Rescue and Recovery - how can I move backups to another location

I would like to move ma backups from an external drive to other drive. I don't want to make a new full backup but I want to have access to all the previous backups but I just want to use some other external drive. I can't find an option in the Rescue and Recovery Software. Can I just copy the files to the new drive? I am afraid that there would be an error when I try to recover from the backup if I just copy them. Anyone ever tried to copy the backups and then recover from it?

I believe you should not have a problem. The \RRbackups is a "flat" file, geometry not a factor. If the backup external went from basic, to EFI, that might present problems.
What RNR version are you running? Version 5.1 stores more device info/attributes on 2nd HDD, and multiple partitions on the C drive.
Changes in this release:
[New functions or enhancements]
- Added an Active Directory Manager (ADM) setting to set the Create Rescue Media (CRM) function to external media.
- Added support for the unattended backup when you log off the system.
- Added support for the compatibility with the backup on any other computer that is in the same model with your computer if both computers are installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.
- It enables you to designate the hard disk drive where the Rescue and Recovery program stores the backup and designate the hard disk drive that you attempt to restore.Added support on the computer that is installed with more than one hard disk drive.
==
I dont think this is a issue with you. It seems the comments support multiple HDD like 3 on a system, choose HDD 1, 2 or 3. RNR 5.1 does add more registry entries to registry for all HDD's avaliable. And maybe C drive, partition 1. D drive partition 2, on the same physical. I want to backup C to partition 2. I can't confirm this.
Added support on the computer that is installed with more than one hard disk drive. <release notes. Boring, it has support 2nd hdd for years.
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(1) What size is your \RRbackups to external old? 5 backups, 32?
(2) copy external old to new. The registry entries SHOULD not know any difference. You got 5 backups on external.
(3) Try a single file restore.
(4) Take a incremental backup to new external.
(5) 10 minutes later, try a FULL restore from item 4.
You might be the 1st user to ever do this, and it should work. I would take 1 last final backup to old external to be on the safe side of things.

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not sure, what exactly the description should tell me, but I guess, that your scenario is like this:
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Rescue and Recovery -- How to Backup the Partition

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