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This directory can be changed using a md.plugins.dir java system property and specifying paths separated with a semicolon (;) symbol.

To store modeling tool configuration files in a custom locationchange the location of the plugins directory

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1. Open the <modeling tool name>.properties file, which is located in <modeling tool installation directory>\bin.

2. In the JAVA_ARGS line, add the following property:

   -Dmd.plugins.dir="absolute path to plugins directory1;absolute path to plugins directory2"

   
   

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   title Sample property value
   -Dmd.plugins.dir="C:\Program Files\MagicDraw\plugins;D:\MyPlugins"

   
   

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Additionally, plugins are loaded from a configuration files location (<Configuration files location>\plugins). This allows to have global and user plugins.

Another issue on Unix systems is related to user permissions to write. If a modeling tool is installed in a root, user is not allowed to write in a global plugin directory if a user has not such permissions.