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Hi there,<br />
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I successfully migrated a couple of VMs from the local host datastore to shared storage.<br />
However after migration, i see there is a '-aux.xml' file that has remained on the local datastore for each VM that was migrated. I want to use the local datastore for Backup To Disk jobs. <br />
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A quick google search reveals that this file is used to track changes occurring during snapshot activities?<br />
&nbsp;I just need clarity on whether if i delete these files, there will be big issues? (VM failures/errors). <br />
Or should i just manually move the file and add it to the VM folder at it's new location?<br />
<br />
Thanks
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Hi there,

I successfully migrated a couple of VMs from the local host datastore to shared storage.
However after migration, i see there is a '-aux.xml' file that has remained on the local datastore for each VM that was migrated. I want to use the local datastore for Backup To Disk jobs. 

A quick google search reveals that this file is used to track changes occurring during snapshot activities?
 I just need clarity on whether if i delete these files, there will be big issues? (VM failures/errors). 
Or should i just manually move the file and add it to the VM folder at it's new location?

Thanks

aux.xml file retained on datastore after VM Migration

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