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Change the MySQL Temporary Files Directory

By default, MySQL’s temporary files are stored in the tmp\ subdirectory of your XAMPP installation directory (usually, C:\xampp). In case you wish to change the location of this directory, follow these steps:

  1. Edit the my.ini file in the mysql\bin\ subdirectory of your XAMPP installation directory. Within this file, find the tmpdir variable in the [mysqld] section and change it to reflect your new desired location. For example:

    tmpdir = "D:/temp"

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