# import config in v2.0.10 doesn't work
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/import-config-in-v2-0-10-doesnt-work/25583
**Category:** Android
**Created:** [October 27, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/import-config-in-v2-0-10-doesnt-work/25583 "2025-10-27T12:05:35Z")
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### Author:  [@aldous](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/aldous)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/import-config-in-v2-0-10-doesnt-work/25583/1 "2025-10-27T12:05:35Z")
Hallo.
To switch from v1 to v2 I followed [this guide](https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/blob/main/wiki/Important-News.md). After installing v2.0.10 I tried to import configuration but It didn’t work. It seems that exportation generated an unzipped folder instead of a file.zip. How is it possible. What can I do?
Thank you
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### Author:  [@tomasz86](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/tomasz86)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/import-config-in-v2-0-10-doesnt-work/25583/2 "2025-10-27T14:57:48Z")
That guide is outdated, please check [https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/blob/main/wiki/migration/Switching-from-the-deprecated-official-version.md](https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/blob/main/wiki/migration/Switching-from-the-deprecated-official-version.md).
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### Author:  [@aldous](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/aldous)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/import-config-in-v2-0-10-doesnt-work/25583/3 "2025-10-27T16:19:29Z")
Thank you! I already uninstalled my earlier app (it was syncthing-fork, but I couldn’t upgrade anymore). Luckily i have all the files needed to create the config.zip file. I just want to understand something more:
1. My configuration files are in a folder different from /storage/emulated/0/backups/syncthing. Do I need to place the zip file in the folder you indicated to me or can I choose the folder? In the instructions for preparation there’s the possibility to write a path. Do I have to write the path to the zip file there? Do I only have to write the folder in which it is located or also the filename (config.zip)?
2. In my backup folder there is also an other file that is not included in the list of the file needed to create the zip file: sharedpreferences.dat. Must I exclude this from the zip file?
3. Do I have to use [Material Files app](https://f-droid.org/packages/me.zhanghai.android.files/) to create the zip file or can I use the default of my OS?
Thank you again!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/import-config-in-v2-0-10-doesnt-work/25583/4 "2025-11-26T16:20:10Z")
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