True, With the New Version that Now allows for multiple Models Locations.
Make the NAS / Network / or external Drive the 1st location.
then Add a 2nd Location Local to your own Hard Drive.
Keep just one Models there if you are concerned about space.
Then If you do disconnect from the 1st drive, it will default to reading from the 2nd location.
Also, It's Important to have a Separate Data Folder for Each Device.
you Could Have multiple Data Folders on the same NAS / Network / External Drive. One Folder for each device.
But since the Data Folder uses Little space with current sized HDD, it's Best to Keep the Data Folder in your Own Local Profile.
Share the Same Main Models Folder, but Keep the Data Folder Local.
Why? Because then you can have Simultaneous use of the Models on two devices at the same time, without worrying about the Data Folder becoming Corrupted.
I just experimented with 4 folder locations.
the last one Being a USB stick with 16GB of Storage.
I was able to Get 15 3K size Model folders on it..
So Now, even when I'm not networked, I still have some of my favorites on the USB stick.
There is a Windows 7 bug. the Add New Folder Popup, defaults to the Open Folder interface.
so on Windows 7, you Can't Add a new Folder via the GUI.
you Have to Edit the registry
In System create a New Multi String or Reg_Multi_SZ key
Name it
ModelsMultiPaththen put in the Paths to your models Folders each path on a separate line
q:\SharedModels\
c:\users\WyldAnimal\appdata\vghd\models\
s:\extramodels\
i:\thumb-strippers\
Q:\ is my Network Shared models but on the Drive it some folder like this Q:\superuser\wyldanimal\storage\backedup\vghd\models I just give it a share name of
SharedModels
But in case I loose the Q:\ redirection I can use the dotted IP address to the share.
instead of Q:\SharedModels
I can use \\10.0.0.101\SharedModels
Another trick you can do is use the Subst command in a bat file to create a Drive letter for the share.
@echo Off
Subst /d
Subst Q: "\\10.0.0.101"
then Q drive Now is Substituted for the share
and Q:\SharedModels is where the models are
There are all kind of ways to share the Folder..
but always keep the Data folder separate to the Device you are using..