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Change the data directory

The PDXpert Application Server manages different types of data in several subfolders under a single "data directory" Windows folder. Together, these subfolders contain your complete PLM data including the database, file library, search index and server settings. When the PDXpert Application Server is first installed, the data subfolders are created in the default data directory. Changing the base path moves the data subfolders and their contents into the new data directory.

Ensure that all users are logged out of the PDXpert client application before the data directory is changed.

1. Back up your database and library before moving to a new data directory.

2. Click on the Manage tab.

3. Within the System changes area, click the Change Data Directory... button to open the Browse for Folder dialog. Choose or create the folder where you want your product data and library files to be saved, and click the OK button. Moving the data may take a while: the PDXpert Application Server must copy the database, index, and every library file.

   PDXpert requires an empty destination folder. If the selected folder contains data, a warning is displayed. If you click the Yes button, all data within the destination folder will be overwritten with the source data.

   If the destination folder is already a valid PDXpert data directory (that is, it contains the pdxpertdata signature file), then the PDXpert Application Server will not overwrite its contents. Instead, it will simply begin using the data already in the destination folder.

   The data contained in the source directory is not deleted during this process.

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