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I'm trying to move our exchange databases to a different partition using the wizard in the SBS 2011 console. &nbsp;I'm trying to move the databases to a newly formatted partition with no existing data on it. &nbsp;The move is unsuccessful with the error: &quot;The .edb file path is not available. There is already a file named 'E:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Mailbox\Mailbox<wbr /> Database\Mailbox Database.edb' in the file system on server&quot;. &nbsp;The partition I'm trying to move the data to is the &quot;E:&quot; partition, and after the process fails, the &quot;E:&quot; partition does have the .edb file the error is referring to. &nbsp;So, it appears as though the data is being moved, but then there is confusion as to why it's in the new location. &nbsp;Any ideas?
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I'm trying to move our exchange databases to a different partition using the wizard in the SBS 2011 console.  I'm trying to move the databases to a newly formatted partition with no existing data on it.  The move is unsuccessful with the error: "The .edb file path is not available. There is already a file named 'E:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Mailbox\Mailbox Database\Mailbox Database.edb' in the file system on server".  The partition I'm trying to move the data to is the "E:" partition, and after the process fails, the "E:" partition does have the .edb file the error is referring to.  So, it appears as though the data is being moved, but then there is confusion as to why it's in the new location.  Any ideas?

SBS 2011 Move Exchange Server Data Error: The .edb file path is not available.

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).