How to Move Backup Data for a File Backup or Object Storage Backup to a Different Repository
Purpose
This article documents the procedure for migrating backup data created by an unstructured data backup job (File Backup or Object Storage Backup ) from one backup repository to another backup repository so that the job can resume incremental backup operations using the new destination.
Solution
- Disable the File Backup or Object Storage Backup job whose backup data will be copied.

- Identify the Backup entry within the Backups > Disk section that belongs to the job.
- Right-click the entry identified and select Copy Backup.

- Using the drop-down boxes, select the new repository for the primary backup.
- If the Archive Repository is in use and you'd like to migrate it, use the drop-down boxes to select the new Archive Repository.
- Click OK to begin the Copy Backup process.

- When the Copy Backup is complete, continue to the next step.

- Map Job to Copied Backup Data
- Edit the job.
- On the Backup Repository tab, select the repository to which primary backup data was copied.
- With the new repository selected, click the Map button and map the job to the copied backup data.
- If the Archive Repository is in use and was copied, on the Archive Repository tab, use the drop-down box to select the new Archive Repository.
- Complete the job editing process.

- Enable the job.

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