# Moving node directory to another directory

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/moving-node-directory-to-another-directory/172722>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 18, 2019, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/moving-node-directory-to-another-directory/172722 "2019-03-18T07:57:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pradana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Pradana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pradana)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/moving-node-directory-to-another-directory/172722/1 "2019-03-18T07:57:36Z")

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Hi,

Since we have short of space in main directory and it has been consume around 99% we like to move node directory under /var/lib/elasticsearch to some others directory that still have space. How we can do this ? We have try to use the symlink but its not working ( we cannot start the elasticsearch).

Regards

Pradana

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/moving-node-directory-to-another-directory/172722/2 "2019-03-18T08:15:46Z")

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Change `path.data` setting. That should do the job.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/moving-node-directory-to-another-directory/172722/3 "2019-04-15T08:15:46Z")

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