QlikView Distribution Service: Changing The Application Data Folder Path

Administrators may determine it is preferable to change the default Application Data Folder path for the QlikView Distribution Service (QDS) to an alternate location.  This may be due to storage limitations on the C:\ drive or various other reasons.

If only the path in the QlikView Management Console (QMC): System - Setup - Distribution Service - General Tab - Settings for QDS - Application Data Folder is changed, files will continue to be written to the original location. 

QDS Application Data Folder location in QMC:

Warning: Relocating the Distribution Service Application Data folder is only possible if a Publisher license is applied on the server.

To ensure all files related to the QDS are relocated to the new folder path, edit the QVDistributionService.exe.config file found under C:\Program Files\QlikView\Distribution Service.  This file may be edited using notepad or any other text editor tool.

Recommended Steps:

1.  Change the Application Data Folder path in the QMC to the new location and click Apply.  A prompt to restart the QDS will appear.  DO NOT restart at this time.

2.  Navigate to C:\Program Files\QlikView\Distribution Service and open the QVDistributionService.exe.config with notepad.exe (or any other text editor).

3. Locate the following section toward the top of the file:
  <!-- ************ Program Settings ************ -->
    <!-- Defaults to %PROGRAMDATA%\QlikTech\QlikView Distribution Service -->
    <add key="ApplicationDataFolder" value="" />

Between the " " after value =, enter the path to the new folder (this is the same path entered in the QMC)
For example, if using D:\QDS then the value would appear as follows.

 <!-- ************ Program Settings ************ -->
    <!-- Defaults to %PROGRAMDATA%\QlikTech\QlikView Distribution Service -->
    <add key="ApplicationDataFolder" value="D:\QDS" />

4.  Once the path has been changed in both locations, restart the QV Distribution Service

5.  If things are configured properly, the new folder location will appear in the path area

6.  To avoid confusion, rename the default Distribution Service folder found under:
     %ProgramData%\QlikTech\