How to change / move data directory after installation?

This is simple change that can help you to quickly move Nextcloud data to other location. With Cloudamo, data folder is outside Nextcloud installation in /nextclouddata this way is protected from problems with main installation or similar. But if you wish to change to other location, here simple steps:

STEP 1

Go to cPanel > File manager > config > config.php

STEP 2

Open and edit file, data folder location is under:

$CONFIG = array (
	***
	***
	***
	'datadirectory' => '/nextclouddata', //new path of data directory
	***
	***
	***
);

STEP 3

After this you can move your /nextclouddata folder to location you have set in config.php file

 

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