How do I set up or change the storage path in Boxafe 2.0 and later?

1. Open Boxafe.
   The Storage Path Configuration window appears.
   
2. Select one of the following:
   1. Keep current storage path
   2. Create new storage path
      For details, see the section "Creating a new Boxafe storage"  below.
   3. Use a pre-existing Boxafe storage path
      For details, see the section "Migrating an Existing Boxafe Storage to Another Location" below.
   For details on these storage options see the "Storage Path Options" table above.
3. If Create new storage path was selected then specify the new folder, or if Use a pre-existing Boxafe storage path was selected then specify the existing Boxafe storage location:
   1. Next to New storage path, click Select Path.
      The Select NAS Folder window appears.
   2. Select the desired folder.
      
   3. Click Select Path.
   4. Click Apply.
4. If Use a pre-existing Boxafe storage path was selected, then select I have moved or copied existing Boxafe data to the new storage location.
   
5. Click Appy.
   The Confirmation Storage Path Change window appears.
6. Enter your NAS account password.
7. Click Confirm.

1. Log into your NAS as an administrator.
2. Create a new folder.
   1. Open File Station.
   2. Navigate to the desired parent folder.
   3. Create a new folder by clicking .
      The Create folder window appears.
   4. Under Folder name, specify the folder name.
   5. Click OK.
3. Open Boxafe 2.0.
4. Go to Settings > Preferences > Storage Settings.
5. Next to Storage path, click .
   The Storage Path Configuration window appears.
6. Select Create new storage path.
   
7. Next to New storage path, click Select Path.
   The Select NAS Folder window appears.
8. Select the newly created folder from the above steps.
   
9. Click Select Path.
10. Click Apply.
    The Confirmation Storage Path Change window appears.
11. Enter your NAS account password.
12. Click Confirm.
    The Boxafe storage path is set to the new folder. Backup jobs can now be run as normal to backup your domain data.

An existing Boxafe storage can be moved to another folder by performing the following steps:

1. Log into your NAS as an administrator.
2. If Boxafe is running, stop Boxafe.
   1. Open App Center.
   2. Locate Boxafe.
   3. Click .
   4. Click Stop.
      
   5. Stopping Boxafe may take several minutes. When Boxafe is stopped, the Boxafe app button will display "Start".
      
3. Create the destination folder.
   1. Open File Station.
   2. Navigate to the desired parent folder.
   3. Create a new folder by clicking .
      The Create folder window appears.
   4. Under Folder name, specify the folder name.
      
      Important

      Boxafe does not support folder names with special characters or spaces.
   5. Click OK.
4. Move Boxafe storage data from the current source folder to the new destination folder.
   1. Access your NAS via SSH by following the steps in How do I access my QNAP NAS using SSH?
   2. In the SSH terminal, enter the following commands:

      mv -f <source_folder> <destination_folder>/

      
      

      Variable	Description	Example
      <source_folder>	The source storage path	/share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/.qpkg/boxafe/storage
      <destination_folder>	The destination storage path	/share/Public/BoxafeStorage

      A subdirectory "Storage" under <destination_folder> will be created and all files in the source folder are migrated to <destination_folder>/Storage.

5. Start Boxafe.
   1. Open App Center.
   2. Locate Boxafe.
   3. Click Start.
      
6. Open Boxafe.
7. Go to Settings > Preferences > Storage Settings.
8. Next to Storage path, click .
   
9. Select Use a pre-existing Boxafe storage path.
   
10. Next to New storage path, click Select Path.
    The Select NAS Folder window appears.
11. Select the destination storage folder.
    
12. Click Select Path.
13. Select I have moved or copied existing Boxafe data to the new storage location.
    
14. Click Apply.
    The Confirmation Storage Path Change window appears.
15. Enter your NAS account password.
16. Click Confirm.
    It may take several minutes to apply the new storage path. After the new storage path is successfully applied, a success window appears.
    
17. Click OK. 
18. Refresh the browser page.
    Boxafe will now use the new storage path.