File location & Basic Setup

V5 Question
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I Am New in samba pos, wWhen i installed software files are defferent locations like setup file in one location , some in files in document and data file somewhere else how i can make all files including data in one folder??
And I would like to know about basic setups

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You shouldn’t make them all in one location. Keep it like it is. Take a look at the tutorials section of this forum and take advantage of the search function. If you installed with sql localdB or sql express then it stores most configuration data in the database.

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This is what windows programs are like :-p
The program/software itself will be in the programs folder.
There is a samba folder in my documents as the ‘local’ settings for samba are per user, which is I expect due to the ability to run on an RDP machine where you might wish to tweek settings per client.
This is normal for any software, dont worry about it.

Search the forum, there are many tutorials in the tutorials category section of the forum and detailed info topics.

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Other File are ok. But how I can change data file location?

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Sql is not a single file database. Why are you concerned with file location?

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by default it is in ‘c’ drive I don’t want to keep in ‘c’ drive

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What’s wrong with keeping it on c? Anyway it uses SQL Express Local DB which is not a single file database. You can run regular backups and store them anywhere.

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there is no option to keep at least .mdf and .ldf files in to other drive?

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Yes you can use mssms and unmount the database then define a new location and remount the database. Just moving those files will not work and could corrupt it.

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You should run regular backups and store them somewhere. Those two files are not what you backup. If you run sql backup you can restore it even if you lose the mdf and ldf.

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ok thanks. then I will follow the backup option

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How I can make default data? I did some changes now I need to make default

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I don’t understand what you mean. Changes to what?

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while installing the software there is a sample data right? in that i did some changes and now i need the same which is default sample data

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Are you asking copying your data to somewhere else?