# Upgrade path for 7.9 to 8.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition Early Access\ **Created:** [February 4, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-path-for-7-9-to-8-0/22337 "2019-02-04T22:27:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NorthPoint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e4f/32.png) [@NorthPoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorthPoint)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-path-for-7-9-to-8-0/22337/1 "2019-02-04T22:27:07Z")
What is the proper upgrade path to take a 7.9 project and move it to 8? a) Install 8 on a clean machine and restore 7.9 GWBK to it? b) Install 7.9 on a clean machine, restore 7.9 GWBK to that, then install V8 over the existing GW? c) None of the above? Thanks… ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-path-for-7-9-to-8-0/22337/2 "2019-02-04T22:54:03Z")
To get any possible confusion out of the way: if you’re inquiring about getting a 7.9.X **Vision** project and moving it to a 8.0 **Perspective** project - this action can not be done in any way. Please refer to this [previous post](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-few-questions-about-igniton-8-perspective/22236?u=cmallonee) for clarification. If you’re simply inquiring about a **Vision** project, read on… If you want to experiment with an existing **Vision** project during the Beta period, then install 7.9 on a clean machine, import your project, then upgrade to the Beta. This way you have a working Beta build deployed with a **Vision** project you can experiment with, but your existing (deployed/production) **Vision** projects are not at risk to any issues discovered during the Beta. If you want to start a new **Vision** or **Perspective** project, then just install the Beta onto a clean machine and go ahead and get started. Keep in mind that restoring a Gateway Backup and using it with the Beta builds puts any Databases and other Gateway-centric settings (Gateway Networks, Tag Providers, etc) at risk during the Beta. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-path-for-7-9-to-8-0/22337/3 "2019-02-04T22:56:22Z")
Just to add… option “a” and “b” should both work, if they don’t there’s a problem. ---
**Author:** ![NorthPoint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e4f/32.png) [@NorthPoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorthPoint)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-path-for-7-9-to-8-0/22337/4 "2019-02-04T23:06:35Z")
I am working some testing of option b. And yes, I am just trying to get my really big Vision project into V8 so that I can try (manual) replication of those screens with Perspective, bit by bit. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-path-for-7-9-to-8-0/22337/5 "2019-02-06T21:44:12Z")
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