# Project Default location

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 23, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707 "2018-01-23T21:16:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![shwethag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@shwethag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shwethag)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707/1 "2018-01-23T21:16:40Z")

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Could anyone please let me know where are all the projects stored by default in the system?

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**Author:** ![Sanderd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sanderd17/32/8735_2.png) [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707/2 "2018-01-24T10:25:58Z")

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All data is stored in an SQLite DB, usually in the `Ignition\data\db` directory where you installed Ignition.

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**Author:** ![shwethag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@shwethag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shwethag)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707/3 "2018-01-24T13:11:19Z")

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Thank you, but cannot see any project files (.pro) in Igintion\data\db directory

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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:** [January 24, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707/4 "2018-01-24T13:45:54Z")

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They aren’t in separate files. They are encoded and stored in the SQLite database, config.idb. The content is not really inspectable outside of Ignition itself.

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**Author:** ![shwethag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@shwethag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shwethag)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707/5 "2018-01-24T14:54:41Z")

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Thank you for the information. If I want to copy a project from one system to another, should I be using export feature?.

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707/6 "2018-01-24T19:25:38Z")

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Yes, that’s a great use for the export feature.

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Mithiri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Chris\_Mithiri](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Mithiri)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707/7 "2024-01-19T13:41:17Z")

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Sorry to resurrect this thread but we have an auto-backup software(versiondog/octoplant) at work that we use primarily to back up all PLCs and Robots in the plant on a schedule. Was looking into how to do the same for all the Ignition gateways but i'm having a hard time understanding where the project files are actually stored in the gateway. I found the config.idb file on the gateway in C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition\data\db. Do you know if this file can be used to restore the project?

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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-default-location/16707/8 "2024-01-19T13:49:09Z")

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you should use this  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Gateway+Settings#GatewaySettings-ScheduledBackups](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Gateway+Settings#GatewaySettings-ScheduledBackups)