Moving Backup

You can move backups created with Veeam Agent in the following ways:

• Move Veeam Agent backup from one backup job to another.
• Move Veeam Agent backup from one repository to another.

Before You Begin

Before you perform the move operation, consider the following limitations:

• You cannot move backups between Veeam Cloud Connect repositories.

• If you move backups from an immutable repository, the move operation does not delete the backups from the original repository. In this case, backups from the original repository are deleted according to the retention policy. For more information, see Backup Immutability.
• [For Veeam Agent backup policies] If you store backups in an object storage repository, you can only move them to another object storage repository.
• [For Veeam Agent backup policies] If you store backups in a location different from the object storage repository, you cannot move them to the object storage repository.
• [For Veeam Agent backup jobs] You cannot move a backup to another job if the target job already contains a backup of the same Veeam Agent computer or protection group.
• [For Veeam Agent backup jobs] You cannot move an encrypted backup to a job where encryption is not enabled and the other way around.
• [For Veeam Agent backup jobs] When you move a backup to another job on the same repository, make sure that you have enough free space on the repository. Veeam Backup & Replication first creates a copy of the original backup and only after that deletes the original backup. This operation requires additional space for the period of the move and may result in higher network traffic.

For the full list of limitations, see the Requirements and Limitations section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Moving Backup to Another Job

To move a backup to another Veeam Agent backup job:

1. Open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane, click Backups.
3. In the working area, expand the backup whose files you want to move, right-click the backup and select Move backup or click Move backup on the ribbon.
4. In the Move Backup to Another Job window, select the target backup job to which you want to move your backup.

Keep in mind that Veeam Backup & Replication displays only those backup jobs in the list that have the same backup mode and backed-up computer type as the original backup job. For example, if the original job is a backup job managed by Veeam backup server for Windows-based computers, Veeam Backup & Replication will display in the list only backup jobs managed by Veeam backup server for Windows-based computers.

5. Click OK.

As a result of the move operation:

• The backup is moved to the repository specified in the settings of the target backup job.
• In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, all restore points of the backup are displayed in the node of the target backup job.

Moving Backup to Another Repository

To move a backup to another repository, do the following:

1. Open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane, select the Backups node.
3. In the working area, select the necessary backup job or backup policy.
4. Right-click the job or the policy and select Move backup. Alternatively, click Move Backup on the ribbon.
5. In the Move Backup to Another Location window, select the repository to which you want to move backups.
6. Click OK.

Managing Failed Activities

If the move operation fails, Veeam Backup & Replication assigns the User action required status to it. In this case, you need to decide how to finish the operation:

1. Open the Home view.
2. In the inventory pane, select the Last 24 Hours node.
3. Right-click the failed move session and select the required action or select the required action on the ribbon:

• Retry — to retry the move operation for failed backups.

During the retry operation, Veeam Backup & Replication does not relaunch the move operation for the whole backup. Veeam Backup & Replication tries to copy or delete those backup files that were not copied or deleted during the move.

• Detach failed — to detach failed backups.

The detached backups will be shown under the Backups > Orphaned node in the inventory pane.

• Stop and undo — to cancel all changes.