# Gateway backup reverse compatibility?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-backup-reverse-compatibility/59784>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 19, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-backup-reverse-compatibility/59784 "2022-05-19T14:10:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sharan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sharan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sharan)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-backup-reverse-compatibility/59784/1 "2022-05-19T14:10:12Z")

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Hi, Can we import a gateway backup of rev 8.1.17 into 8.1.15 ? guess not

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-backup-reverse-compatibility/59784/2 "2022-05-19T14:26:51Z")

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Nope. { Technically, you could edit the gwbk file to lie about its version and take your chances. Odds of success are low. }

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**Author:** ![sharan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sharan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sharan)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-backup-reverse-compatibility/59784/3 "2022-05-26T09:29:30Z")

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Can you please elaborate how to edit the gwbk file to lie about its version ?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-backup-reverse-compatibility/59784/4 "2022-05-26T12:06:06Z")

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Gateway backups are ZIP files. Use a zip tool and poke around at the contents.