Editing a server directory in Manager

You can use ArcGIS Server Manager to edit a server directory. To do so, follow these steps.

Steps:

1. Open Manager and log in. If you need help with this step, see Logging in to Manager.
2. Click Site > GIS Server > Directories.
3. Locate the server directory you want to configure, then click Edit . The Edit Directory dialog box appears.
4. Optionally, enter a new location for the directory.
   Note:

   When you edit a directory path, the contents of the directory are copied to the new location unless you are editing a cache directory. When you change a cache directory location, you must copy the cache to the new location yourself.

5. Optionally, update the description in the Description field.
6. Optionally, set the cleanup mode and maximum file age. The server will delete files in the directory at regular intervals based on the maximum age of the file.
   Legacy:

   In previous versions of ArcGIS Server, you could configure the server to delete files at regular intervals based on either the age of the file or when the file was last accessed by a client. At ArcGIS 10.1 for Server, the server only deletes files if they have not been modified within the specified maximum file age.

7. Click Save.

The edits to your directory are applied and listed in the Directories module. If you've changed the location of your directory, it may take a while for the directory contents to be copied to the new location and for pre-existing services to be restarted.