Use only for removable disks option affects only those commands which involve archive modification.
To implement such behavior you should specify Folder for temporary files and turn on Use only for removable disks option. WinRAR will expand it to Windows temporary folder name before creating temporary files.įolder for temporary files/Use only for removable disksįor hard disks generally it is faster to create a temporary archive in the current folder, but for slow external disks it may be more efficient to create an archive on a hard disk and then copy it to external disk. If you changed it and wish to revert it back to Windows temporary folder later, you can enter %temp% instead of folder name.
Initial state of this parameter is the standard Windows temporary folder. If this field is blank, temporary files and folders will be created either in the current folder or in Windows temporary folder, depending on command type. WinRAR uses this folder to create temporary files. To activate this dialog select 'Settings…' command in Options menu and click on 'Paths' tab. Paths settings - WinRAR WinRAR Paths settings
