# Elasticsearch migrating data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-migrating-data/182430>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-migrating-data/182430 "2019-05-23T12:15:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![saiteja\_c](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saiteja_c/32/45793_2.png) [@saiteja\_c](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saiteja_c)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-migrating-data/182430/1 "2019-05-23T12:15:20Z")

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I have an existing elasticsearch installation which i'm running off an executable (not as a service).  
Now, I have decided to run elasticsearch as a service for easier access. After installing elasticsearch as a service, Can I just move the data folder from the existing elasticsearch installation to the new installation? the cluster name and the node names are all the same for both the installations

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-migrating-data/182430/2 "2019-05-23T21:54:56Z")

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That should work, but it's not fully supported. You could also add the new node to the existing cluster and then move the data over.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-migrating-data/182430/3 "2019-06-20T21:54:59Z")

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