# \#migrate

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## [migrating local blob storage to aws s3 - confirm which directory to sync](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrating-local-blob-storage-to-aws-s3-confirm-which-directory-to-sync/16184)

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**Author:** [@Joey\_Officer](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Joey_Officer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrating-local-blob-storage-to-aws-s3-confirm-which-directory-to-sync/16184 "2026-03-24T18:52:46Z")

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I’m reviewing documentation on migrating blob storage from local disk to AWS S3 and using this documentation: https://help.sonatype.com/en/blob-stores.html#moving-a-blob-store Moving the blob storage with aws s3 sync (…

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## [Migrate nexus installation OSS to another server with nexus CE](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrate-nexus-installation-oss-to-another-server-with-nexus-ce/15668)

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**Author:** [@evgenii\_makarov](https://community.sonatype.com/u/evgenii_makarov)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrate-nexus-installation-oss-to-another-server-with-nexus-ce/15668 "2025-10-22T08:03:04Z")

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Hello! We’re planning to migrate Nexus 3.68 OSS installation to another machine running Ubuntu 24. We want to migrate to the latest version of Nexus, which is 3.85, at the same time, but i see that there is significant …

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## [Database migration Orientdb to PostgreSQL - two questions](https://community.sonatype.com/t/database-migration-orientdb-to-postgresql-two-questions/14811)

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**Author:** [@Will](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Will)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/database-migration-orientdb-to-postgresql-two-questions/14811 "2025-04-22T12:39:11Z")

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Hi, 1 - Because i’m intending to migrate from Orientdb to Postgresql i refer to Migrating to a New Database, but it tell us only to migrate to an external database. I’m wondering… is it possible to migrate to an interna…

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## [Duration of Database Migration](https://community.sonatype.com/t/duration-of-database-migration/14798)

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**Author:** [@Shawn\_Bonifas](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Shawn_Bonifas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/duration-of-database-migration/14798 "2025-04-14T21:41:15Z")

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We are preparing for a migration of Nexus database from Orient to PostgreSQL. After reading about as much information as I could find, I’m still left wondering how long this migration is expected to take. Does anyone h…

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## [Migrating to a PostgreSQL Database for Nexus Repository](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrating-to-a-postgresql-database-for-nexus-repository/14327)

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**Author:** [@jzora](https://community.sonatype.com/u/jzora)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrating-to-a-postgresql-database-for-nexus-repository/14327 "2025-02-04T16:42:54Z")

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Upgrade\_Migrate Job Aid.pdf (371.8 KB) If you’re treating Nexus Repository like the critical piece of digital infrastructure it is, then you want stability, flexibility, and minimal downtime. The absolute, hands-down be…

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## [Error while migrating db from OrientDB to H2](https://community.sonatype.com/t/error-while-migrating-db-from-orientdb-to-h2/14111)

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**Author:** [@Will](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Will)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/error-while-migrating-db-from-orientdb-to-h2/14111 "2025-01-07T14:49:04Z")

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Hi, We are using a stand-lone version of Nexus 3.70.3-01. When i’m using the db migrator tool to migrate the OrientDB to H2 i’m getting an error. java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to execute ApplicationRunner …

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## [Migrate OrientDB to H2 with nexus-db-migrator-3.70.3-01.jar - How does migration finds the OrientDB?](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrate-orientdb-to-h2-with-nexus-db-migrator-3-70-3-01-jar-how-does-migration-finds-the-orientdb/13816)

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**Author:** [@montag](https://community.sonatype.com/u/montag)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrate-orientdb-to-h2-with-nexus-db-migrator-3-70-3-01-jar-how-does-migration-finds-the-orientdb/13816 "2024-11-18T16:10:09Z")

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Hello, we are using Nexus 3.70.3 OSS and I want to upgrade the OrientDB to H2 for upgrading to 3.74.0 OSS. When running the migrator java -jar nexus-db-migrator-3.70.3-01.jar --healthcheck I get in the healthcheck lo…

