# Modify WebDAV directory

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/modify-webdav-directory/24204>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [7 March 2022 08:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/modify-webdav-directory/24204 "2022-03-07T08:56:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![cangming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@cangming](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/cangming)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2022 08:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/modify-webdav-directory/24204/1 "2022-03-07T08:56:00Z")

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I have a note file on WebDAV, but for some reasons, it is not convenient to change the file name. Can I customize the WebDAV path and synchronize notes without using the directory name "Joplin". That is, specify a folder on a WebDAV and synchronize it directly, not necessarily a folder called "Joplin".

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**Author:** ![Wimvan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/wimvan/32/12536_2.png) [@Wimvan](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Wimvan)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2022 17:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/modify-webdav-directory/24204/2 "2022-03-07T17:48:23Z")

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I was able to specify the WebDAV path and the name of the folder in which the Joplin files are synched on myself when I created the target directory at my online storage (cloud).

Joplin created only folders with names like locks, temp, resource, sync and lock and no „Joplin“ folder.

But I‘m running a system on windows, it might be different under Ubuntu.

In any case please just do not change the WebDaAV URL to a new and empty directory. Synching with an empty target directory can delete all your files on your device while also not creating any file in the new directory.

Instead have a search here in the forum for the „simple backup“ plugin and how to use it to change the sync target.