How to export data in 2.6?

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The Data Migration doc includes a screenshot from 3.0, not from 2.6. In Tools.exe there is no menu item “Export data…”. Please see the files attached.

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Hi Alexander,

Thanks for getting in touch! I have updated the docs to link to the how to backup from a 2.6 server. As the documentation says to import from a 2.6 you need to use it’s backups not use the Export feature from 3.0.

Hope that helps!
Vanessa

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Hi Vanessa,
How do you think why am I getting this exception when specify the backup from 2.6 in the wizard at 3.0:

2015-07-21 22:56:17.2372      1 FATAL  System.ArgumentException: Exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' was thrown.
   at Octopus.Shared.Util.Guard.FileExists(String argument, String errorMessage) in y:\work\refs\heads\master\source\Octopus.Shared\Util\Guard.cs:line 57
   at Octopus.Migrator.Commands.MigrateCommand.Start() in y:\work\refs\heads\master\source\Octopus.Migrator\Commands\MigrateCommand.cs:line 58
   at Octopus.Shared.Startup.AbstractCommand.Octopus.Shared.Startup.ICommand.Start(String[] commandLineArguments, ICommandRuntime commandRuntime, OptionSet commonOptions) in y:\work\refs\heads\master\source\Octopus.Shared\Startup\AbstractCommand.cs:line 57
   at Octopus.Shared.Startup.ConsoleHost.Run(Action`1 start, Action shutdown) in y:\work\refs\heads\master\source\Octopus.Shared\Startup\ConsoleHost.cs:line 36
2015-07-21 22:56:17.3778      1 FATAL  Exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' was thrown.

Path is c:\Downloads\backup.octobak.

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Hi Alexander,

To be clear you are using this method for getting the 2.6 backup: http://docs.octopusdeploy.com/display/OD2/Backup+and+restore
Where you backup now and have a .octobak file to migrate your data. This should be a single file and not a directory or export from the 3.0 manager.
Please also check the date on the octobak creation file, as it cannot use older versions than 2.6.

Vanessa

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I figured out. It was a typo in path.
When file doesn’t exist it throws ArgumentException rather than FileNotFoundException.
Can you please file a ticket to change it? All error messages I saw so far aren’t very clear I’d say.

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Hi Alexander,

Thanks for the report! We have upgraded the error message to be more specific when the file is not found.

Vanessa