The moodledata folder is the folder that holds all the data realting to your moodle instance (not the code, but the content and everything else) You can call it whatever you want (different to your original one) so long as you tell Moodle the name of the folder during the installation process or in the config.php
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Can we use same moodle datafolder for two diff moodle Project
Гэтае абмеркаваньне было заблакавана, таму вы болей ня можаце адказваць на яго.