# Fatal: destination path 'bisq-desktop' already exists and is not an empty directory

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/fatal-destination-path-bisq-desktop-already-exists-and-is-not-an-empty-directory/5916>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 6, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/fatal-destination-path-bisq-desktop-already-exists-and-is-not-an-empty-directory/5916 "2018-08-06T17:19:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![torte](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/torte/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@torte](https://bisq.community/u/torte)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/fatal-destination-path-bisq-desktop-already-exists-and-is-not-an-empty-directory/5916/1 "2018-08-06T17:19:18Z")

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Linux Fedora latest version:  
Upgrading bisq from 7.0 to 7.1 via [https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq-desktop/blob/master/doc/build.md#build-bisq](https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq-desktop/blob/master/doc/build.md#build-bisq)

The installer complains that the path ‘bisq-desktop’ already exists. Can I just remove this path with all content or do I need to backup anything before? Have for the next two weeks no access th the seed so I’d prefer to delete not too much …

Thanks for helping in advance.

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**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/fatal-destination-path-bisq-desktop-already-exists-and-is-not-an-empty-directory/5916/2 "2018-08-06T17:22:47Z")

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If I were you, I would backup. It doesn’t cost much, and it’s more safe.  
You can just rename it.

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**Author:** ![torte](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/torte/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@torte](https://bisq.community/u/torte)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/fatal-destination-path-bisq-desktop-already-exists-and-is-not-an-empty-directory/5916/3 "2018-08-06T18:58:33Z")

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You’re right. Will do it now this way. Of course I’m not sure if there isn’t data stored in other paths but in worst case I need to start from the scratch and use the seed as soon I can.

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/fatal-destination-path-bisq-desktop-already-exists-and-is-not-an-empty-directory/5916/4 "2018-08-06T19:06:55Z")

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You can just rename the whole ~/.local/share/Bisq directory .  
So you miss nothing.

This is the directory where all the data are in Debian.  
it’s probably the same place with Fedora.

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**Author:** ![torte](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/torte/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@torte](https://bisq.community/u/torte)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/fatal-destination-path-bisq-desktop-already-exists-and-is-not-an-empty-directory/5916/5 "2018-08-06T19:19:33Z")

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Yes it’s the same path. May be I copy/backup the ~/.local/share/Bisq because otherwise I assume I start with new empty accounts with 0 balance.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/fatal-destination-path-bisq-desktop-already-exists-and-is-not-an-empty-directory/5916/6 "2018-08-06T20:35:06Z")

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Yes, if you already had things, copy/backup is the best.  
(And twice doesnt hurt.)