Applies to

Cause

Solution

• Under the Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel/Printers.
• In the File menu, click "Server Properties" and select the "Advanced" tab.
• Type the desired path in the Spool Folder box and click "OK".

Note: Specifying only the root directory (for example: C:\) will result in an error message of "Server spool directory location is invalid". Use C:\<directory>.

Note: The global default location for all printers spool files is: %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\PRINTERS.

This defines a new global default location for all printers to place spool files.

Warning: Performance may be affected if the spool folder drive is busy.