When you don't have enough space on your Mac device for your MuMuPlayer Pro, what should you do? Don't worry! MuMuPlayer Pro has prepared a new feature for you to customize your own Device Storage Directory. In this way will the issue of insufficient storage space be easily solved!

 

*Please update to the latest version to use this function.

 

Table of Content：

1. Overview

2. User Interface

 

Function 1：Device Storage Directory
Function 2：Device Storage
Function 3：Add from .gmad file

 

3. Best scenarios and instructions

 

Scenario 1：Previously the data in MuMuPlayer Pro was stored in the default directory and I want to move it to another directory (e.g. in an external hard drive)
Scenario 2：I'm new to MuMuPlayer Pro and I want to customize my own Device Storage Directory.
Scenario 3：I want to store my Android Devices in different directories.
Scenario 4：I want to take my data along with me and use it on different Mac devices.

 

1. Overview

MuMuPlayer Pro will set a default Device Storage Directory, where the data of newly created or cloned Android Devices are stored.

In our newly released version, you can change the default Device Storage Directory to a customized one. The Android Devices you created or cloned afterward can be stored here in this customized directory. You can decide where you store your data.

Meanwhile, to avoid failing to use the already created Android Device when there's an error with your customized directory, MuMuPlayer Pro allows you to "Add from .gmad file". This ".gmad" file is the data file for an individual Android device. As long as you have this file, you can add your Android Device into the list.

*Note: To "Add" a device is not to "Clone" the Android Device. Even if you have added the device to your list, the Android Device is still stored where the .gmad file is. And its data will be stored and updated synchronously when you run this device.

 

2. User Interface

Function 1：Device Storage Directory

Open "Settings" of an Android Device, click on the "Global" tab and find "Device Storage Directory"; When the directory is in a default location, you can "Customize" it. Click on the "Customize" button to open the window for choosing a location, and you can choose the directory you want.

 

 

When the directory is customized, the specific path will be displayed. You can choose to "Change" it or "Restore Default". "Change" has the same function as "Customize", and "Restore Default" will set your storage directory back to default.

 

 

Function 2：Device Storage

If you want to check where a certain Android Device store its data, you can open the "Settings" of this device and find "Data-Device Storage" to view the location of your storage directory. You can also click on "Show in Finder" to locate your file.

 

 

Function 3：Add from .gmad file

Open the main interface of MuMuPlayer Pro and click on the top menu bar "Tool-Add from .gmad file...". When you find the .gmad file, select an individual one or multiple ones and add it/them to the list of Android Devices.

 

 

 

3. Best scenarios and instructions

Scenario 1：Previously the data in MuMuPlayer Pro was stored in the default directory and I want to move it to another directory (e.g. in an external hard drive)

Instruction：The method of data migration is suitable not only when the original directory is in default setting, but also when the original directory is customized.

1. If your Android Device is in an old file format(Open "Settings-Data". If there's no "Device Storage", then it's an old format), then you can follow the steps below:

（1）Open "Settings" of an Android Device, click on the "Global" tab and find "Device Storage Directory"; then click "Customize";

 

 

（2）Open the window of choosing a directory, select "New Folder" or find a folder you would like to use, then click on "Select" to finish the settings of directory;

 

 

（3）Then you can clone the Android Device that you want to migrate. You can also delete the original one if you want. The whole process of data migration is done.

 

 

2. If your Android Device is in the new file format ".gmad"(Open "Settings-Data", and you can see there's a path for "Device Storage"), then you can also do as below besides the methods above;

（1）Find the Android Device you want to migrate, open "Settings-Data-Device Storage", and then click on "Show in Finder";

 

 

（2）Then copy and paste the gmad file into the directory you would like to use. And click "Tool-Add from .gmad file..." in the top menu bar. When you find the corresponding .gmad file, you can add it into your Android Device list;

 

 

 

（3）The whole process of data migration is done. You can also delete the original one if you want. 

 

 

Scenario 2：I'm new to MuMuPlayer Pro and I want to customize my own Device Storage Directory.

Instruction：

（1）Open "Settings" of an Android Device, click on the "Global" tab and find "Device Storage Directory"; then click "Customize";

 

 

（2）Select "New Folder" or find a folder you would like to use, then click on "Select" to finish the settings of directory;

 

 

Scenario 3：I want to store my Android Devices in different directories.

Instruction：You can refer to Scenario 1 and migrate your Android Devices in different directories.

 

Scenario 4：I want to take my data along with me and use it on different Mac devices.

Instruction：

（1）You can refer to Scenario 1, and migrate all your data in your external hard drive;

（2）On your different Mac devices where MuMuPlayer Pro needs to run, you can click "Tool-Add from .gmad file..." in the top menu bar, and add all the .gmad files.

 

 

 

（3）Keep the connection of your external hard drive, and then you can run your Android Devices;

（4）If you need to remove your external hard drive, we strongly suggest you remove it after you exit MuMuPlayer Pro, to avoid data loss. 

When you are customizing your storage directory, you might run into errors. In this case, please refer to the article "What to do if there is an error with your Android Device Storage Directory?". If this article cannot solve your problem, please contact us for help.