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Open the set's Destination menu and choose the new drive or account. If the set already has versions somewhere else, Storage Studio asks first: switching starts a fresh backup at the new destination, and the versions already saved at the old location stay put — but new backups won't go to them.

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Click Change destination to confirm. Keep the old drive or account if you might need its history; you can point a set back at it later. The set's passphrase stays the same either way.

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Backups & restore points · Managing backup sets and destinations

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How do I change where a backup set backs up to?

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Short answer: Choose the new drive or account in the set's Destination menu and confirm Change destination. A fresh backup starts there; versions at the old location stay put but get no new backups.

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Open the set's Destination menu and choose the new drive or account. If the set already has versions somewhere else, Storage Studio asks first: switching starts a fresh backup at the new destination, and the versions already saved at the old location stay put — but new backups won't go to them.

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Click Change destination to confirm. Keep the old drive or account if you might need its history; you can point a set back at it later. The set's passphrase stays the same either way.

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