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Moving the WSUS content

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Hello everyone
I moved (with no problems) my WSUS content to a bigger drive using
wsusutil.exe movecontent U:\WSUS\ U:\wsusmove.log
The move was successful, no errors in the log file. I then went and compared the 2 WSUS directories(old versus new).
The old WSUS directory has 3 folders inside: UpdateServicesDbFiles, UpdateServicesPackages and WsusContent but the new one has 2 folders inside: UpdateServicesPackages and WsusContent.
My question is: why the UpdateServicesDbFiles did not get copied?
Also can someone please let me know if it is OK to delete the old WSUS directory?
This is my wsusmove.log:
14-07-11T10:23:28 Successfully stopped WsusService.
2014-07-11T10:23:28 Beginning content file location change to U:\wsus
2014-07-11T12:26:46 Successfully copied content files.
2014-07-11T12:26:46 Successfully copied application files.
2014-07-11T12:26:47 Successfully changed WUS configuration.
2014-07-11T12:26:48 Successfully changed IIS virtual directory path.
2014-07-11T12:26:48 Successfully removed existing local content network shares.
2014-07-11T12:26:48 Successfully created local content network shares.
2014-07-11T12:26:48 Successfully changed registry value for content store directory.
2014-07-11T12:26:48 Successfully changed content file location.
2014-07-11T12:26:51 Successfully started WsusService.
2014-07-11T12:26:51 Content integrity check and repair...
2014-07-11T12:26:51 Initiated content integrity check and repair.
Many thanks
Monday, July 14, 2014 10:14 AM
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UpdateServicesDbFiles is the directory of the database files for WSUS and need to be moved aswell before you delete the old WSUS folder.
Those files will not be moved by wsusutil.exe.
Here is a guide: http://www.c7solutions.com/2008/09/moving-wsus-30-content-and-database-aspx
- Edited by Henrik_Dahl Monday, July 14, 2014 10:36 AM
- Marked as answer by Lawrence Garvin Monday, July 21, 2014 1:44 AM
Monday, July 14, 2014 10:35 AM
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UpdateServicesDbFiles is the directory of the database files for WSUS and need to be moved aswell before you delete the old WSUS folder.
Those files will not be moved by wsusutil.exe.
Here is a guide: http://www.c7solutions.com/2008/09/moving-wsus-30-content-and-database-aspx
- Edited by Henrik_Dahl Monday, July 14, 2014 10:36 AM
- Marked as answer by Lawrence Garvin Monday, July 21, 2014 1:44 AM
Monday, July 14, 2014 10:35 AM -
Thank you HenrikMonday, July 21, 2014 9:10 AM
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Currently WSUS ContentDir on local Disk , would like to move shared network path i.e DFS Share
Can I use
wsusutil.exe movecontent \\WSUS D:\wsusmove.log
Please let me know location of UpdateServicesDbFiles folder.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 5:19 PM