MongoDB: Change database location (Windows)

The default database directory for MongoDB in Windows is C:\Data. If you run Mongod.exe directly without the directory, the following error is reported:

In some cases, we do not want to put MongoDB database on the C disk, there are two ways to switch the database directory.

1. Command mode

Start by creating a database directory, such as D:\data. Then run the command

Mongod–dbpath D:\data

2. How to configure Files

Create a profile anywhere, such as a file named Master.cfg, in the c:\mongodb\conf directory, with the contents of Dbpath=d:\data. Then run the command

Mongod–config c:\mongodb\conf\master.cfg

The result of the final output will be similar to that for the database switchover success: