Move MailStore Server installation to a new server?

Q: I want to move my whole MailStore Server installation to a new server. What is the best-practice for this?

A: To migrate MailStore Server to a new machine including all users, settings and emails follow these steps:

Stop MailStore Server Service on the current machine, either trough the MailStore Basic Configuration or the service control panel
Copy the directory "MailArchive" and all file-groups that exist on the current machine to the new machine. Directory stucture should be preserved.
Uninstall MailStore Server on the current machine. Use Add/Remove Programs available in the control panel
Move the file MailStoreServer.lic (can be found in %programfiles%\deepinvent\MailStore Server\MailStoreServer.lic") to a save location (e.g. USB-Disk) before removing the directory %programfiles%\deepinvent\MailStore Server
Install MailStore Server on the new machine. Choose "Existing Archive" and select the path to directory where you copied your archive to
Start Mailstore Server and install MailStoreServer.lic license file

Move archive to external harddisk

To migrate MailStore Server to a new location:

Stop MailStore Server Service, either trough the MailStore Basic Configuration or the service control panel
Copy the archive directory (default: C:\MailArchive) and all subdirectories to the new location. Directory structure must be preserved.
Run the MailStore Server Base Configuration utility and change the directory of the "Master Database" to the new location.
Start MailStore Server Service again.

Notice: Please be aware, that the throughput of the external harddisk may have a negative impact on the performance of MailStore.