# How to restore 7.9.11 project into 7.9.10 Gateway **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [July 27, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-restore-7-9-11-project-into-7-9-10-gateway/26931 "2019-07-27T16:49:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-restore-7-9-11-project-into-7-9-10-gateway/26931/1 "2019-07-27T16:49:27Z")
Hi I need to restore my project form 7.9.11 gateway to 7.9.10 gateway. There is nothing fancy in 7.9.11 project I’m sure the project will work perfectly in 7.9.10. Is there any way to modify the backup file so I bypass this limit in ignition? ---
**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:** [July 27, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-restore-7-9-11-project-into-7-9-10-gateway/26931/2 "2019-07-27T20:51:53Z")
Open the project file as XML text. Compare the header to that from a 7.9.10 project export. Adjust. Import. Note: Utterly unsupported as it can really break things (like, totally–been there, done that). Don’t whine about a broken gateway if you do this. I shouldn’t have to suggest a gateway backup of 7.9.10… ---
**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-restore-7-9-11-project-into-7-9-10-gateway/26931/3 "2019-07-28T03:11:49Z")
Hi I want to use backup Gateway not exported project. I open gwbk file and it seems to be coded. Is there any way to edit gwbk file for this? ---
**Author:** ![ryanjmclaughlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryanjmclaughlin/32/4318_2.png) [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-restore-7-9-11-project-into-7-9-10-gateway/26931/4 "2019-07-29T14:07:52Z")
Not that I have found, easiest is to restore the GWBK on another machine temporally and then from that temp GW export the project, then you can just uninstall again. We do this all the time usually only takes about 15 mins because ignition is so quick to install on another PC. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-restore-7-9-11-project-into-7-9-10-gateway/26931/5 "2019-07-29T15:23:46Z")
The .GWBK is just a wrapped up ZIP file. The same basic procedure Phil explained can be done there, in the `backupinfo.xml` (or whatever it’s called) file. Note even _heavier_ caveats here - it’s _extremely_ likely a newer Ignition backup will not restore successfully on an older gateway. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-restore-7-9-11-project-into-7-9-10-gateway/26931/6 "2019-07-29T16:31:57Z")
> [@paul-griffith](#): > > Note even _heavier_ caveats here - it’s _extremely_ likely a newer Ignition backup will not restore successfully on an older gateway. Hah! You noticed I kept my fingers away from the keyboard... Nader, please follow Ryan's advice.