# Move data directory to another drive

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/move-data-directory-to-another-drive/11211>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 12, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/move-data-directory-to-another-drive/11211 "2021-11-12T17:38:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![wallart](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/wallart/32/3179_2.png) [@wallart](https://bisq.community/u/wallart)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/move-data-directory-to-another-drive/11211/1 "2021-11-12T17:38:42Z")

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How can I move the existing data directory on Linux to a different drive? I have read the topics about starting a new directory, but that’s not what I want. I want to take the existing Bisq data directory and move it, _intact_, to a different drive.

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**Author:** ![Pazza](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/pazza/32/2703_2.png) [@Pazza](https://bisq.community/u/Pazza)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/move-data-directory-to-another-drive/11211/2 "2021-11-12T22:32:12Z")

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1st back up application data - [Backing up application data - Bisq Wiki](https://bisq.wiki/Backing_up_application_data)  
2nd restore application data - [Restoring application data - Bisq Wiki](https://bisq.wiki/Restoring_application_data)

Make sure you do not try and run the same instance of Bisq on two machines. Once you have transferred it delete the instance you no longer need.

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**Author:** ![wallart](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/wallart/32/3179_2.png) [@wallart](https://bisq.community/u/wallart)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/move-data-directory-to-another-drive/11211/3 "2021-11-12T23:21:56Z")

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Ok. How do I get Bisq to use the new directory? How do I change the default data directory?

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**Author:** ![wallart](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/wallart/32/3179_2.png) [@wallart](https://bisq.community/u/wallart)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/move-data-directory-to-another-drive/11211/4 "2021-11-13T02:21:31Z")

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I found the answer here:  
😉[Link to Command Line Options](https://bisq.wiki/Command_line_options)

Just kidding. This doesn’t work.

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**Author:** ![wallart](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/wallart/32/3179_2.png) [@wallart](https://bisq.community/u/wallart)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/move-data-directory-to-another-drive/11211/5 "2021-11-13T16:41:50Z")

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That doesn’t work. Now Bisq fails on tor startup. Giving up. Better things to do.

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**Author:** ![Pazza](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/pazza/32/2703_2.png) [@Pazza](https://bisq.community/u/Pazza)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/move-data-directory-to-another-drive/11211/6 "2021-11-13T21:06:25Z")

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Hi sorry to hear that.

If you would like have real time chat support please reach out to me on keybase: [Keybase](https://keybase.io/team/bisq)

My username there is pazza