# Migrating to a new data directory nullifies account signatures

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/migrating-to-a-new-data-directory-nullifies-account-signatures/8671>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 6, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/migrating-to-a-new-data-directory-nullifies-account-signatures/8671 "2019-11-06T14:32:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![goraelec](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/goraelec/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@goraelec](https://bisq.community/u/goraelec)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/migrating-to-a-new-data-directory-nullifies-account-signatures/8671/1 "2019-11-06T14:32:55Z")

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Hi. I migrated to a new data directory, and it seems that all of my accounts have lost their signatures. Is this intentional?

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**Author:** ![ZeroTax](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/zerotax/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@ZeroTax](https://bisq.community/u/ZeroTax)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/migrating-to-a-new-data-directory-nullifies-account-signatures/8671/2 "2019-11-07T09:54:22Z")

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It should work to recover everything from a backup…