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## [Migration from orientDB to H2, upload of new artifact returns 500 - official solution 3.71.0 OSS](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migration-from-orientdb-to-h2-upload-of-new-artifact-returns-500-official-solution-3-71-0-oss/13098)

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**Author:** [@wwojciechp](https://community.sonatype.com/u/wwojciechp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migration-from-orientdb-to-h2-upload-of-new-artifact-returns-500-official-solution-3-71-0-oss/13098 "2024-09-13T14:36:26Z")

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Referring to the topic Update from v3.70.1 to 3.71.0 - #10 by wwojciechp which is already closed the problem is about auto-increment in migrated database to H2. The resourceful question is whether a fix for nexus-db-mi…

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## [Nexus OSS beyond Java11?](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus-oss-beyond-java11/12801)

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**Author:** [@harald.dunkel](https://community.sonatype.com/u/harald.dunkel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus-oss-beyond-java11/12801 "2024-06-25T10:03:18Z")

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AFAICS Java 11 is already EOL (see Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap). Nexus for Java 17 is “postgresql and H2 only”, according to the Download page. The database migrator is available for the Pro version only (Migrating to…

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## [Database Migration Fails (Key (repository\_id)=(14) is not present in table "npm\_content\_repository".)](https://community.sonatype.com/t/database-migration-fails-key-repository-id-14-is-not-present-in-table-npm-content-repository/12765)

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**Author:** [@stevda86](https://community.sonatype.com/u/stevda86)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/database-migration-fails-key-repository-id-14-is-not-present-in-table-npm-content-repository/12765 "2024-06-20T18:16:21Z")

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Hi we are using nexus Pro 3.68.1 and try to migraton to PostgreSQL with the latest database migration tool. The Migration Fails with the following error: 10:09:42 \[main\] ERROR o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep - Encoun…

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## [Nexus Maven repo migration to AWS](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus-maven-repo-migration-to-aws/12538)

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**Author:** [@muhammadzubairi](https://community.sonatype.com/u/muhammadzubairi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus-maven-repo-migration-to-aws/12538 "2024-05-07T15:48:58Z")

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We have Nexus Maven Repo OSS 3.41.1-01 on-prem. I have 2 questions. 1- When does support ends for v3.41.1-01 2- Can we migrate Nexus to AWS from on-prem

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## [Upgrade/Nexus Migration errors](https://community.sonatype.com/t/upgrade-nexus-migration-errors/10276)

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**Author:** [@pavan.devarch](https://community.sonatype.com/u/pavan.devarch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/upgrade-nexus-migration-errors/10276 "2023-03-09T05:16:15Z")

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I am trying to migrate nexus from one nexus instance to another. Current instance version “Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager - OSS 3.22.0-02” installed on “Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS” which is not supported any more in AWS, need…

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## [Which safest version of Nexus 3 we can go if my Nexus is at 2.14 now?](https://community.sonatype.com/t/which-safest-version-of-nexus-3-we-can-go-if-my-nexus-is-at-2-14-now/9656)

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**Author:** [@maheshmahadeo.pawar](https://community.sonatype.com/u/maheshmahadeo.pawar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/which-safest-version-of-nexus-3-we-can-go-if-my-nexus-is-at-2-14-now/9656 "2022-11-25T06:39:07Z")

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Hi we want to move from Nexus 2.14 to Nexus 3. but as i try it the Nexus 3.2.1-01 or any other nexus 3.x.x.x it says to move to 3.25.1 or later. & if i try it for 3.25.1 it says “Incompatible editions: nexus/PRO-EVAL/2…

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## [Importing Nexus 2 repository into Nexus 3](https://community.sonatype.com/t/importing-nexus-2-repository-into-nexus-3/9128)

