# Automatic configuration backup?

**URL:** <https://forum.duplicati.com/t/automatic-configuration-backup/13619>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [December 19, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/automatic-configuration-backup/13619 "2021-12-19T17:15:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/automatic-configuration-backup/13619/15 "2022-01-26T17:28:55Z")

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> [@lbit](#):
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> –server-datafolder C:\ProgramData\Duplicati

The option syntax seems to be `option=value` (not `option value`), confirmed by some test.

But the most important thing is to get your old config out of Windows.old before it goes away.

EDIT:

> [@lbit](#):
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> I also see this in Duplicati web page → About → System info (note the Path in SpecialFolders for %APPDATA% and %HOME%):

I think these are based on the user. You’re not trying to change that, just change DB location.

> [@lbit](#):
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> I correclty see one .sqlite file for each of my backup jobs in C:\ProgramData\Duplicati

Perhaps you did a manual migration of those, per directions on how to [migrate to a service](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/migrating-from-user-to-service-install-on-windows/660/46)?

Regardless, if that part is fine, stop the service, uninstall, reinstall with correct option syntax.  
Either put your old duplicati-server.sqlite there, start service, and see if it comes up properly,  
or if old configs have aged away then start service and import exported configs (if available).

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