Bug report #20063

The "output folder" Processing configuration has no effect

Added by Giovanni Manghi over 5 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:Processing/Core
Affected QGIS version:3.3(master) Regression?:No
Operating System: Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:invalid
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:27885

Description

After changing it in processing general options and restarting qgis, the ouput folder for temp layer is always the one defined by default after a normal installation.

Tested on master.


Related issues

Related to QGIS Application - Feature request #20060: Allow cancelling gdal algorithms Open 2018-10-09

History

#1 Updated by Nyall Dawson over 5 years ago

Which setting are your referring to exactly?

#2 Updated by Jürgen Fischer over 5 years ago

#3 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 5 years ago

Nyall Dawson wrote:

Which setting are your referring to exactly?

settings > options > processing > general > output folder

#4 Updated by Nyall Dawson over 5 years ago

That's not used for temporary files. It's only used as the default location for "real" outputs.

#5 Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 5 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Closed
  • Resolution set to invalid

Nyall Dawson wrote:

That's not used for temporary files. It's only used as the default location for "real" outputs.

so I guess this means there is no option for temp outputs?

#6 Updated by Nyall Dawson over 5 years ago

That's correct - they are always stored in the /tmp / windows temp folder

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