# Migration version is missing from the filename – can't restore from backup

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 6, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-version-is-missing-from-the-filename-cant-restore-from-backup/77346 "2018-01-06T01:24:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-version-is-missing-from-the-filename-cant-restore-from-backup/77346/4 "2018-01-06T02:14:59Z")

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Why did you rename it? That’s your problem. Don’t do that.

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