# How to restore a backup of an older version to a fresh install?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-a-backup-of-an-older-version-to-a-fresh-install/50881>\
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**Created:** [9월 29, 2016, 8:19오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-a-backup-of-an-older-version-to-a-fresh-install/50881 "2016-09-29T20:19:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![zachwlewis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zachwlewis/32/105371_2.png) [@zachwlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zachwlewis)\
**Post date:** [9월 29, 2016, 8:28오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-a-backup-of-an-older-version-to-a-fresh-install/50881/3 "2016-09-29T20:28:02Z")

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@Falco Thanks for the quick response.

So, I’m attempting to log in to the site, and it says I’m not allowed to log in because it’s in read-only mode. I specifically set the site to read-only mode until I was able to restore the data. How do I log in?

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