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 - --https=true
 - --gitbucket.home=[DATA_DIR]
 
-To upgrade GitBucket, only replace gitbucket.war. All GitBucket data is stored in HOME/gitbucket. So if you want to back up GitBucket data, copy this directory to the other disk.
+To upgrade GitBucket, only replace gitbucket.war. All GitBucket data is stored in HOME/.gitbucket. So if you want to back up GitBucket data, copy this directory to the other disk.
 
 For Installation on Windows Server with IIS see [this wiki page](https://github.com/takezoe/gitbucket/wiki/Installation-on-IIS-and-Helicontech-Zoo)