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3. Create a new vault.
4. Edit the backup plans and tasks: redirect their destination to the new vault.
5. Delete the old vault.
How can I merge two vaults?
Suppose you have two vaults A and B in use. Both vaults are used by backup plans. You decide to
leave only vault B, moving all the archives from vault A there.
To do this, proceed as follows
1. Make sure that none of the backup plans uses vault A while merging, or disable the given plans.
See Actions on backup plans and tasks (p. 325).
2. Move the content of vault A folder to vault B manually by means of a third-party file manager.
3. Edit the backup plans that use vault A: redirect their destination to vault B.
4. In the vaults tree, select vault B to check whether the archives are displayed. If not, click Refresh.
5. Delete vault A.
7.1.4 Changing the default cache folder for catalog files
Catalog files are normally stored in vaults. When working with catalog files, Acronis Backup may save
them to a local folder on a managed machine or on a management server. This happens in the
following cases:
When an agent catalogues the data backed up to an unmanaged vault. The agent creates or
updates the catalog locally and then copies it to the vault.
When storing backups on a tape device. Because tape has a long latency for random accesses,
the catalog of a tape-based vault is always stored on the machine where the tape device is
attached.
When browsing the data backed up to an FTP server in the Data view tab. During the browsing
session, Acronis Backup maintains a full copy of the data catalog from an FTP server on a
managed machine or on a management server. This is done for the purpose of fast access to the
data catalog.
By default, a cache folder is located on the disk where the operating system is installed. Storing
multiple catalog files in this location may result in the lack of free disk space. Therefore, you may
want to change the folder path.
Changing the default cache folder
To do this, add a special parameter to the system registry in Windows or modify the MMS.config
configuration file in Linux.
If the specified folder does not exist, Acronis Backup will automatically create it when creating or
copying catalog files next time. If you are storing backups on a tape device, create the folder in
advance so as not to catalog the data over again.
To specify a new cache folder in Windows:
1. Add the Catalog key to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis\AMS\Configuration (on a management server) or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis\MMS\Configuration (on a managed machine).
2. Add the CatalogDir string value.
3. Specify a new folder path in the CatalogDir string value. The path must end with a backslash (\)
and can be 32765 characters long.
