Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Need to move your Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 setup to a new machine? This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on performing this crucial data transfer. Learn how to smoothly migrate your backups, ensuring continued access to your important data. We'll cover key steps for a seamless data integration, so you can avoid any data loss.
Are you switching computers and need to move your Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365? In this tutorial, I show you the most reliable way to migrate your Veeam 365 installation (Community or Enterprise Edition) to a new machine while ensuring your years of backup history remain accessible.
We skip the "standard" method that often fails and walk through a clean installation process, including connecting your M365 organization, claiming ownership of an existing repository on a USB drive, and fixing the common issue where old restore points seem to disappear after recreating a job. If your restore options are greyed out or you can't find your old data, this video has the fix!
In this video you will learn:
How to perform a clean migration of Veeam 365.
How to reconnect an existing local repository.
Why the "copy folder" method often fails.
The secret to accessing old point-in-time restores after a migration.
#Veeam #Microsoft365 #VeeamM365
00:00:00 Introduction and Migration Goals
00:00:35 Why the standard copy folder method fails
00:01:25 Downloading and Installing Veeam 365 v8.1
00:02:20 Connecting your Microsoft 365 Organization
00:03:00 Registering a new Entra ID Application
00:03:40 Adding an existing Backup Repository from USB
00:04:15 Handling the Proxy in Use warning
00:04:45 Troubleshooting missing backup jobs
00:05:10 Recreating the backup job from scratch
00:06:05 How to access old restore points and previous data
00:06:50 Final tips and the wrap up
Need to move your Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 setup to a new machine? This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on performing this crucial data transfer. Learn how to smoothly migrate your backups, ensuring continued access to your important data. We'll cover key steps for a seamless data integration, so you can avoid any data loss.
Are you switching computers and need to move your Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365? In this tutorial, I show you the most reliable way to migrate your Veeam 365 installation (Community or Enterprise Edition) to a new machine while ensuring your years of backup history remain accessible.
We skip the "standard" method that often fails and walk through a clean installation process, including connecting your M365 organization, claiming ownership of an existing repository on a USB drive, and fixing the common issue where old restore points seem to disappear after recreating a job. If your restore options are greyed out or you can't find your old data, this video has the fix!
In this video you will learn:
How to perform a clean migration of Veeam 365.
How to reconnect an existing local repository.
Why the "copy folder" method often fails.
The secret to accessing old point-in-time restores after a migration.
#Veeam #Microsoft365 #VeeamM365
00:00:00 Introduction and Migration Goals
00:00:35 Why the standard copy folder method fails
00:01:25 Downloading and Installing Veeam 365 v8.1
00:02:20 Connecting your Microsoft 365 Organization
00:03:00 Registering a new Entra ID Application
00:03:40 Adding an existing Backup Repository from USB
00:04:15 Handling the Proxy in Use warning
00:04:45 Troubleshooting missing backup jobs
00:05:10 Recreating the backup job from scratch
00:06:05 How to access old restore points and previous data
00:06:50 Final tips and the wrap up
