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# Move Data Folders to Another Location on the Server

Move Cortex XSOAR 6.15 data folders to a different server location for storage management.

Follow these steps to move the directories installed on the Cortex XSOAR server to another location.

Let `<new path>` mark the base path to which to move the Cortex XSOAR server files.

Always use the **cp** command with the **-p** flag to retain the original file permissions.

Use the following commands to only move the data.

1. Stop the Cortex XSOAR service using the appropriate command for your OS.
   * `systemctl stop demisto`
   * `sudo service demisto stop`
2. Move `/var/lib/demisto` to *`<new path>`*`/var/lib/demisto`.

   ` cp -pfr /var/lib/demisto`` `` `*`<new path>`*`/var/lib`
3. Edit the `/etc/demisto.conf` file.

   Contents of the `/etc/demisto.conf` file are in JSON format and can hold additional data than what is shown in the example.

   ```programlisting
   {
       "Server": {
               "HttpsPort": 443
       },
       "folders": {
               "lib": "{new path}/var/lib/demisto"
       },
       "DB": {
               "DatabaseDir": "{new path}/var/lib/demisto/data",
               "IndexDir": "{new path}/var/lib/demisto/data"
       }
   }
   ```
4. Update the origin path for the version control folder to the new location.

   For example, if the new location is `/data/demisto/versionControlRepo`, run `git remote set-url origin "file:///data/demisto/versionControlRepo"`

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p>Do not update the origin path if you are using a remote repository. If you are using CI/CD for content management, update the origin path.</p></div>
5. Start the Cortex XSOAR service using the appropriate command for your OS.
   * `systemctl start demisto`
   * `sudo service demisto start`
6. (Optional) Verify that the process was performed successfully and remove the original directory `/var/lib/demisto`.


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