# SQL Error during import

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-error-during-import/27793>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [April 21, 2015, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-error-during-import/27793 "2015-04-21T09:06:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![elberet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elberet/32/122404_2.png) [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-error-during-import/27793/2 "2015-04-21T10:28:10Z")

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Your database may still contain old data.

Destroy the Discourse container, then backup and delete `/var/discourse/shared/standalone`. Re-bootstrap and you should end up with a pristine, completely empty Discourse instance that should be able to import your backup. 🙂

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