How to load class path for .properties file

Hello, i have a .properties file in my spring porject out side src folder, i want to keep away from src folder
i gave complet classpath as <property name="location" value="classpath:/home/dev06/filesystem/config/Information.properties" />

and also <property name="location" value="classpath:filesystem/config/Information.properties" />- both of them are nt working
i am getting a nested exception

Could not load properties; nested exception is java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [resource/Information.properties] cannot be opened because it does not exist

any help will be appreciated

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