How to Move the Upload Folder

Description

This guide explains how to move your upload folder to a different location than your TEOS installation folder.

Requirements

• Access to the TEOS Manage server

How to move the upload folder

1. Log in to the TEOS Manage server and navigate in Windows Explorer to:
   C:\Program Files\TEOS Manage
   
   (or the alternative path if TEOS is installed in a different location).
2. Copy the Upload folder and paste it onto a different drive (preferably keeping the same structure, e.g. %drive%\Program Files\TEOS Manage).
3. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and navigate to the site Backbone.
   
4. Open the designer entry.
   
5. Right-click the Upload entry and select: Manage Application > Advanced Settings…
   
6. Change the value of Physical Path to the new location of the upload folder.
   
7. Next, create or edit the virtual path under: services > fileprocessor.
   
   
   If the path already exists, right-click the entry and select: Manage Virtual Directory > Advanced Settings…
   Here, edit the Physical Path to the new location.
   
   
   If the path does not exist, right-click fileprocessor and select Add Virtual Directory…
   
   
   Fill in the alias as Upload and select the new folder path for the upload folder. Press OK when finished.
   
8. Navigate to the following folder:
   C:\Program Files\TEOS Manage\www\FileSyncWebService
   
   
9. Open the web.config file in Notepad.
   
10. On the fifth line, you will find the old upload directory path:
    
    
    Update this line with the new drive and save the file.
11. Finally, remove the old upload folder from its previous location.