How to change Applications Manager directory from one drive to another?

How to change Applications Manager directory from one drive to another?

Follow the below steps to change the Applications Manager folder directory from one drive to another:
  1. Please copy the Applications Manager folder from the source drive and paste the same on the destination drive.
  2. Stop the Applications Manager service from Windows Services Manager (services.msc) console.
  3. Now open command terminal as administrator and execute the shutdownApplicationsManager.bat -force command after navigating to <Applications Manager Home> directory.
  4. Check whether all the services related to Applications Manager are stopped from the Task Manager and check the tray icon as well.
  5. Then disable the startup for the service of Applications Manager from Windows Services Manager (services.msc) console.
  6. From the new destination drive, run the installService.bat from <Applications Manager Home>/bin directory and start the Applications Manager service using the new service from Windows Services Manager (services.msc) console.
Note: As a precautionary step, we recommend you to take a complete backup (including database backup) of the Application Manager directory. To learn more about the steps to perform database backup, refer here.





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