# Change notes storage on Linux

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/change-notes-storage-on-linux/5543>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [30 January 2020 22:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/change-notes-storage-on-linux/5543 "2020-01-30T22:25:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![etolocka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/839c29/32.png) [@etolocka](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/etolocka)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2020 22:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/change-notes-storage-on-linux/5543/1 "2020-01-30T22:25:10Z")

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Hello!  
I just installed Joplin on a notebook with Linux, a PC with W10 and an Android phone. I am doing my first tests and it seems to me that Joplin is fantastic.  
I just need help with one thing: the netbook with Linux has only 32 GB in an SSD and a 64GB SD memory card. The SSD already has 52% occupied with Xubuntu and other applications and I don’t want the notes to take away more space. How can I make Joplin save the notes on the SD card? How do I change the path to the notes and settings, which is now in /home/ernesto/.config/joplin-desktop?

Iḿ using Joplin 1.0.179 and Xubuntu 19.10

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![CalebJohn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/calebjohn/32/356_2.png) [@CalebJohn](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/CalebJohn)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2020 07:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/change-notes-storage-on-linux/5543/2 "2020-01-31T07:12:49Z")

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You can probably move the contents of ~/.config/joplin-desktop, into a directory of your choosing, and then symlink the ~/.config/joplin-desktop to the folder you chose.

I think others may have done this, you can try searching the forum

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**Author:** ![bedwardly-down](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/bedwardly-down/32/3236_2.png) [@bedwardly-down](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/bedwardly-down)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2020 09:07 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/change-notes-storage-on-linux/5543/3 "2020-01-31T09:07:17Z")

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One other thing that can be done, if you’re not planning on removing the SD card for the most part: add its device path to your `/etc/fstab` so that it permanently is mounted on boot like with a normal harddrive.

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**Author:** ![mic704b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6f9a4e/32.png) [@mic704b](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/mic704b)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2020 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/change-notes-storage-on-linux/5543/4 "2020-01-31T12:22:15Z")

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