Running brainstorm from external hard disk

[Raymundo.Cassani]

You may want to move Brainstorm database rather than the application.

Although it is possible to have and run the Brainstorm application (contents of the Program directory brainstorm3/) in an external HDD, it is not convenient, the user preferences (saved in the User directory) will be in a different HDD, thus Brainstorm will have different settings if run in different computers.

In Brainstorm it is possible to have Protocols in different directories. However we strongly recommend to have all the protocols in single directory (Database directory). In this way it is easier to find, move and backup protocols.

Check this page and post replies about Moving a database:

https://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm/Tutorials/CreateProtocol#Moving_a_database

Moving Brainstorm Database folder

Hi Sarah, You can easily move the currently selected protocol by doing the following: In Brainstorm: File > Delete protocol > Only detach from database (does not remove any files, just tells brainstorm not to manage this folder anymore) With your terminal or file manager: Move the folder “brainstorm_db/protocol_name” somewhere else In Brainstorm: File > Load protocol > Load from folder: and go select your “protocol_name” folder at its new location Moving the entire database, is equivalent to…

Moving Brainstorm Database folder

I have multiple BrainStorm databases (research, phantoms, patients, removable drives, etc). Francois answered here the elegant way to politely detach, move, and import a database, maintaining your preferences. I’m more impatient (grin). A fast but not so elegant way to restart BrainStorm with a different database is to quit your brainstorm session, then, at the Matlab command line enter brainstorm reset which wipes out your customizations and database link (but only the link, the files are u…