# Can I restore trading history?

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/can-i-restore-trading-history/6378>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 11, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-restore-trading-history/6378 "2018-10-11T09:42:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexej996](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/alexej996/32/491_2.png) [@alexej996](https://bisq.community/u/alexej996)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-restore-trading-history/6378/5 "2018-10-11T20:36:58Z")

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The protocol looks up account age with certain data that is lost now and there is no way for you to recover the old account age unfortunately.

> [@Carry over account age witness to new data directory](https://bisq.community/t/carry-over-account-age-witness-to-new-data-directory/5605):
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> If you move to a new data directory you need to export your account data and re-import it again. That will copy over the salt used for the account age witness which determines your trade limit (1 month 0.0625 BTC, 2. month 0.125 BTC, afterwards 0.25 BTC). Unfortunately I overlooked another important part when I implemented that feature: The signature pubKey is also used in the hash for the account age witness. So to successfully transfer your account without starting with the 1 month limit aga…

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