Move the Windows SharePoint Services Data

Updated: February 17, 2009

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

The Windows SharePoint Services data documents, information, lists, and links to Web sites that people in your company use daily. The database is constantly growing, and you may need to move it occasionally to accommodate the growth. You can use the Move SharePoint Database Wizard to move the database to a new location.

Important

You cannot move the Windows SharePoint Services data if a critical system operation is being performed (such as Backup, Recovery, or System Update).

To move the Windows SharePoint Services data

1. Open the Windows SBS Console.

2. Click the Backup and Server Storage tab, and then click Server Storage.

3. In the Tasks pane, click Move SharePoint Services Data.

4. Review the introductory text, and then click Next.

5. The wizard checks your server for available hard disk drives and partitions where you can move the Windows SharePoint Services data to.

6. If you have not configured Backup, you receive a message asking if you want to configure Backup and back up the data before moving it. Do one of the following:

   1. If you do not want to configure Backup or back up the data, click OK.

   2. If you want to configure Backup and back up the data before continuing, click Cancel. To configure Backup, click the Backup tab, and then in the Tasks pane click Configure server backup. When you finish configuring Backup and backing up the data, restart the wizard.

7. On the Choose a new location for the data page, click the drive or partition where you want to move the data to, and then click Move.

8. When the move finishes, click Finish.

Additional resources

For more information, see the Windows SharePoint Services technical library at the Microsoft Web site (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=81199).