How can I change my Cygwin home folder after installation?
Starting with Cygwin 1.7.34, the recommended way to do this is to add a custom db_home setting to /etc/nsswitch.conf. A common wish when doing this is to make your Cygwin home directory equal to your Windows user profile directory. This setting will do that: db_home: windows Or, equivalently: db_home: /%H You need to use the … Read more