Move backed up VM to different resource group

Author: David Curwin

articles/azure-resource-manager/management/move-limitations/virtual-machines-move-limitations.md

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 ### Portal
 
-1. Select the virtual machine that is configured for backup.
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-1. In the left pane, select **Backup**.
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-1. Select **Stop backup**.
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-1. Select **Delete back data**.
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-1. After delete is complete, you can move the vault and virtual machine to the target subscription. After the move, you can continue backups.
+1. Temporarily stop the backup and retain backup data.
+2. To move virtual machines configured with Azure Backup, do the following steps:
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+   1. Find the location of your virtual machine.
+   2. Find a resource group with the following naming pattern: `AzureBackupRG_<location of your VM>_1`. For example, *AzureBackupRG_westus2_1*
+   3. In the Azure portal, check **Show hidden types**.
+   4. Find the resource with type **Microsoft.Compute/restorePointCollections** that has the naming pattern `AzureBackup_<name of your VM that you're trying to move>_###########`.
+   5. Delete this resource. This operation deletes only the instant recovery points, not the backed-up data in the vault.
+   6. After the delete operation is complete, you can move your virtual machine.
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+3. Move the VM to the target resource group.
+4. Resume the backup.
 
 ### PowerShell
 

articles/backup/backup-azure-vm-backup-faq.md

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 ### How do I move a VM backed up by Azure Backup to a different resource group?
 
-1. Temporarily stop the backup, and retain backup data.
-2. Move the VM to the target resource group.
-3. Re-enable backup in the same or new vault.
+1. Temporarily stop the backup and retain backup data.
+2. To move virtual machines configured with Azure Backup, do the following steps:
+
+   1. Find the location of your virtual machine.
+   2. Find a resource group with the following naming pattern: `AzureBackupRG_<location of your VM>_1`. For example, *AzureBackupRG_westus2_1*
+   3. In the Azure portal, check **Show hidden types**.
+   4. Find the resource with type **Microsoft.Compute/restorePointCollections** that has the naming pattern `AzureBackup_<name of your VM that you're trying to move>_###########`.
+   5. Delete this resource. This operation deletes only the instant recovery points, not the backed-up data in the vault.
+   6. After the delete operation is complete, you can move your virtual machine.
+
+3. Move the VM to the target resource group.
+4. Resume the backup.
 
 You can restore the VM from available restore points that were created before the move operation.