Moving the FileStore to a non-default location.

The service is running as the Local System account

  1. Go to the machine on which Files Advanced is installed.
  2. Stop the Files Advanced File Repository Server and Files Advanced Tomcat services.
  3. You will find the current FileStore in the folder which you selected with the Configuration Utility. The default location is C:\ProgramData\Acronis\Files Advanced\FileStore.
  4. Copy or move the entire FileStore folder with all of its contents to the desired location.

    For example, D:\MyCustom Folder\FileStore

    Note: If the File Store is on a remote network share, the computer on which the File Repository service is running must have full permissions to the File Store folder on the network share.

  5. Open the Configuration Utility.
  6. In the File Repository tab, change the path of the FileStore to the new path where you've moved the FileStore folder.
  7. Start Files Advanced File Repository Server service.
  8. Start the Files Advanced Tomcat service and close the Services control panel.

The service is running as a User account

  1. Go to the machine on which Files Advanced is installed.
  2. Stop the Files Advanced File Repository Server and Files Advanced Tomcat services.
  3. You will find the current FileStore in the folder which you selected with the Configuration Utility. The default location is C:\ProgramData\Acronis\Files Advanced\FileStore.
  4. Copy or move the entire FileStore folder with all of its contents to the desired location.

    For example, D:\MyCustom Folder\FileStore

  5. Open the Configuration Utility.
  6. In the File Repository tab, change the path of the FileStore to the new path where you've moved the FileStore folder.
  7. If the File Store is on a remote network share, the user account as which the File Repository service is running must have full permissions to the File Store folder on the network share.
  8. The account must also have read and write access to the local Repository folder (for example, C:\Program Files (x86)\Acronis\Files Advanced\File Repository\Repository) to write the log file.
  9. Start Files Advanced File Repository Server service.
  10. Start the Files Advanced Tomcat service and close the Services control panel.