With the move storage area wizard you can relocate a storage area from one physical location to another. Rather than moving a storage area for you, the wizard prompts you to perform certain steps and performs certain steps for you.
You need a backup and restore utility to move the storage area. Ensure that the utility you use can preserve the folder structure and security settings of the original file store.
The move storage area operation takes a minimum of 15 minutes to complete, but can take longer depending on the size of the storage area and the location to which you are moving it. During the move operation, the storage area is offline and unavailable to users. You should plan to move the storage area when activity on the storage area is light.
NOTE If you have created content-based retrieval (CBR) indexes on the storage area, delete the indexes before moving the storage area. Once the storage area is in its new location, rebuild the indexes.