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 ====== Exchange 2013 Move Database to a New Location ======
+When you install a new Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox server a database is automatically created on the server as well.
+The database is located in the \Mailbox folder of the Exchange installation path, which by default is the C:\ drive therefore a mailbox database will be placed in a path such as:
+<code bash>
+C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Mailbox\Mailbox Database 1
+</code>
+Usually this default location is not suitable, so you have two choices:
+  * Remove the database and create a new one in the desired path
+  * Move the existing database to the desired path
+To move a database to a new location use the Move-DatabasePath cmdlet in the Exchange Management Shell.
+Before you proceed please be aware that:
+  * the command must be run while logged on to the mailbox server hosting the database
+  * this process requires that the database be dismounted while the move takes place, making it unavailable for mailbox users
+  * this process should not be followed for databases that are replicated within a Database Availability Group
+  * this process cannot be run at the same time as a backup is in progress
+Also consider that for non-replicated databases the best practice is still to separate the database file and transaction logs onto separate disks.
+To move an Exchange 2013 database named “Mailbox Database 1” to a new EDB file location of **E:\Mailbox Database 1** and a new logs folder of **F:\Mailbox Database 1** the following command is used.
+<code bash>
+[PS] C:\>Move-DatabasePath "Mailbox Database 1" -EdbFilePath "E:\Mailbox Database 1\Mailbox Database 1.edb" -LogFolderPath "F:\Mailbox Database 1"
+Confirm
+Are you sure you want to perform this action?
+Moving database path "Mailbox Database 1".
+[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
+Confirm
+To perform the move operation, database "Mailbox Database 1" must be temporarily dismounted, which will make it
+inaccessible to all users. Do you want to continue?
+[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
+</code>
+To check whether the database is mounted and accessible again you can run the following commands.
+<code bash>
+[PS] C:\>Get-MailboxDatabase -Status "Mailbox Database 1" | Select Name,Mounted
+Name               Mounted
+----               -------
+Mailbox Database 1    True
+[PS] C:\>Test-MAPIConnectivity -Database "Mailbox Database 1"
+MailboxServer      Database           Result    Error
+-------------      --------           ------    -----
+E15MB1             Mailbox Database 1 Success
+</code>

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