Moving azure storage to different geo location

Question

I'm trying to move a storage account to a new geolocation.

I created a new resource group in the region I wanted.

Then I moved the storage account to it.

The storage account still says the old region.

What is the point of moving to a different resource group if the location does not change?

Answer 1

@ComputerHabit Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A.

To move a storage account, to another region, you would need to create a copy of your storage account in another region. Then, move your data to that account by using AzCopy, or another tool of your choice. Steps include:

• Export a template.
• Modify the template by adding the target region and storage account name.
• Deploy the template to create the new storage account.
• Configure the new storage account.
• Move data to the new storage account.
• Delete the resources in the source region.

Reference dcoumentation for detailed step by step guide: Move an Azure Storage account to another region

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