How to Move SCCM Content Library Folders from One Drive to Another ConfigMgr

How to Move SCCM Content Library Folders from One Drive to Another ConfigMgr. With the introduction of NEW content management in CM 2012, moving packages from one drive to another was somewhat complicated for administrators.

In SCCM 2007 transfer of packages from one drive to another drive is not much complicated. We need to perform a couple of changes (in IIS and Shared Folder/s) and we’re done.

But the content library transfer is not very easy for CM 12. TechNet forum discussion about the same.

How to Move SCCM Content Library Folders from One Drive to Another

How to Move SCCM Content Library Folders from One Drive to Another
How to Move SCCM Content Library Folders from One Drive to Another

To make the content library transfer easy, Microsoft has put together a tool. The tool is called “ContentLibraryTransfer.exe” and the tool is useful for the scenario when the disk drive hosting the content library becomes full.

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The Content Library Transfer tool is part of Configmgr 2012 Toolkit SP1 and is available for download Here.

Three Points to be noted before running Content Library Transfer Tool

Content Library Folders from One Drive to Another

1. ContentLibraryTransfer.exe must run locally on the distribution point with administrator privileges. Can’t be run from a remote machine. However, we could be able to use psexec and run this tool remotely?

2. For successful transfer of content library, make sure that the DP is NOT actively used by any of the clients. Otherwise, the destination drive may have incomplete data.

3. During the process of transfer no packages are being distributed to that DP. Otherwise, the destination drive may have incomplete data and data transfer might fail altogether leading to an unusable content library.

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Syntax of Content Library Transfer exe

ContentLibraryTransfer.exe –SourceDrive <drive letter of source drive> –TargetDrive <drive letter of destination drive>

Example of Content Library Transfer exe

ContentLibraryTransfer –SourceDrive E –TargetDrive G

More details are available @ System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager Toolkit Help document (ToolkitHelp.docx). How to Move SCCM Content Library Folders from One Drive to Another ConfigMgr.

Resource

Free SCCM Training Part 1 | 17 Hours Of Latest Technical Content | ConfigMgr Lab HTMD Blog (anoopcnair.com)

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Anoop is Microsoft MVP! He is a Solution Architect in enterprise client management with more than 20 years of experience (calculation done in 2021) in IT. He is a blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. E writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc…

7 thoughts on “How to Move SCCM Content Library Folders from One Drive to Another ConfigMgr”

  1. Hello, I tried to use this tool on my Primary site .actually sccmcontlib,smspkg and smspkgsig folders are located on D: drive , I want to move them on H: drive.
    Using “ContentLibraryTransfer.exe -SourceDrive D -TargetDrive H” give me errors:
    Invalid number of arguments specified
    and
    One or more arguments are not correct.

    Any ideas of what I am missisg here ?

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  2. Hi Anoop, Could you please tell the difference between SMSPKGSIG and SMSSIG folders, If I move SMSPKGSIG folder’s location from D to E drive then will there be any impact on existing packages?

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  3. I was told by Microsoft not to use this tool. I tried it and it broke package distribution on my SCCM 2012 server.

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  4. Louise I took your post onboard but tried it anyway on my SCCM 2012 SP1 build, errored at the end with updating WMI to remove Source Drive. As a result the Rpimary had outdated data on Distribution Point. I had to delete Dist Point and reset it up. Worth a try anyway but I wouldn’t try it again unless I was on SCCM 2012 R2

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  5. Hi,
    in the registry of my MECM-/DP-Server I can find these entries:
    (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS\DP)

    ContentLibraryPath: C:\SCCMContentLib
    ContentLibUsableDrives: E:\,E:\,C:\

    How do I change the ContentLibraryPath? Within the registry?
    (I want the system to only use the E:\ partition.)

    Why is the E:\ partition listed twice? Can I remove one “E:\”?

    Best regards,

    Ferdinand

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