# Exporting .proj project to later import it from another gateway

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-proj-project-to-later-import-it-from-another-gateway/98873>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision, perspective\
**Created:** [November 20, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-proj-project-to-later-import-it-from-another-gateway/98873 "2024-11-20T15:55:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-proj-project-to-later-import-it-from-another-gateway/98873/1 "2024-11-20T15:55:13Z")

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Hello!

In order to import a project in my main gateway from another gateway I need the .proj file....but in my current gateway when I do export the project it only gives me the option to export it as a .zip file.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/e/4ee1e352bd4d0e04eac78882f5c4324b55e039ea.png)

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I would like to know if there is a way to export my project as .proj so I can later import it on the main server gateway.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/1/9129e91210edf0ce5472d275a5088156747e0850.png)

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-proj-project-to-later-import-it-from-another-gateway/98873/2 "2024-11-20T16:18:43Z")

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.proj is the import format for 7.9 and earlier gateways. .zip is the import format for 8.0+ gateways. If you're exporting .zip and trying to import .proj, you're trying to go backwards in time, which won't work.

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**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-proj-project-to-later-import-it-from-another-gateway/98873/3 "2024-11-21T11:07:39Z")

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