Igor’s Tip of the Week #175: IDB work directory

As we’ve seen previously, an IDB (IDA database) consists of several embedded files which contain the actual database data and which IDA reads/write directly when working with the database. By default, they’re unpacked next to the IDB, which can lead to various issues such as excessive disk usage, or speed (e.g. if IDB is on a remote or removable drive).

If you often work with external IDBs but have a fast local drive, it may be useful to set …

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