We'd like to migrate workloads / resources from disabled subscription to new subscription

Question

Hi There,

Please assist, we'd like to migrate workloads / resources from disabled subscription to new subscription.

Answer 1

Hi @Nkululeko Silimela ,

If a user's Azure subscription has expired or is in a disabled state (such as after an Azure Free Trial ends), they will need to reactivate their subscription as a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) plan before they can move resources to a new resource group or subscription. Here’s why and how this process works:

Why Reactivation is Necessary: -

Resource Operations Require an Active Subscription:

Moving Azure resources across resource groups or subscriptions is an administrative operation that requires an active, enabled subscription.

If a subscription is in a disabled or deactivated state, Azure will restrict actions like resource moves, modifications, and deployments it prerequires a support plan to move it.

Please refer to the below MS link for more information like Limitations, Permissions etc.: -

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resource-mover/common-questions#moving-across-regions

Note: Also, can you provide more information regarding what all resources you want move once it is enabled?

Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions or need additional information—I’m happy to assist!

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