# Validation Error: The selected backup is from a future version and cannot be restored in this version of the Ignition Gateway

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/validation-error-the-selected-backup-is-from-a-future-version-and-cannot-be-restored-in-this-version-of-the-ignition-gateway/55550>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [January 31, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/validation-error-the-selected-backup-is-from-a-future-version-and-cannot-be-restored-in-this-version-of-the-ignition-gateway/55550 "2022-01-31T13:31:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![grzegorz.kaczmarczyk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grzegorz.kaczmarczyk/32/24167_2.png) [@grzegorz.kaczmarczyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grzegorz.kaczmarczyk)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/validation-error-the-selected-backup-is-from-a-future-version-and-cannot-be-restored-in-this-version-of-the-ignition-gateway/55550/1 "2022-01-31T13:31:49Z")

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Hi,

I got this error, when I try to restore gateway backup:  
Validation Error: The selected backup is from a future version and cannot be restored in this version of the Ignition Gateway.

What should I do?

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**Author:** ![grzegorz.kaczmarczyk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grzegorz.kaczmarczyk/32/24167_2.png) [@grzegorz.kaczmarczyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grzegorz.kaczmarczyk)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/validation-error-the-selected-backup-is-from-a-future-version-and-cannot-be-restored-in-this-version-of-the-ignition-gateway/55550/2 "2022-01-31T13:53:49Z")

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Ok, so I will answer my own question 😃

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Installing+and+Upgrading+Ignition](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Installing+and+Upgrading+Ignition)

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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 31, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/validation-error-the-selected-backup-is-from-a-future-version-and-cannot-be-restored-in-this-version-of-the-ignition-gateway/55550/3 "2022-01-31T13:58:18Z")

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See also this topic:

> [@Downgrading of Edge project from 8.1.X to 8.1.X](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/downgrading-of-edge-project-from-8-1-x-to-8-1-x/55340/8):
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> Haywire? No, not likely. But something might just “not work”. Your doubt/concern is valid. Unlikely, but valid. Less likely to be a problem with tag export/import than graphics, from my experience. The key is to change your development process to ensure you are always working in an environment that matches your client’s environment. This is almost impossible to do if you are installing your development gateways on your local machine. Use virtual machines or containers, tailored to match t…

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**Author:** ![Hank\_Hercules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d9b06d/32.png) [@Hank\_Hercules](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hank_Hercules)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/validation-error-the-selected-backup-is-from-a-future-version-and-cannot-be-restored-in-this-version-of-the-ignition-gateway/55550/4 "2023-02-28T15:18:27Z")

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Hi, on a related topic, how do I rollback to a previous version of my project? I am on a newer version of ignition so I don't see the option 'File\>Rollback' which appears to have been an option on older versions of ignition but not the newer version. Thanks in advance.