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**Author:** [@emiliogonzalez](https://community.sonatype.com/u/emiliogonzalez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/importing-nexus-2-repository-into-nexus-3/9128 "2022-08-16T11:55:59Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m kind of new to Nexus and I was recently asked to investigate how to perform a migration from Nexus 2 to Nexus 3. First assignment was to take a hosted repo from Nexus 2 to try and import it into an exi…

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## [Upgrade from OSS 2.14.5 to 3.6.02 (process stops continously at "X minutes from last change")](https://community.sonatype.com/t/upgrade-from-oss-2-14-5-to-3-6-02-process-stops-continously-at-x-minutes-from-last-change/4177)

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**Author:** [@inmobilize](https://community.sonatype.com/u/inmobilize)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/upgrade-from-oss-2-14-5-to-3-6-02-process-stops-continously-at-x-minutes-from-last-change/4177 "2022-08-12T13:32:04Z")

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We are upgrading Nexus from OSS 2.14.5 to 3.6.02 migrating 14 repositories using hardlink method. This is our second second attempt, we had to cancel the first one because the inodes got full and we got a lots of fails.…

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## [Nexus 2.15 upgrade to nexus 3 latest consuming a large amount of memory and stuck since hours](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus-2-15-upgrade-to-nexus-3-latest-consuming-a-large-amount-of-memory-and-stuck-since-hours/8730)

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**Author:** [@kro](https://community.sonatype.com/u/kro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus-2-15-upgrade-to-nexus-3-latest-consuming-a-large-amount-of-memory-and-stuck-since-hours/8730 "2022-05-30T14:44:31Z")

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Hello, I’m upgrading my OSS nexus repository from version 2.15.1-02 to 3.39.0-01 I’m using docker as my installation method and volumes to persist data I’m using the download method to transfer 60 GB of data from nexu…

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## [Join us in 1 HOUR for May Office Hours - 10 a.m. EDT](https://community.sonatype.com/t/join-us-in-1-hour-for-may-office-hours-10-a-m-edt/8721)

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**Author:** [@mfrost](https://community.sonatype.com/u/mfrost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/join-us-in-1-hour-for-may-office-hours-10-a-m-edt/8721 "2022-05-25T12:56:59Z")

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Join us in an hour for our monthly customer-exclusive Office Hours! This month, we’ll be discussing the following topics: Nexus Repository Manager 2 to 3 Migration Discussion Data Insights - Nudges & Anomalies 2022 E…

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## [TOMORROW: May Office Hours at 10 a.m EDT](https://community.sonatype.com/t/tomorrow-may-office-hours-at-10-a-m-edt/8719)

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**Author:** [@mfrost](https://community.sonatype.com/u/mfrost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/tomorrow-may-office-hours-at-10-a-m-edt/8719 "2022-05-24T14:50:32Z")

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Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 25th at 10 a.m. EDT (7 a.m. PDT | 3 p.m. BST), for our monthly customer-exclusive Office Hours . This month, we’ll be discussing the following topics: Nexus Repository Manager 2 to 3 …

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## [Join us for May Office Hours - Wednesday, May 25th at 10am EDT](https://community.sonatype.com/t/join-us-for-may-office-hours-wednesday-may-25th-at-10am-edt/8688)

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**Author:** [@mfrost](https://community.sonatype.com/u/mfrost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/join-us-for-may-office-hours-wednesday-may-25th-at-10am-edt/8688 "2022-05-18T14:37:08Z")

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Join us Wednesday, May 25th at 10 a.m. EDT (7 a.m. PDT | 3 p.m. BST) for our monthly customer-exclusive Office Hours . This month, we’ll be discussing the following topics: Nexus Repository Manager 2 to 3 Migration D…

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## [Postgresql data migration](https://community.sonatype.com/t/postgresql-data-migration/7694)

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**Author:** [@venkatasykam](https://community.sonatype.com/u/venkatasykam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/postgresql-data-migration/7694 "2021-11-19T15:30:18Z")

