Files are being collected but not migrated

Oh okay, didn't see that in the original post about using ArcServe for part of it, and Backup Exec for part of it.

So the general process is:

* Set backup mode on vault stores

* Set backup mode on index locations

* Do SQL backups

* Do backups of index locations and vault store partitions (*1)

* Clear backup mode on index locations

* Clear backup mode on Vault Stores

*1 -> Some people only backup active, open, partitions, and closed partitions at different frequencies/schedules.

So.. the bit about the number of items awaiting backup - if you're seeing that (and it sounds like you are) comes from the backup of vault store partitions.  If you're using the Archive Bit, then perhaps that's not being cleared by the backup software.