In Bitbucket Data Center, getting "This repository URL is taken" when trying to bulk move repos

[Dianne Desilets]

Trying to move 191 archived repos from various different projects in my instance to one other project specifically created to house the archived repos.  Getting error message that one or more repo didn't move, turns out all 191 didn't move because error message:  This repository URL is taken.

[Aron Gombas _Midori_ · Accepted solution]

@Dianne Desilets 

The "This repository URL is taken" error means the target project already contains repositories with the same slug as the ones you are trying to move. Since repository slugs must be unique within a project, any collision will block the move. 

The most likely reason is that you have repos with the same name but in different source projects (which is fine), but when you try to move to the same target project, there is a conflict. 

Search for duplicates before the move.