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We have successfully done with data migration to postgresql with the help of the document - Migrating to a New Database Environment details. Existing nexus server running with default orientDB (running on VM) Deployed…

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## [Migrating Data from Nexus2 to Nexus3 via Upgrade Agent](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrating-data-from-nexus2-to-nexus3-via-upgrade-agent/7504)

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**Author:** [@MK7Ops](https://community.sonatype.com/u/MK7Ops)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migrating-data-from-nexus2-to-nexus3-via-upgrade-agent/7504 "2021-10-21T06:44:16Z")

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based on the documentation to upgrade Nexus2 to Nexus3 we can use the Upgrade Agent but now I am wondering is it possible to use it for data migration, my use case is, I have already Nexus3 with data inside, for the othe…

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## [How migrate data of repositories from one sonatype nexus instance to another sonatype nexus instance?](https://community.sonatype.com/t/how-migrate-data-of-repositories-from-one-sonatype-nexus-instance-to-another-sonatype-nexus-instance/7274)

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**Author:** [@fsclano](https://community.sonatype.com/u/fsclano)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/how-migrate-data-of-repositories-from-one-sonatype-nexus-instance-to-another-sonatype-nexus-instance/7274 "2021-10-04T17:54:57Z")

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We need to migrate data of repositories from one nexus to another nexus, eachone with different reposiories and blobs structures. We hypothesized to copy the contents of blobs on the new blobs. We hope that in theory th…

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## [How to migrate Artifactory lfs to NXRM3 OSS lfs?](https://community.sonatype.com/t/how-to-migrate-artifactory-lfs-to-nxrm3-oss-lfs/6860)

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**Author:** [@fstefanov](https://community.sonatype.com/u/fstefanov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/how-to-migrate-artifactory-lfs-to-nxrm3-oss-lfs/6860 "2021-07-05T11:31:38Z")

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Hello, Can’t find information how to migrate LFS objects from Artifactory to NXRM3?

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## [How to migrate Nexus repository from 1.7 to 3.x?](https://community.sonatype.com/t/how-to-migrate-nexus-repository-from-1-7-to-3-x/5729)

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**Author:** [@siddharth159](https://community.sonatype.com/u/siddharth159)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/how-to-migrate-nexus-repository-from-1-7-to-3-x/5729 "2021-01-27T16:13:07Z")

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How I migrate Nexus repository from 1.7 to 3.x? Is there way to do it ?

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## [Nexus Repository migration hard linking](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus-repository-migration-hard-linking/4698)

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**Author:** [@henri](https://community.sonatype.com/u/henri)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/nexus-repository-migration-hard-linking/4698 "2020-07-29T22:00:25Z")

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Hi. I want to migrate from Nexus 2 to 3. Or actually merge two instances. I have a Nexus 3 instance container NPM repositories and a Nexus 2 contains Maven repositories. I perform the migration using hard linking. And i…

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## [Blobstore "Total size" bigger than "Available space"](https://community.sonatype.com/t/blobstore-total-size-bigger-than-available-space/4397)

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**Author:** [@inmobilize](https://community.sonatype.com/u/inmobilize)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/blobstore-total-size-bigger-than-available-space/4397 "2020-06-12T14:50:17Z")

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Hello! Some blostores have “Total size” bigger than “Available space”. We dont understand how this can be possible, Could it be a bug? (I have removed the repositories names from the next screenshot): To put this in…

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## [Migration path from Artifactory to NXRM3](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migration-path-from-artifactory-to-nxrm3/2989)

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**Author:** [@richard.fedoriuk](https://community.sonatype.com/u/richard.fedoriuk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/migration-path-from-artifactory-to-nxrm3/2989 "2019-11-20T15:47:40Z")

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Hello, I’m currently working on migrating Artifactory 6.11 to NXRM3. There is a doc outlining the migration path from Nexus-2, however I can’t seem to find anything wrt migrating to NXRM3. At this point I’m looking into…
