# Can i move blobstores from one instance to another

**URL:** <https://community.sonatype.com/t/can-i-move-blobstores-from-one-instance-to-another/4204>\
**Category:** Sonatype Nexus Repository\
**Created:** [May 13, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/can-i-move-blobstores-from-one-instance-to-another/4204 "2020-05-13T14:09:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![sebastien.emard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@sebastien.emard](https://community.sonatype.com/u/sebastien.emard)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/can-i-move-blobstores-from-one-instance-to-another/4204/1 "2020-05-13T14:09:03Z")

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Hello all

I wonder if one could take a blobstore from a dev instance and move it to a separate production instance ?

Best Regards  
Sebastien

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**Author:** ![jtom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/community.sonatype.com/jtom/32/68_2.png) [@jtom](https://community.sonatype.com/u/jtom)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/can-i-move-blobstores-from-one-instance-to-another/4204/2 "2020-05-14T21:22:48Z")

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The data directory of NXRM3 is movable so if you move your entire NXRM3 instance the blobstore could be moved with it. If you’re using a remote file system when you move the instance as long as the new server can access the remote it should still work.

If you want to move a single blobstore and not your entire instance, then you probably need [https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/NEXUS-11468](https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/NEXUS-11468) and to move the repositories instead. When reimporting them it should recreate the blobstore whatever new location.  
Unfortunately, that ticket is under development and those are the only ways I can think of.  
-Joe