Lotus Notes 7 Help - To change your Notes data directory or data folder

SETTING PREFERENCES

To change your Notes data directory or data folder
1. From the menu, choose File - Preferences - User Preferences.

Macintosh OS X users

: Notes - Preferences - User Preferences.

2. Enter the path to your new Notes data directory in the "Local database folder" box.

(Macintosh users, click Browse under "Notes data folder," select your new Data folder, and click Choose <Folder name>.)

3. Exit Notes. The data directory change will take effect the next time you start Notes.

Notes

Your Notes data directory (Macintosh users, Data folder) should contain local databases, local database templates, your Bookmark.nsf file, and Country Language Services (.CLS) files, which contain information Notes uses to sort documents and import files.
Your NOTES.INI file is stored in your Notes program directory, unless you have a shared installation, then it is stored in the Windows directory.

Macintosh users

The Notes data directory is the data folder on the Macintosh.
Your NOTES.INI information is stored in your Notes Preferences file, which is located in the Preferences folder in your System Folder.

See Also

Basic preferences