# How to upgrade FPMI projects to Ignition projects

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upgrade-fpmi-projects-to-ignition-projects/1454>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 27, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upgrade-fpmi-projects-to-ignition-projects/1454 "2010-01-27T23:30:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upgrade-fpmi-projects-to-ignition-projects/1454/1 "2010-01-27T23:30:16Z")

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I thought a simple export from one and import to the other would work. 😢  
I searched the manual for keywords like “upgrade”, “convert”, and “import”. 😢  
I searched the website (nice new look 🙂 ) and the only think I found “run the upgrade tool”.  
But I can’t find an upgrade tool. 😢

Is this an oversight? Will it be posted with the upgrade instructions?

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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upgrade-fpmi-projects-to-ignition-projects/1454/2 "2010-01-27T23:31:32Z")

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![:/](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/8e510869ae26fbd7ab76e1e731ceea2054ef109c.gif "Hrm") hmmm new forms messed up my post.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upgrade-fpmi-projects-to-ignition-projects/1454/3 "2010-01-27T23:32:25Z")

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The upgrade tool is on the Ignition Gateway itself.

Under Configure \> System \> Backup/Restore \> Legacy Upgrade you will find a place to upload your legacy backup files.

Edit: Just noticed smileys at the end of a sentence get moved to the beginning… that’s weird.

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**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upgrade-fpmi-projects-to-ignition-projects/1454/4 "2010-01-27T23:37:01Z")

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Here’s the fresh new [Ignition Upgrade Guide](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/guides/Ignition_Upgrade_Guide.pdf). The link will also make its way to the existing user’s page soon.

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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upgrade-fpmi-projects-to-ignition-projects/1454/5 "2010-01-27T23:43:30Z")

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Weird. I wrote a reply and clicked submit. Rather then submitting it showed Colby’s post at the top of the page.

I think it’s a nice feature, just didn’t expect it.

Anyway Thanks for the info.

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**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-upgrade-fpmi-projects-to-ignition-projects/1454/6 "2010-01-28T00:05:57Z")

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Oh, yeah, that’s been there for a bit I think- what is says is something like “given this new post, is yours still relevant?”. You can then choose to post it or not.