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To move the index folder to other places:

Windows

!!! note the mklink is built-in tool in Windows.

1. Open cmd as administrator:
2. Copy the index folder to another place, take D:\gd-ng\index_new for example.:
3. Run mklink /D "C:\Users\USERNAME\Application Data\GoldenDict\index" "D:\gd-ng\index_new":
4. Run GoldenDict:

Linux/macOS

Use the ln command.