Move the Mabinogi Folder from Documents to Another Location

If you've played Mabinogi for hundreds of hours to several years, don't be caught with your pants down and learn how to redirect the Mabinogi folder from Documents to another drive so you will never lose your screenshots, videos, pet AI scripts and configuration files ever again!

Introduction

Are you one of those people who have invested hundreds or thousands of hours – or perhaps several years – playing Mabinogi? Have you kept and saved all your screenshots, video captures and perfecting your pet AI scripts during your extensive Mabinogi career? Then chances are that you have probably lost years’ worth of nostalgia and hard work to inevitable drive issues and computer upgrades or replacements, only to wish that you would’ve kept them stored on another drive. I don’t expect this tutorial to be popular, but if you have another drive that you would like to store your pet AI scripts, configuration settings and gameplay keepsakes on instead of the Documents folder, then you have come to the right place.

It is assumed that Mabinogi is being run from either Windows Vista, 7, 8/8.1 or 10 – but will also work with XP, with slight modifications. This guide works for Mabinogi installations from the Nexon Launcher and/or Steam.

Disclaimer: This tutorial utilizes advanced knowledge of the Windows OS. Anyone attempting to follow this guide does so at his or her own risk and agrees not to hold me liable for any damages caused as the result of user error.

Creating the Mabinogi Folder Symlink

For whatever reason, the developer decided to hard code the Mabinogi folder to the defaulted Documents folder in Windows (or in My Documents if running XP), making it difficult for the user to choose an alternate location to save screenshots, video, pet AI scripts and more. This tutorial attempts to provide step-by-step instructions to anyone wanting to create a directory symbolic link (or soft link) from the default location in the Documents folder to the target directory where the actual files are stored.

Readers attempting to follow this guide must have proficient working knowledge of Windows operating systems. A high comfort level is necessary when working at the command-line, as well as having familiarity of running an elevated command prompt. Administrative privileges to the operating system is also required.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Make sure Mabinogi is installed and run it at least once.
2. Check your Documents folder to verify the location of the Mabinogi folder.
   • For some Windows 8.1 users, it may be hidden by default. If this is the case, you will need to open the Change the folder and search options under the View tab in Windows Explorer and select Show hidden files, folders, and drives; click the Apply to Folders button, then click OK.
3. Move all existing subfolders inside the Mabinogi folder – including the Mabinogi folder itself to an alternate internal/external drive and folder location.
   Note: If moving to a different drive, delete all moved content from the Documents/Mabinogi folder. (Be sure to create a backup in case anything goes wrong!)
   
4. Open a command prompt as an Administrator.
   
5. In the command prompt, type the following then press Enter:
   

   mklink /J "C:\Users\$USER$\Documents\Mabinogi" "G:\Mabinogi"

   IMPORTANT: $USER$ and G:\Mabinogi is a Windows username placeholder and suggested drive letter\folder used to demonstrate. Replace with the actual Windows username assigned to the Documents folder, and the drive and folder location you moved your Mabinogi folder and content before running the command.
   
   Note: If running XP, change the Documents location to "C:\Documents and Settings\$USER$\My Documents\Mabinogi".
   
6. If done correctly, a command prompt message should look similar to:
   

   Junction created for C:\Users\$USER$\Documents\Mabinogi <<===>> G:\Mabinogi

   
   Note: If you get an error message saying, "Cannot create a file when that file already exists." check that there are no folders named Mabinogi inside Documents and repeat Step 5.
   
7. Run Mabinogi again to verify screenshots, video, pet AI scripts or character configuration files are working correctly.
   Additionally, the Mabinogi folder icon will also show a shortcut arrow from inside the Documents folder using Windows Explorer.

Additional Notes

It should be noted that if you get a new computer or the main drive gets replaced, creating the symlink would need to be reapplied – therefore it is suggested to mark this guide as a favorite so you can find it again easily... just in case!

If you enjoy playing Mabinogi as I do, I hope you will find this guide useful.


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Changelog

10/28/2022 – Added new guide link.
07/08/2020 – Added new guide link.
01/23/2020 – Fixed typo.
01/15/2020 – Changed some text for clarity.
01/14/2020 – Fixed typo.
01/14/2020 – Initial version.