| To move the index folder to other places: | |
| ## Windows | |
| !!! note | |
| the [`mklink`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mklink#related-links) 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. | |