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# Windows

To change the DB location or to switch to ‘smallfiles’ operation, do the following:
To change the location of the Change Tracker database files, follow these steps:

**Step 1 –** Stop the **IIS Web server** using command line iisreset /stop or use the **IIS
Management Console**, or **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 2 –** Stop the **Mongo DB** service using the **Windows Services Console**.
**Step 2 –** Stop the **MongoDB Server (MongoDB)** service using the **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 3 –** Edit the **mongod.conf** file located in C:\Program Files\NNT Change Tracker™
Suite\Gen7\MongoDB\conf
**Step 3 –** Edit the **mongod.cfg** file located in **"C:\Program Files\NNT Change Tracker Suite\Gen7\MongoDB\bin"**

**Step 4 –** Edit the parameters for `dbpath `to change the location for DB files. If you prefer to
invoke ‘**smallfiles**’ operation then add the config line as below.
**Step 4 –** Edit the parameters for `dbpath` to change the location for DB files.

![CustomDatabasePathWindows](/images/changetracker/8.0/install/deployment/customdatabasepathwindows.webp)
<img width="685" height="487" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/06d4c67c-865a-45aa-867f-a8f3b22aa727" />

5. Then start the **Mongod** service, followed by an `iisreset /start`.
**Step 5 –** Start the **MongoDB Server (MongoDB)** service using the **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 6 –** Start the **IIS Web server** using command line iisreset /start or use the **IIS
Management Console**, or **Windows Services Console**.
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# Windows

To change the DB location or to switch to ‘smallfiles’ operation, do the following:
To change the location of the Change Tracker database files, follow these steps:

**Step 1 –** Stop the **IIS Web server** using command line iisreset /stop or use the **IIS
Management Console**, or **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 2 –** Stop the **Mongo DB** service using the **Windows Services Console**.
**Step 2 –** Stop the **MongoDB Server (MongoDB)** service using the **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 3 –** Edit the **mongod.conf** file located in C:\Program Files\NNT Change Tracker™
Suite\Gen7\MongoDB\conf
**Step 3 –** Edit the **mongod.cfg** file located in **"C:\Program Files\NNT Change Tracker Suite\Gen7\MongoDB\bin"**

**Step 4 –** Edit the parameters for `dbpath `to change the location for DB files. If you prefer to
invoke ‘**smallfiles**’ operation then add the config line as below.
**Step 4 –** Edit the parameters for `dbpath` to change the location for DB files.

![CustomDatabasePathWindows](/images/changetracker/8.1/install/deployment/customdatabasepathwindows.webp)
<img width="685" height="487" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/06d4c67c-865a-45aa-867f-a8f3b22aa727" />

5. Then start the **Mongod** service, followed by an `iisreset /start`.
**Step 5 –** Start the **MongoDB Server (MongoDB)** service using the **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 6 –** Start the **IIS Web server** using command line iisreset /start or use the **IIS
Management Console**, or **Windows Services Console**.
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# Windows

To change the DB location or to switch to ‘smallfiles’ operation, do the following:
To change the location of the Change Tracker database files, follow these steps:

**Step 1 –** Stop the **IIS Web server** using command line iisreset /stop or use the **IIS
Management Console**, or **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 2 –** Stop the **Mongo DB** service using the **Windows Services Console**.
**Step 2 –** Stop the **MongoDB Server (MongoDB)** service using the **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 3 –** Edit the **mongod.conf** file located in C:\Program Files\NNT Change Tracker™
Suite\Gen7\MongoDB\conf
**Step 3 –** Edit the **mongod.cfg** file located in **"C:\Program Files\NNT Change Tracker Suite\Gen7\MongoDB\bin"**

**Step 4 –** Edit the parameters for `dbpath `to change the location for DB files. If you prefer to
invoke ‘**smallfiles**’ operation then add the config line as below.
**Step 4 –** Edit the parameters for `dbpath` to change the location for DB files.

![CustomDatabasePathWindows](/images/changetracker/8.2/install/deployment/customdatabasepathwindows.webp)
<img width="685" height="487" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/06d4c67c-865a-45aa-867f-a8f3b22aa727" />

5. Then start the **Mongod** service, followed by an `iisreset /start`.
**Step 5 –** Start the **MongoDB Server (MongoDB)** service using the **Windows Services Console**.

**Step 6 –** Start the **IIS Web server** using command line iisreset /start or use the **IIS
Management Console**, or **Windows Services Console**.