Update COLLECTION_BASE_PATH in existing collection

[Marco Mambelli]

Greetings,

I created a collection and used the wrong root path.

I did not find any option to update the COLLECTION_BASE_PATH of an existing collection.

Is it possible?

Or should I delete the existing collection and create a new one w/ the correct root path and the same name, storages and options?

Thank you,

Marco

[Dan Powers]

Hi Marco,

At this time, there is no supported method to change/update the base path of a collection.

Generally, you'll want to simply create a new collection if you find that you are wanting a collection with a different base path.

If you have an established collection that you are wanting to point at a different base path, and if that collection has been in use for a while and would be difficult to retire and replace, you might want to consider using a bind mount so that the file system path set for the collection base path points at a different file system location. This can allow you to get around the immutability of the collection base path value.

Does this make sense?

[Marco Mambelli]

Hi Dan,

I was hoping for some undocumented flag since the documentation said that everything could be changed in the update.

I made already.a symbolic link as a temporary fix. 
I will do a new collection copying all the info. So far it has been used only by a few users that I can reach out to.

Thanks,

Marco