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1. Add a key to your runtime properties file:
   • application_data_directory=/my/custom/location/
2. Modify the openmrs.war file: /WEB-INF/web.xml file
   • Change the context parameter "application.data.directory" to something. (use a trailing slash)
3. Modify the conf/Catalina/openmrs/context.xml file in your tomcat (or other server) config:

   • Code Block
     <Context ...> ... <Parameter name="application.data.directory" value="/my/custom/location/" override="false"/> ... </Context>

     (see http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html for more info)

For Developers

There are several convenience methods to help developers findSee the methods:

OpenmrsUtil.getApplicationDataDirectory()

and

OpenmrsUtil.getDirectoryInApplicationDataDirectory(String folderName)