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

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**Created:** [29 Settembre 2016, 8:19pm 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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**Post date:** [29 Settembre 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-a-backup-of-an-older-version-to-a-fresh-install/50881/8 "2016-09-29T21:23:46Z")

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> [@zachwlewis](#):
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> resulting in all my data being lost.

Your data is never lost. On the host machine, look for `postgres_data_old` in `/var/discourse/shared/standalone`

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