> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Understand and choose your data location

> Review available regional placement and follow the status of a location change.

<Note>
  This guide includes features awaiting release. If an option is not available in your workspace, contact StackShift Support.
</Note>

## What you can do

Review available regional placement and follow the status of a location change. Where to find it: Data controls → Data location

## Before you start

* Permission to view placement; appropriate authority for changes.
* An available region offered for your workspace.

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Open Data location and review the current placement and available destinations.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Read what the destination covers, including stored content, files and any separate external processing limitations.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Select only an available region. Review the change’s impact and confirmation before starting it.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Follow migration status and any actionable failure. Avoid making another conflicting location change while one is active.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    After completion, confirm the reported active placement. Contact Support with the operation reference if it needs recovery or operator intervention.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Example

An administrator checks whether a required region is actually offered before making a data-location commitment to a customer.

## Things to know

* A region that lacks the required infrastructure remains unavailable.
* Storage location does not automatically describe every external AI or channel provider’s processing location.
* Internal backup restoration is operated by StackShift; customers should not run infrastructure recovery commands.

## What happens next

<Check>
  Your selection corresponds to an available infrastructure-backed placement and its recorded operation status.
</Check>

## If something goes wrong

<Warning>
  * Region unavailable: choose an offered destination or ask Support about availability.
  * Migration paused or failed: follow the reported next action and include the operation reference when requesting help.
</Warning>

## Related guides

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Support EU placement and recovery" href="/stackshift-support/eu-placement-and-recovery">
    Understand available data locations, request eligible storage moves and check their status.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Export, retain or delete Support data" href="/stackshift-support/data-and-privacy">
    Handle data requests deliberately and understand what deletion affects.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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