# Move Duplicati Database Files

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/move-duplicati-database-files/15489
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 20, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/move-duplicati-database-files/15489 "2022-12-20T17:08:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![zohaib09](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/zohaib09/32/7648_2.png) [@zohaib09](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/zohaib09)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/move-duplicati-database-files/15489/1 "2022-12-20T17:08:31Z")

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Hi

We have duplicati installed duplicati\_2.0.6.3-1 on debian 11.

We have issue with duplicati database file size located in /usr/lib/duplicati/data/

We have another disk attached mounted /var/www/ . We want to move database files of our backup to this another disk to safe root partition space.

Can some please advise procedure to relocate database file without damaging anything?

 ![image](https://forum.duplicati.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d972d6778c7652a4743a1df7fdfe745cca124cfe.png)

In above picture, there is button of move database, but i don’t want to ruined my backup. How to use this option. please advice a procedure.

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### Author: ![JimboJones](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JimboJones](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/JimboJones)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/move-duplicati-database-files/15489/2 "2022-12-20T17:55:54Z")

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So long as no backups are running you should be fine to click the “Move existing database” button, choose a new path and that’s it.

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### Author: ![zohaib09](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/zohaib09/32/7648_2.png) [@zohaib09](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/zohaib09)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/move-duplicati-database-files/15489/3 "2022-12-21T05:16:59Z")

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Thank you for your reply

 ![image](https://forum.duplicati.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0ce5baded87be64d5983ac2fe12a552b200a535a.png)

Move existing database button is disabled or grayed. Can’t use it. is there a way to enable it.?

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### Author: ![gpatel-fr](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@gpatel-fr](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/gpatel-fr)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/move-duplicati-database-files/15489/4 "2022-12-21T09:17:32Z")

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> [@zohaib09](#):
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> Move existing database button is disabled or grayed. Can’t use it. is there a way to enable it.?

how about entering a new path in the ‘local database path’ box ?

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### Author: ![zohaib09](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/zohaib09/32/7648_2.png) [@zohaib09](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/zohaib09)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/move-duplicati-database-files/15489/5 "2022-12-21T10:43:14Z")

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Thank you! it worked.