# Change the Nextcloud data directory

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/change-the-nextcloud-data-directory/46068>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Created:** [January 25, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/change-the-nextcloud-data-directory/46068 "2019-01-25T14:48:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Vladimir\_Ignatov](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/vladimir_ignatov/32/12977_2.png) [@Vladimir\_Ignatov](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Vladimir_Ignatov)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/change-the-nextcloud-data-directory/46068/1 "2019-01-25T14:48:26Z")

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Good afternoon.

I need to change the directory path with the data.  
Before you enter the first time in the Next.  
I did:  
sudo systemctl stop httpd  
sudo systemctl status httpd  
mkdir / var / lib / mysql / nextcloud\_data  
mv / var / www / nextcloud / data / var / lib / mysql / nextcloud\_data - move data  
chown apache: apache / var / lib / mysql / nextcloud\_data -R  
chmod 755 / var / lib / mysql / nextcloud\_data

sudo systemctl start httpd

When I enter the first time and specify the path to the data directory- /var/lib/mysql/nextcloud\_data/data, I write an error: Error  
Unable to create or write to directory  
Tell me what am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![Vladimir\_Ignatov](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/vladimir_ignatov/32/12977_2.png) [@Vladimir\_Ignatov](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Vladimir_Ignatov)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/change-the-nextcloud-data-directory/46068/2 "2019-01-26T13:18:26Z")

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I solved the problem, I created the file .ocdata in / var / lib / mysql / nextcloud\_data and gave him all the rights.  
chown apache: apache / var / lib / mysql / nextcloud\_data -R  
chmod 755 / var / lib / mysql / nextcloud\_data

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**Author:** ![system](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/system/32/29333_2.png) [@system](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/change-the-nextcloud-data-directory/46068/3 "2024-09-23T17:18:24Z")

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/change-the-nextcloud-data-directory/46068/4 "2024-12-09T16:52:04Z")

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