# Nobody warned about this gotcha. Now is there any way to recover app.yml? From built container?

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**Created:** [9 Febrero, 2016 13:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nobody-warned-about-this-gotcha-now-is-there-any-way-to-recover-app-yml-from-built-container/39289 "2016-02-09T13:45:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [9 Febrero, 2016 16:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nobody-warned-about-this-gotcha-now-is-there-any-way-to-recover-app-yml-from-built-container/39289/2 "2016-02-09T16:03:45Z")

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Without an external backup, you’re most likely out of luck.

There is a `launcher cleanup` command to do the cleanup you suggested, but now it is too late ☹

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