diff --git a/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/restore_cms/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt b/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/restore_cms/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
index eee5743da6ceaf025338a3d6d8d6b783af5a4567..0951ddf8b3d616e0c187c99dc20c05973ec940bc 100644
--- a/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/restore_cms/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
+++ b/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/restore_cms/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ $SBIN_PATH/framework.sh -d .
 chmod 770 .
 
 if [ ! -z "$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR" ] && [ -d "../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/" ] && [ ! -z "$(ls -A ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/)" ]; then
-    # Reuse the raw data from the previous version
-    mv ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/ .
+    # Reuse the raw data from the previous version with hard links
+    cp -lR ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/ .
 else
     # Run the product fetcher
     cd rawdata/
diff --git a/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/std_calibration/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt b/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/std_calibration/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
index eee5743da6ceaf025338a3d6d8d6b783af5a4567..0951ddf8b3d616e0c187c99dc20c05973ec940bc 100644
--- a/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/std_calibration/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
+++ b/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/std_calibration/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ $SBIN_PATH/framework.sh -d .
 chmod 770 .
 
 if [ ! -z "$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR" ] && [ -d "../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/" ] && [ ! -z "$(ls -A ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/)" ]; then
-    # Reuse the raw data from the previous version
-    mv ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/ .
+    # Reuse the raw data from the previous version with hard links
+    cp -lR ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/ .
 else
     # Run the product fetcher
     cd rawdata/
diff --git a/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/std_restore_imaging/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt b/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/std_restore_imaging/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
index eee5743da6ceaf025338a3d6d8d6b783af5a4567..0951ddf8b3d616e0c187c99dc20c05973ec940bc 100644
--- a/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/std_restore_imaging/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
+++ b/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/templates/std_restore_imaging/fetch_sh_2.8.3.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ $SBIN_PATH/framework.sh -d .
 chmod 770 .
 
 if [ ! -z "$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR" ] && [ -d "../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/" ] && [ ! -z "$(ls -A ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/)" ]; then
-    # Reuse the raw data from the previous version
-    mv ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/ .
+    # Reuse the raw data from the previous version with hard links
+    cp -lR ../$PREV_PROCESSING_DIR/rawdata/ .
 else
     # Run the product fetcher
     cd rawdata/