How to move your Archive Store and Index location

Cause

During the life of your archive you may wish to move the Store and Index to larger or faster media.

Resolution

Moving both Store and Index

1. Open Mail Archiver
2. Click on Mail Archiver node and uncheck the "Enable Journal Mailbox Importing" feature
   
3. Save the console
4. Navigate to your current store location. This can be found in the Mail Archiver console by clicking on "Storage - Storename" and then going to the Data tab.
5. Highlight the folder that matches the name of your store and copy it
   
6. Navigate to the new location for your store and paste the folder
7. Once the copy process is complete, click on "Storage - Storename" and then go to the Data tab
   
8. Press the "Change Location" button next to the store location
9. Browse to the new location and press the "Select Folder" button
   
10. Press OK to the displayed message
    
11. Click on Mail Archiver node and check the "Enable Journal Mailbox Importing" feature
    
12. Save the console

Your Store and Index are now running in the new location.

Moving the Store Only

1. Open Mail Archiver
2. Click on Mail Archiver node and uncheck the "Enable Journal Mailbox Importing" feature
   
3. Save the console
4. Navigate to your current store location
5. Highlight all folders apart from the Index folder and copy them to the new location
6. Once the copy process is complete, click on "Storage - Storename" and then go to the Data tab
   
7. Press the "Change Location" button next to the store location
8. Browse to the new location and press the "Select Folder" button
9. Press OK to the displayed message
   
10. You will notice that you now have a separate location for your Index
11. Click on Mail Archiver node and check the "Enable Journal Mailbox Importing" feature
    
12. Save the console

Your Store is now in the new location with the Index in the old location.

Moving the Index Only

1. Open Mail Archiver
2. Click on Mail Archiver node and uncheck the "Enable Journal Mailbox Importing" feature
   
3. Save the console
4. Navigate to your current store location
5. Highlight the Index folder and copy it to the new location
6. Once the copy process is complete, click on "Storage - Storename" and then go to the Data tab
   
7. Press the "Change Location" button next to the Index location
8. Browse to the new location and press the "Select Folder" button
9. Click on Mail Archiver node and check the "Enable Journal Mailbox Importing" feature
   
10. Save the console

Your Index is now running in the new location