To move an archive store to another hard-disk or network share, follow the instructions below. The MailStore master database all other archive stores remain unchanged.
When moving an archive store to a network share the information from the article Using Network Attached Storage (NAS) are analogical.
- Start MailStore Client as a user with administrative privileges.
- Navigate to Administrative Tools > Storage > Storage Locations.
- Remember the state and the path of the archive store you want to move.
- Change the state of the archive store you want to move to Disabled.
- Via Windows Explorer, move the containing folder to the new location.
- In the MailStore Client click Edit.. and change the path to the new directory. If a network share is used, enter the UNC path of the share e.g. \\computer\myshare\…
- Change the state of the archive store from Disabled back to its original state (eg. Normal and “Archive here” as applicable).
