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What happens when you move site collections to another database?
When you move site collections to another content database the auditing data is copied. The size of the auditing data varies depending on the event collection settings for the site collection. If the auditing data is large, you can move the data to another database before you move the site collection.
How can I move my website from one location to another?
Another trick to move the site to another location is actually to save it as a template (with content) and then re-create the site in the new location using that template. Here are the steps:
What happens when I move a SharePoint site to a different location?
PowerApps need to be recreated in the destination location. SharePoint uses Azure Blob storage for its content, while the metadata associated with sites and its files is stored within SharePoint. After the site is moved from its source geo location to its destination geo location, the service will also move its associated Blob Storage.
In SharePoint Server, this process does not merge content databases, instead the site collections are moved to and joined on a new database. You can move site collections between databases in a SharePoint Server farm by using Microsoft PowerShell.
In SharePoint Server, you should view this procedure as moving the site collection to a larger database. However, if site collections do not grow to their expected capacity, it might be convenient to combine several site collections onto one content database.
What happens if I move my database to a new drive?
If you have moved all of the system databases to a new drive or volume or to another server with a different drive letter, make the following updates. Change the SQL Server Agent log path. If you do not update this path, SQL Server Agent will fail to start. Change the database default location.