# Backup restoration fails

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-restoration-fails/405387
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** backups
**Created:** [June 16, 2026, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-restoration-fails/405387 "2026-06-16T08:15:13Z")
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### Author: ![Michael\_Furtenbach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michael_furtenbach/32/134687_2.png) [@Michael\_Furtenbach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Furtenbach)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-restoration-fails/405387/22 "2026-06-16T19:25:47Z")

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Thank you so, so much! Everything worked out wonderfully, and without your help, I wouldn’t have stood a chance and would surely have had to painfully start the forum over from scratch soon! THANK YOU!

Thanks also to @chapoi for the great support!

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