Manually Moving Backup Files To or From a Scale-Out Backup Repository

1. Create simple repositories, and at least one of them should be a path where backup files to be imported are stored (e.g., if backup files are in D:\Backups\Backup_Job_1\, then create a repository referencing the path D:\Backups).
2. Re-scan the simple repository(s) and ensure all backups are imported.
3. Create the SOBR and add the relevant repositories as extents.
4. During the creation process, Veeam will inform via confirmation prompt that “Jobs and backups using this extent will be automatically updated to point to the scale-out backup repository.” 
   
5. If any jobs are not mapped to the backup files now within the SOBR, please map them according to the standard process.

1. Place the backup files to be imported in a temporary path. (e.g., if backup files are in D:\Backups, either copy or move them to D:\Backups-temp. A move is usually much faster.)
2. Create a new simple backup repository that references this path (in our example, D:\Backups-temp).
3. Re-scan the repository, and ensure all backups are imported.
4. You can map the pre-existing job to the backup files’ new location now, or at the end.
5. Edit your existing SOBR and add the new temporary repository to its list of extents.
6. Place the new temporary repository extent in Maintenance Mode.
7. Evacuate the extent. Veeam will redistribute the backup files to other extents in the SOBR.
8. If you did not map the original job in step 4, do so now.

If redistribution of files is not desired or necessary, you can simply copy the folder containing VBM and backup files to an existing extent. Rename both path and VBM to ensure import, and re-scan.

1. If you haven't done so yet, create a new simple backup repository.
2. In the root folder of the new simple backup repository, create a folder with the name of the job folder on SOBR.
3. (Optional) To avoid automatic rescans of SOBR finding the files during the move again, place the extents with the job files in Maintenance Mode.
4. Remove the backups on the SOBR from the Backups > Disk section using the option Remove from configuration.
   (Do not click Delete from disk)
5. Check the job folders on each Extent and move any VRB/VBK/VIB files you find to the newly created folder on the simple backup repository.
6. Move one of the VBM files from any of the job's job folders on SOBR extents to the newly created job folder on the simple backup repository.
7. Remove the leftover folders with the job name and VBM files from all extents of SOBR.
8. Rescan the simple backup repository. It will import the backup into the configuration.
9. Map the job which you want to use for this backup to the newly imported Backup.