diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/scm.properties b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/scm.properties
index 622976793c..5f77feecb0 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/scm.properties
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/scm.properties
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@
 #
 
 # path to the SCM-Manager base directory
-# scm.home = /tmp/scm.home
\ No newline at end of file
+# scm.home = /tmp/scm.home
+  
+# note: on windows the path separator must be escaped e.g.:
+# scm.home = C:\\DataStorage\\SCM