# Silly error – need some help: DB location

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**Created:** [May 17, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/silly-error-need-some-help-db-location/18661 "2015-05-17T19:35:33Z")\
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Hello all,

Need some advice before doing something stooopid. 🙂

Been splitting my DBs.

The first time, I duplicated the main one, renamed it, opened it, and then pruned out all the irrelevant files to leave me with what I wanted.

All good.

With the 2nd split, I opted to create a new DB inside DTPO, and then “moved” the relevant folders over to the NEW DB.

This also worked as expected.

Now for the problem. Not sure how/what I was doing, presumably the earlier DB (the 1st one I split) was selected at the time, but it somehow appears as if the newest (2nd split) DB has been created INSIDE the earlier (1st split) DB.

As in, when I look under DB properties, and follow the breadcrumb trail, it’s sitting inside the NoIndex/PDFs/06 folder…

I’d obviously prefer to have it along with my other DBs, higher up at (more) root level.

How do I move the (newest) DB? If I simply cut/paste the entire DB file into a new location, with it closed obviously, it should be fine to open again?  
That’s what I’m thinking – but as mentioned, I want to be sure before doing anything that might cause a library error.

Thanks!

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