# 'Manager.io' folder appearing in user 'Documents' folder on Mac

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-io-folder-appearing-in-user-documents-folder-on-mac/52948>\
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**Created:** [April 18, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-io-folder-appearing-in-user-documents-folder-on-mac/52948 "2024-04-18T00:52:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/manager-io-folder-appearing-in-user-documents-folder-on-mac/52948/19 "2025-08-29T04:54:58Z")

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> [@Kal](#):
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> I notice that the ‘Change Data Folder…’ command now exists in the Mac’s File menu. I assume this replaces the ‘Change Folder’ button that used to appear at the bottom of the window when you first opened Manager.

That’s correct.

The old `Change Folder` button would be creating `data` file. New command doesn’t.

So when you use the new `Change Folder` function to set your custom data folder, you can delete `data` file manually because new version won’t be creating it anymore.

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