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Q123471: HOWTO: Change the Data Directory Location

Article: Q123471
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 2.0x, 3.01, 3.02, 3.04 
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 2.0x, 3.01, 3.02, 3.04 
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 2.0x, 3.01, 3.02, 3.04 
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 2.0x, 3.01, 3.02, 3.04 
- Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX, versions 2.0x, 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 3.04 
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SUMMARY
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To move the SourceSafe data directory to a location different from the
SourceSafe location, follow these steps:

1. Copy the DATA directory to the new directory.

  IMPORTANT: Make sure you copy all subdirectories even if they are empty.
  SourceSafe will not work correctly if they are not present. SourceSafe users
  must have FULL rights in the target directory.

  To reduce confusion, you may want to delete the old directory once you have
  successfully copied the DATA directory to its new location.

2. Edit the SRCSAFE.INI file using any text editor. Change this line:

        Data_Path = data

  to this line:

        Data_Path = <new path>\data_dir

  NOTE: This variable must be defined in the SRCSAFE.INI for version 3.x or
  later and in the SYSTEM.INI for version 2.x.

REFERENCES
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See "SourceSafe Concepts and Configuration" Manual for version 3.x, p.154.

Additional query words: ss3

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Issue type        : kbhowto

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