How to change ipch path in Visual Studio 2010

Question

I saw that VS2010 creates some files in the solution folder (.sdf, .suo, .ipch, etc.). Can I change the folder in which these files are created?

Thank!

Answer 1

The ipch folder is created by IntelliSense, and its location cannot be changed based on each solution. However, you can store VS 2010 all the folders of your ipch projects in the %TEMP%\VC++ folder. Select Tools > Options > Text Editor > C / C ++ > Advanced . After that, you will see the Fallback Location section. Change Always use fallback location to True . Leave the Spare Location blank and it will put them in your %TEMP% folder. After you change this, you can delete your ipch folder and your *.sdf and *.opensdf . They will be recreated at the crash site. Please note that you can backup these files if you are picky about window layout, etc. For the project.

I found out about this from MSDN Mail . Also note that the *.suo file will still be created in the same place as your solution. I am not sure how to change this.