diff --git a/config.example.js b/config.example.js
index b2bbf0fdeb..7297a309ef 100644
--- a/config.example.js
+++ b/config.example.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config = {
         database: {
             client: 'sqlite3',
             connection: {
-                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/core/server/data/ghost-test.db')
+                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/content/data/ghost-test.db')
             }
         },
         server: {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ config = {
         database: {
             client: 'sqlite3',
             connection: {
-                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/core/server/data/ghost-travis.db')
+                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/content/data/ghost-travis.db')
             }
         },
         server: {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ config = {
         database: {
             client: 'sqlite3',
             connection: {
-                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/core/server/data/ghost-dev.db')
+                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/content/data/ghost-dev.db')
             },
             debug: false
         },
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ config = {
         database: {
             client: 'sqlite3',
             connection: {
-                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/core/server/data/ghost-staging.db')
+                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/content/data/ghost-staging.db')
             },
             debug: false
         },
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ config = {
         database: {
             client: 'sqlite3',
             connection: {
-                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/core/server/data/ghost.db')
+                filename: path.join(__dirname, '/content/data/ghost.db')
             },
             debug: false
         },
diff --git a/content/data/README.md b/content/data/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51b4a65012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/data/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Content / Data
+
+This is the home of your Ghost database, do not overwrite this folder or any of the files inside of it.
\ No newline at end of file