[GH-ISSUE #561] Question: Import an Existing ArchiveBox Archive Folder? What Am I Missing?!? #1866

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opened 2026-03-01 17:54:26 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @dohlin on GitHub (Dec 2, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/561

Ok, so it's entirely possible I'm blind and missed this somewhere, but for the life of me I can't find it despite much searching :(

I've got a very, very old install of ArchiveBox with an Archive/Output folder with many folders insides of it (seemingly random numbered folders).

I've built a brand new fresh Ubuntu install with an up to date copy of ArchiveBox, etc. and everything works - now I just want to be able to take those old Archived folders, copy them over to the new ArchiveBox install's "Archive" folder, and have it be able to scan/see them...especially since some of the sites I've scraped have since gone offline. How can I accomplish this? Thanks!!

Originally created by @dohlin on GitHub (Dec 2, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/561 Ok, so it's entirely possible I'm blind and missed this somewhere, but for the life of me I can't find it despite much searching :( I've got a very, very old install of ArchiveBox with an Archive/Output folder with many folders insides of it (seemingly random numbered folders). I've built a brand new fresh Ubuntu install with an up to date copy of ArchiveBox, etc. and everything works - now I just want to be able to take those old Archived folders, copy them over to the new ArchiveBox install's "Archive" folder, and have it be able to scan/see them...especially since some of the sites I've scraped have since gone offline. How can I accomplish this? Thanks!!

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2026-03-01 17:54:27 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-01 17:54:27 +03:00

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@dohlin commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2020):

Nevermind I'm an idiot lol...copying the folders over then re-running 'archivebox init' fixed it lol. Thanks!

@dohlin commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2020): Nevermind I'm an idiot lol...copying the folders over then re-running 'archivebox init' fixed it lol. Thanks!

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