# Would it be a good idea of Duplicati would also put the local database (encrypted) on the remote location? **URL:** \ **Category:** Features\ **Created:** [May 26, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/would-it-be-a-good-idea-of-duplicati-would-also-put-the-local-database-encrypted-on-the-remote-location/7151 "2019-05-26T12:56:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![anon8404338](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@anon8404338](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/anon8404338)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/would-it-be-a-good-idea-of-duplicati-would-also-put-the-local-database-encrypted-on-the-remote-location/7151/6 "2019-05-28T15:48:54Z")
This is not about the files you back up. This is about Duplicati’s configuration. In my case the contents of`~root/.config/Duplicati/` on my Mac. In the scenario that I sketched, I was unable to repair or rebuild from the location where my list and block files are stored. Duplicati kept complaining. This was when I encountered it. Missing remote file was the complaint when trying repair or recreate. > [@Repair and recreate doesn't work "missing remote file"](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/repair-and-recreate-doesnt-work-missing-remote-file/5661): > > I’ve migrated an old Mac (macOS High Sierra) to a new Mac (Mojave). When I first ran Duplicati I got errors. Rebuilding the database(s) did not help. So, I did a recreate. That ends with a “missing remote file”. What next? [Additional info:] What I did exactly: On the old system: ran duplicati backups, this worked fine (two sets: one on local disk, one on remote storage) Booted from the new Mac Migrated to the new Mac from a TimeMachine backup that was 10 hours old and before the backups Hen… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/would-it-be-a-good-idea-of-duplicati-would-also-put-the-local-database-encrypted-on-the-remote-location/7151)._