# Can I store and forward data cache folder backup to xml quarantine file for import?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** database\
**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-store-and-forward-data-cache-folder-backup-to-xml-quarantine-file-for-import/42770 "2021-01-29T20:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Travis.Dreier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Travis.Dreier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Dreier)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-store-and-forward-data-cache-folder-backup-to-xml-quarantine-file-for-import/42770/1 "2021-01-29T20:50:31Z")

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I have a backup of a datacache file and would like to forward it to the database. Is there a way to convert this into an xml file for import? If not how is this done?

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**Author:** ![Rene\_Yanes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@Rene\_Yanes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rene_Yanes)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-store-and-forward-data-cache-folder-backup-to-xml-quarantine-file-for-import/42770/2 "2022-10-21T18:09:13Z")

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Were you able to find out anything about this?

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**Author:** ![Travis.Dreier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Travis.Dreier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Dreier)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-store-and-forward-data-cache-folder-backup-to-xml-quarantine-file-for-import/42770/3 "2022-11-03T22:13:15Z")

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@Rene_Yanes Sorry for the delayed response but no I did not find a way to do this.