# How do I permanently move the recordings to a new Disk?

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**Created:** [January 27, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.vitalpbx.org/t/how-do-i-permanently-move-the-recordings-to-a-new-disk/918 "2022-01-27T10:40:08Z")
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#### Post date: [January 27, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.vitalpbx.org/t/how-do-i-permanently-move-the-recordings-to-a-new-disk/918/1 "2022-01-27T10:40:08Z")

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All the steps will be made in the Linux console with root privileges. The aim is to move the monitor folder to a different location, in this case in an additional disk mounted on the server.

1.- Stop Asterisk. This step is essential because stopping Asterisk will stop the creation of new recordings.

```auto
systemctl stop asterisk

```

2.- Copy the data from the old to the new location.

```auto
rsync -av /var/spool/asterisk/monitor /newdisk_path

```

3.- Rename the old data directory.

```auto
mv /var/spool/asterisk/monitor /var/aspool/asterisk/monitor.old

```

4.- Create a symlink so /var/spool/asterisk/monitor points to /newdisk\_path.

```auto
ln -s /newdisk_path /var/spool/asterisk/monitor

```

5.- Start Asterisk.

```auto
systemctl start asterisk

```

6.- If everything works smoothly, you can delete the backup folder.

```auto
rm /var/spool/asterisk/monitor.old

```