# Can you install winlogbeat in another folder
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** beats-module
**Created:** [April 20, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400 "2023-04-20T15:10:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@iqworks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iqworks)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400/1 "2023-04-20T15:10:20Z")
HI, it seems like the install instructions I have seen go into ProgramData or Program files. I want to install to a folder where all of my cyber security stuff?
thanks for any advice or suggestions
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### Author:  [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400/2 "2023-04-20T15:43:10Z")
Just install in the folder you want, you will probably need to edit the `install-service-winlogbeat.ps1` to configure it as a service.
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### Author:  [@iqworks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iqworks)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400/3 "2023-04-20T18:20:48Z")
thanks leon
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### Author:  [@iqworks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iqworks)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400/4 "2023-04-21T13:55:21Z")
Hi Lean, what do i need to do in the ps1? Am changing a path?
thanks again for any help or suggestions.
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### Author:  [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400/5 "2023-04-21T14:09:41Z")
> [@iqworks](#):
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> Hi Lean, what do i need to do in the ps1? Am changing a path?
>
> thanks again for any help or suggestions.
I'm sorry, but I do not use Windows and cannot help on this, but you need to check the `ps1` script if it makes any reference to the default directories and change it.
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### Author:  [@iqworks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iqworks)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400/6 "2023-04-21T15:33:22Z")
Hi Lean, yes, I see what I have to change.
I had to change the paths to "D:\vm workstation\winlogbeat" which is where i want winlogbeat to reside.
D:\vm workstation\winlogbeat\winlogbeat.exe" --environment=windows\_service -c "D:\vm workstation\winlogbeat\winlogbeat.yml" --path.home "D:\vm workstation\winlogbeat" --path.data "\VM WorkStation\winlogbeat" --path.logs "\VM WorkStation\winlogbeat\logs" -E logging.files.redirect\_stderr=true
Thanks, I would not have know to look at the ps1.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-install-winlogbeat-in-another-folder/330400/7 "2023-05-19T17:34:20Z")
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