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===Moving data directory===

See [https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-change-move-data-directory-after-installation/17170 https://help.nextcloud.com/t/howto-change-move-data-directory-after-installation/17170]

Nextcloud doesn't include a clean built-in way to migrate data.

The ''proper'' way to do it is to fix all the paths in the Nextcloud database. However, this is slightly complicated and prone to errors.

The '''easy''' way is to create a symlink:

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sudo -u www-data php /path/to/nextcloud/occ maintenance:mode --on

mkdir -p /new/path/to/data

rsync -a /path/to/data/. /new/path/to/data

mv /path/to/data /path/to/dataBackup

ln -s /new/path/to/data /path/to/data

chown -h www-data:www-data /path/to/data # To set symlink ownership

chown -R www-data:www-data /new/path/to/data # To set actual data dir ownership

sudo -u www-data php /path/to/nextcloud/occ maintenance:mode --off

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