HQ – Job Space 101

What's a Job Space?

A "Job Space" is simply a folder on a storage drive. When you install HQ it sets up a default Job Space on your computer's internal drive. Most users roll with the default Job Space but HQ lets you Add, Remove, Move, and Rename Job Spaces. For example, you can add a new job space on an external drive and use it to store jobs you're done working with. The "external drive" and be a portable hard drive, NAS (networked attached storage), a folder on your company's network, or a folder on Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc. Moving completed jobs to an external drive that's regularly backed up is a good way to keep them safe in the long term.

Where are my jobs?

The default Job Space is in the ProgramData folder – which Windows hides so you don't accidentally delete something important. Here's how to find the folder:

• Right + click on Jobs > Properties > Path to open the Jobs folder in Windows Explorer
• Don't add or delete anything from this folder
  • If you drop files in here HQ won't see them
  • if you delete files HQ will see them as missing and won't be happy
  • Always add or delete in the HQ app

How do I move HQ jobs to a new PC?

How to move jobs from old > new PC:
https://help.seesnake.com/support/solutions/articles/150000174465-hq-move-jobs-from-old-to-new-computer

Videos

These videos walk you through Job Spaces and how to use them.

• Overview: https://youtu.be/EF5uREDRuy0?si=enP3yN4ZXUPeNDtQ
• In-depth: https://youtu.be/UIGVLfB9Dkw?si=nf3pzSr8mWc_Z3qJ