copy once
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/transaction/RecoveryIT.java b/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/transaction/RecoveryIT.java
index ada7eb7..d22f87c 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/transaction/RecoveryIT.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/transaction/RecoveryIT.java
@@ -72,16 +72,15 @@
         managixHomePath = new File(installerTargetPath, managixHomeDirName).getAbsolutePath();
         LOGGER.info("MANAGIX_HOME=" + managixHomePath);
 
-        /*String fileListPath = asterixInstallerPath.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + "src" + File.separator + "test"
+        String fileListPath = asterixInstallerPath.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + "src" + File.separator + "test"
                 + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "transactionts" + File.separator + "data"
                 + File.separator + "file_list.txt";
         String srcBasePath = asterixAppPath.getAbsolutePath();
-        String destBasePath = managixHomePath + File.separator + "clusters" + File.separator + "local" + File.separator
-                + "working_dir";
+        String destBasePath = managixHomePath + File.separator + ".." + File.separator + "..";
 
         LOGGER.info("working dir: " + destBasePath);
         prepareDataFiles(fileListPath, srcBasePath, destBasePath);
-	*/
+	
 	
         pb = new ProcessBuilder();
         env = pb.environment();
@@ -114,6 +113,8 @@
     public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
         File outdir = new File(PATH_ACTUAL);
         FileUtils.deleteDirectory(outdir);
+        File dataCopyDir = new File(managixHomePath + File.separator + ".." + File.separator + ".." + File.separator + "data");
+        FileUtils.deleteDirectory(dataCopyDir);
         TestsUtils.executeScript(pb, scriptHomePath + File.separator + "setup_teardown" + File.separator
                 + "stop_and_delete.sh");
         TestsUtils.executeScript(pb, scriptHomePath + File.separator + "setup_teardown" + File.separator
@@ -139,15 +140,4 @@
         TestsUtils.executeTest(PATH_ACTUAL, tcCtx, pb);
     }
     
-    @Before
-    public void createDirAndCopyFiles() throws IOException {
-    	System.out.println("I am printing...");
-    	String fileListPath = asterixInstallerPath.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + "src" + File.separator + "test"
-                + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "transactionts" + File.separator + "data"
-                + File.separator + "file_list.txt";
-        String srcBasePath = asterixAppPath.getAbsolutePath();
-        String destBasePath = managixHomePath + File.separator + "clusters" + File.separator + "local" + File.separator
-                + "working_dir";
-    	prepareDataFiles(fileListPath, srcBasePath, destBasePath);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_index_only/primary_index_only.3.update.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_index_only/primary_index_only.3.update.aql
index 1aebe8d..383b144 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_index_only/primary_index_only.3.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_index_only/primary_index_only.3.update.aql
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 use dataverse recovery;
 
 load dataset Fragile_raw using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="127.0.0.1://data/csv/fragile_01.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="127.0.0.1://../../../../../data/csv/fragile_01.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_default_secondary_index/primary_plus_default_secondary_index.3.update.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_default_secondary_index/primary_plus_default_secondary_index.3.update.aql
index 708f840..aec09a6 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_default_secondary_index/primary_plus_default_secondary_index.3.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_default_secondary_index/primary_plus_default_secondary_index.3.update.aql
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 use dataverse recovery;
 
 load dataset Fragile_raw using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="127.0.0.1://data/csv/fragile_02.adm"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="127.0.0.1://../../../../../data/csv/fragile_02.adm"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_keyword_secondary_index/primary_plus_keyword_secondary_index.3.update.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_keyword_secondary_index/primary_plus_keyword_secondary_index.3.update.aql
index e6f4505..f7e75af 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_keyword_secondary_index/primary_plus_keyword_secondary_index.3.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_keyword_secondary_index/primary_plus_keyword_secondary_index.3.update.aql
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 
 use dataverse recovery;
 
-/*
-load dataset Fragile_raw using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="127.0.0.1://data/csv/fragile_02.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
-*/
 
 load dataset Fragile_raw using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="127.0.0.1://data/csv/fragile_02.adm"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="127.0.0.1://../../../../../data/csv/fragile_02.adm"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_ngram_index/primary_plus_ngram_index.3.update.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_ngram_index/primary_plus_ngram_index.3.update.aql
index 708f840..aec09a6 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_ngram_index/primary_plus_ngram_index.3.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recover_after_abort/primary_plus_ngram_index/primary_plus_ngram_index.3.update.aql
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 use dataverse recovery;
 
 load dataset Fragile_raw using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="127.0.0.1://data/csv/fragile_02.adm"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="127.0.0.1://../../../../../data/csv/fragile_02.adm"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/delete_after_recovery/delete_after_recovery.3.update.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/delete_after_recovery/delete_after_recovery.3.update.aql
index 1aebe8d..383b144 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/delete_after_recovery/delete_after_recovery.3.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/delete_after_recovery/delete_after_recovery.3.update.aql
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 use dataverse recovery;
 
 load dataset Fragile_raw using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="127.0.0.1://data/csv/fragile_01.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="127.0.0.1://../../../../../data/csv/fragile_01.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/insert_after_recovery/insert_after_recovery.3.update.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/insert_after_recovery/insert_after_recovery.3.update.aql
index 1aebe8d..383b144 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/insert_after_recovery/insert_after_recovery.3.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/insert_after_recovery/insert_after_recovery.3.update.aql
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 use dataverse recovery;
 
 load dataset Fragile_raw using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="127.0.0.1://data/csv/fragile_01.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="127.0.0.1://../../../../../data/csv/fragile_01.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/load_after_recovery/load_after_recovery.5.update.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/load_after_recovery/load_after_recovery.5.update.aql
index 1aebe8d..383b144 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/load_after_recovery/load_after_recovery.5.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/queries/recovery_ddl/load_after_recovery/load_after_recovery.5.update.aql
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 use dataverse recovery;
 
 load dataset Fragile_raw using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="127.0.0.1://data/csv/fragile_01.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="127.0.0.1://../../../../../data/csv/fragile_01.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=",")) pre-sorted;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/testsuite.xml b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/testsuite.xml
index 4565cfb..d0406e6 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/transactionts/testsuite.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">primary_index_only</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
-    
+    <!-- 
     <test-case FilePath="recover_after_abort">
       <compilation-unit name="primary_plus_default_secondary_index">
         <output-dir compare="Text">primary_plus_default_secondary_index</output-dir>
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">secondary_index_recovery</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
-    
+     -->
   </test-group>
 </test-suite>