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Move the AD Database (ntds.dit) to another drive

You can move the AD database (ntdis.dit) to another drive by using the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM).

  1. Reboot the DC
  2. Press F8 and choose "Directory Services Restore"
  3. Enter the DSRM password when prompted
  4. Open a command prompt and type the following (eg. to move the database to the D: drive):

NTDSUTIL
files
move db to d:\NTDS
q
q

  1. Now reboot the DC in normal operation mode.