# Importing old database to latest version

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-old-database-to-latest-version/227493>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [May 19, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-old-database-to-latest-version/227493 "2022-05-19T13:04:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-old-database-to-latest-version/227493/1 "2022-05-19T13:04:57Z")

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Q: If you have an old DB from Discourse install, v2.0 \> export - import \> 2.9 - will it fail or is there a conversion process built into import to allow a successful importation?

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