# Moving Patch Store location on Distribution Server | ManageEngine

## How to move a patch store location on a Distribution Server?

### Description

This document provides steps required to move a patch store location on a Distribution Server.

### Steps

To move a patch store location on a Distribution Server, follow the steps given below:

**Note:** It is recommended to configure the patch store on the same computer where the Distribution Server is installed.

1. Open **Command Prompt** and run as **Administrator**, on the computer where the Distribution Server is installed.
2. Navigate to the Distribution Server location, **\<DS_INSTALL_DIR>\Scripts\\**
3. Execute the command **wscript changepath.vbs patchstore \<new path>** — the new path indicates the new patch store location.

For example:

**wscript changepath.vbs patchstore "D:\ManageEngine\PatchStore"**

4. Relocate all the files available in the **\<DS_INSTALL_DIR>\replication\store\\** to the new patch store location.

![Move Patch Store](https://www.manageengine.com/desktop-management-msp/images/patch-store-relocate.png)

You have successfully changed the patch store location on the Distribution Server. All the patch-related data replicated from the Endpoint Central server will now be located in the new patch store location.

[Refer to this page if you are looking to relocate your Software Repository on a Distribution Server](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/moving-software-repository-location.html)