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# Location Manager
How to reach the location manager in the black menu and an example view of the location manager
## Working with the Location Manager
To **create** a new location, click on the **plus** button in the lower **left** and enter the details (see below). By **clicking** on a **location**, you can see and edit the details. To **remove** a location, **click** on the desired **location** and on the **minus** button in the lower **left**.
## Default storage locations
Click on the **settings**  icon in the lower **right** to configure the **default** storage locations.
This configures in which locations *new* files will be stored. Locations marked as read-only cannot be used here.
*Already existing* files are still used in all locations, not only the default locations.
## Details
| OPTION | DESCRIPTION |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ID | an unique number for each location |
| Status | fylr tests the connection to the storage location and displays the result here |
| Prefix | an optional path preceding each file, for example to separate from other data |
| Allow Purge | when purging this fylr instance, shall the files also be deleted? |
| Allow Redirect | whether to hide S3 URLs behind fylr's own URL |
| Read Only | Prevents changes made by fylr. Can not be set for locations that are currently configured as Default Storage Locations. |
| Type | Filesystem, S3 Bucket or Azure blob storage |
| Directory | A path - only for type `Filesystem`. Either an absolute path on the system visible to fylr (might be in a container); or a path relative to the fylr executable (e.g. in a container, it is relative to `/fylr/bin/`, which is not recommended, so use an absolute path). |
| Access Key | Credentials for type S3 |
| Secret Key | Credentials for type S3 |
| Bucket Name | Needed for type S3 |
| Endpoint | URL for type S3 |
| Region | For type S3, defined by your S3 provider |
| SSL | Whether to use https with S3 |
| Account Name | Credentials for Azure Blob storage |
| Account Key | Credentials for Azure Blob storage |
| Endpoint Suffix | For Azure Blob storage |
| Connection String | For Azure Blob storage, this is an *alternative* to giving Account Name, Account Key and Endpoint Suffix separately. Do **not** give *both*. |
| Container | For Azure Blob storage |