$LocalBase

gives the base directory to use for local object storage.

Details

$LocalBase defines where new local objects are stored by default by LocalObject.
$LocalBase can be reset to any file:// URI or file path. $LocalBase=File["path"] is also supported.
The initial value of $LocalBase is $DefaultLocalBase.

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Get the current local object base:

Change the local object base to a new temporary directory:

Set the local object base to a named temporary directory specified in a system-independent way:

Give a directory to use as local base directory:

A file scheme URL can be converted to a path by ExpandFileName:

FileNameJoin accepts file scheme URLs:

$CloudBase is the base URI for persistent cloud storage:

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