thanks for your post.

I have submitted your feature request to the Development team. This request is being tracked under the number SFT-6113.

As with all feature requests, interest is tracked before implementation is considered, so we cannot offer an ETA or promise of fulfillment. If implemented, it will be noted on the Release Notes page of the Help Guide.

Release Notes — https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ease_notes.htm

[QuantKey_Bruce]

For many people, it is not just an inconvenience - it makes NT not work at all. This is typically in the scenario described where there are two machines backing up to the same OneDrive, causing the 'db' files to get stomped by the other machine, causing NT to then crash.