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title: "Upgrade (migration from BigGantt to BigPicture)"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/297865130/Upgrade%20(migration%20from%20BigGantt%20to%20BigPicture)"
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> ℹ️ **Before generating a dump file, ****upgrade the app (to version 8.2.2 or higher).**
> ℹ️ The below instructions are for a switch from BigGantt to BigPicture ONLY (within the same Jira instance).
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> ℹ️ If you want to generate a BigGantt dump for one Jira instance and import it to BigPicture on a different Jira instance, take a look at either [Migration (Server to Cloud)](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298320391) or [Staging (migration between instances of the same type)](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211352060) instructions.
## Steps overview
Before you proceed, please read the following instructions carefully and copy all the steps to a clipboard to keep them at hand. Make sure to complete each step:
1. Create a backup of the BigGantt data.
2. Download the BigGantt backup to your machine.
3. Turn off BigGantt.
4. Install BigPicture.
5. Restore the BigGantt backup in BigPicture.
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### Steps 1 & 2 - create a BigGantt backup and download it
1. Go to BigGantt App Configuration > Advanced > **Database dumps.**
2. Press the **New dump **button, add a description and confirm (**Create dump **button).
Wait for the process to finish:
3. The newly created database dump should appear at the top of the list (page refresh may be needed).
4. **Download **the file and save it on your machine.
### Steps 3 & 4 - turn off BigGantt and install BigPicture
1. Go to Jira Administration > Manage Apps.
2. Disable BigGantt
3. Install the BigPicture plugin.
4. Enter a valid license.
5. Run the BigPicture plugin to start the database configuration process.
### Step 5 - Restore BigGantt database in BigPicture plugin
1. Go to BigPicture Configuration> Advanced > **Database dumps.**
2. Upload the BigGantt dump you created earlier to the BigPicture (**Import **button).