# Moving default Sync folder to another drive

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/moving-default-sync-folder-to-another-drive/2205
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 25, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/moving-default-sync-folder-to-another-drive/2205 "2015-03-25T04:19:46Z")
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### Author: ![calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/calmh/32/15311_2.png) [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2015, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/moving-default-sync-folder-to-another-drive/2205/3 "2015-03-25T08:45:24Z")

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Another approach, instead of the symlink, would be;

1. Shut down syncthing.
2. Move the folder where ever you like, including the `.stfolder` marker (or you need to create that again, as you discovered).
3. Edit the folder path in the `config.xml` directly.
4. Start syncthing.

The index that is kept per folder is keyed on folder ID, not path, so this is relatively safe.

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