# Restore application **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [April 18, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restore-application/14073 "2017-04-18T13:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mokam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@mokam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mokam)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restore-application/14073/1 "2017-04-18T13:39:16Z")
Hi, I was working on standalone application and the computer crash. I was able to recover the the hard drive but not the computer. It is it possible ot restore project by the files I can find in the hard drive? Thanks for all. ---
**Author:** ![mgross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mgross/32/3311_2.png) [@mgross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mgross)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restore-application/14073/2 "2017-04-18T14:47:52Z")
Was the computer running an Ignition Gateway? If so, you can navigate to the Ignition installation folder, then to data/db. Copy all files inside the /db folder somewhere else. Install Ignition on another machine. After Ignition is installed, shut down the Gateway. On the new machine, navigate to the Ignition installation folder, then to data/db. Delete everything in the db folder, then copy over the files that were in the /db folder from the old hard drive. Start the Gateway. After the Gateway is running, your projects should be available. ---
**Author:** ![mokam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@mokam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mokam)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/restore-application/14073/3 "2017-04-18T15:38:13Z")
Thanks. It working…