# Change the default save location

**URL:** <https://mne.discourse.group/t/change-the-default-save-location/2792>\
**Category:** Support & Discussions\
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/change-the-default-save-location/2792 "2021-03-05T11:23:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xiaofang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/xiaofang/32/265_2.png) [@Xiaofang](https://mne.discourse.group/u/Xiaofang)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/change-the-default-save-location/2792/1 "2021-03-05T11:23:28Z")

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How to change the default save location of sample data downloaded by MNE?  
I don’t want this data to be stored in my C drive

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**Author:** ![cbrnr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/cbrnr/32/1409_2.png) [@cbrnr](https://mne.discourse.group/u/cbrnr)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/change-the-default-save-location/2792/2 "2021-03-05T17:08:48Z")

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You can use [MNE’s config system](https://mne.tools/stable/auto_tutorials/intro/plot_50_configure_mne.html) to set this path:

```python
mne.set_config("MNE_DATA", "/path/to/data/location")

```

This should put all data sets into the desired location. You can also change the path for individual data sets, e.g.

```python
mne.set_config("MNE_DATASETS_SAMPLE_PATH", "/another/path/for/sample")

```

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**Author:** ![Xiaofang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/xiaofang/32/265_2.png) [@Xiaofang](https://mne.discourse.group/u/Xiaofang)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/change-the-default-save-location/2792/3 "2021-03-06T01:54:23Z")

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OK,Thank you very much!