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uid: application-development.applications-and-solutions.how-to-change-the-output-root
description: "How to change the Root Output Location of an Intent Architect Application by updating the Relative Output Location setting in the Application Settings screen."
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# How to change the output root

Applications in Intent Architect have a _Root Output Location_ which is stored as a relative path to the location of the Application's `.application.config` file. To change this location, open the Application's `Settings`.

![application-settings](images/application-settings.png)

In the image above we can see that the path of the `TestApp.application.config` file is in the `C:\DocSource\MySolution\intent\MyApplication` directory. The `Relative Output Location` is `..\..\MyApplication`. Therefore the _Root Output Location_ of this Application is `C:\DocSource\MySolution\MyApplication`.
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> [!NOTE]
> In an attempt to make Intent Architect OS agnostic, it will automatically convert backslashes to forward slashes. However, we still recommend setting the `Relative Output Location` using forward slashes to avoid confusion.