How to move data directory to shared folder of VMware appliance

[compeec]

Hi,

I would like to change the data directory path to a shared folder of VMware appliance, please describe the methods and suggest me the best solutions.

Thanks indeed in advance.

[3Dscrewer]

One way is the APP external Storage, but what OS does the Host have? Windows? In that Case you have to use CIFS inside the App.

[compeec]

Hi,

Thank you for your reply. I m using VM appliance on Windows server. Would you mind please describe me by methods? Currently, the data directory location is /var/ncdata

Thank you.

[3Dscrewer]

Sorry, but I don’t understand your reason to do that. But first, this seems impossible because there are several Programs who are pointing to that folder.
Read this.

Changing Data Directory

Hello, I’m new to NextCloud and just getting started, so please go easy on me I have a new fresh install of NextCloud 11.0.2 Stable on Ubuntu a 16.04 LTS Server setup and when following the main instructions placed the data direction into /var/www/nextcloud/data. But I keep all of my data in a separate Unraid server. So, I first edited fstab and mapped my unraid shares. This works fine and I can navigate to them without issue. These are located at /mnt/unraid and I want the…

But if you are low on space, you can expand the virtual Drive using Windows Server Tools (and a couple of commands at Linux), or you can add the Drives of the Host by using the APP external Drives.

This is another way, to have more space i.e. syncing Data
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving