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title: "FAQ on Linking Data Center to Linking Cloud migration"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/LINS/471894447/FAQ%20on%20Linking%20Data%20Center%20to%20Linking%20Cloud%20migration"
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> Macro (aura-html)

Users who are migrating from data center to cloud will be able to retain all macro data. Your questions around this scenario have been captured and responded to below.

| Question | How do I migrate to Linking for Confluence Cloud? |
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| Answer | Migrate your content with the Cloud Migration Assistant by Atlassian. All the app data will be migrated automatically. |

  


| Question | Is there anything I need to know before doing the migration? |
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| Answer | <span style="color: #221f1f">Understand the feature differences between data center and cloud, only </span><span style="color: #221f1f">[some macros](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINS/pages/471893822)</span><span style="color: #221f1f"> in Linking for Confluence Data Cernter are available in Cloud:</span><br>- [Add Page](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINS/pages/471893884) and [Add Page via Form](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINS/pages/471893935) macros are available in cloud
- <span style="color: #221f1f">Macros available in cloud have different parameter support. Refer to the specific </span><span style="color: #221f1f">[macro reference page](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINS/pages/471893822)</span><span style="color: #221f1f"> for more details.</span> |

  


| Question | What happens to the macros / parameters that are not available in cloud? Will my data be lost? |
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| Answer | - <span style="color: #172b4d">While these macros / parameters do not have any output and the values are ignored in cloud, all data will be retained. Some of the macros will be coming to cloud in future releases.</span>
- <span style="color: #172b4d">After the migration, all the unavailable macros in view page mode will be hidden to prevent you from getting the </span>`Unknown macro`<span style="color: #172b4d"> errors.</span> |

  


| Question | How do I access data from these legacy macros or specific macro parameters? |
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| Answer | Legacy macros:<br>- You can access the data by accessing the page's<span style="color: #172b4d"> storage format by choosing </span> <span style="color: #172b4d"> </span>> Macro (inline-external-image)

<span style="color: #172b4d"> </span> <span style="color: #172b4d"> > </span> **View Storage Format** <span style="color: #172b4d">.  </span><br>Legacy parameters:<br>- The data will be visible when in edit mode for now. |

  


| Question | Do I have to do anything to make these data available once the macro feature has been made fully supported in Cloud in future? |
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| Answer | <span style="color: #050505">These functions will automatically pick up the migrated data and work automatically.</span> |

  


| Question | Are there any special cases that I need to be aware of? |
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| Answer | The [Add Page](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINS/pages/471893884) <span style="color: #172b4d">and</span> [Add Page via Form](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINS/pages/471893935) <span style="color: #172b4d">macros may not be displayed the same way in coud as they were in data center. For example, if the macro is integrated with a third-party macro, you’ll still need to install that first.</span> |



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