A document vault may have been detached from M-Files Server (see Detach), in which case all data in the document vault is kept in a file folder on a hard drive but the document vault is not registered on the server. If you know the name of the document vault and want to start using it again, you can do so by attaching the vault back to M-Files Server with the Attach Document Vault function. You can find it by opening the Document Vaults section in M-Files Admin's tree-view.
If, for example, lack of space makes it necessary to move a document vault from one server to another, this can be done with the Detach and Attach functions – simply detach the vault on server A, and attach it on server B. The Advanced tab enables you to further specify information related to the database connection, such as vault data location for a Firebird vault, or Microsoft SQL Server connection details.
You can select whether to attach the vault with its original identity or with a new identity. For the difference between these two, see Restoring a document vault.