# \[HowTo\] Homey Pro (Early 2023) - Migrating from Homey (Pro) (Early 2016-2019)

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**Created:** [March 11, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-homey-pro-early-2023-migrating-from-homey-pro-early-2016-2019/77516 "2023-03-11T15:49:10Z")\
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> I see a lot of questions on Slack and here due to mistakes or nor reading. Lets see if we can organize them by topic.

I have written a [[HowTo] Homey Backup and Restore - Homey Migration](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-homey-backup-and-restore-homey-migration/25732) before when Backup-Restore came available.

Almost everything from the old topic is still true,

### Add to that:

- You need a recent successful backup of your other Homey;
- Not validated, but pretty sure: you can’t migrate back from a Backup if the new Model Homey to a older model Homey!
- Check all Homey apps on your Homey that they are ready for the new Homey Pro (Early 2023) Both that they are updated tot SDK3, but also verified by the developer or other Community members that they actually WORK on the new model!

## Are you Ready?

- Create a last Backup on your older Homey! If it is visible in your Portal [My backups | Homey](https://homey.app/account/backups/)  
Power-Down the Source Homey!
- Reset the new Homey [https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/7261843930396-Resetting-Homey-Pro-Early-2023-to-Factory-Settings](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/7261843930396-Resetting-Homey-Pro-Early-2023-to-Factory-Settings) and Start the Setup again from your Athom Account, Choose Restore a Backup;
- Give Homey Time to restore and be patient… Homey needs to download all Homey Apps again!
- Check all Apps, your Timeline and Z-Wave or RF Device, they should work. Eventually Power Cycle a couple of Z-Wave devices of they didn’t react, most of the time that fixes it.

If Everything working? If not, investigate, Send Logs, write down your issue’s, go back to your older Homey! Reset the new Homey and look how to fix your issue…

## Next step - Zigbee Re-Pairing (actually repair 😉 )

- For each and every Zigbee device Klick Repair - From WebApp Rightclick - From Mobile - Device-Settings - Maintenance Try to Repair.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/0/c0c41021c4610c6e31e0005b31522858f1856f3e.png)  
With Repair your Insights and Device ID are kept, so no need to Fix Flows after that!  
(Only the Zigbee ID’s are Replaced and the device joins the NEW Homey Pro Zigbee network!)

Once you start this process you can’t revert to your old Homey without again adding and repairing all Zigbee devices!

### Note:

- Using the Backup-Restore uses for Z-Wave the same network, Do not power-on the old Homey as both will interfere (at least on Z-Wave and probably give strange effects on RF and other devices). If you are sure you won’t revert to the old Homey, Power-on, wait ~ **30 seconds** - Rollover Homey … Follow all instructions here: [https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/360024602314-Resetting-Homey-Pro-to-factory-defaults](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/360024602314-Resetting-Homey-Pro-to-factory-defaults) )

(This article is a work in progress, pls let me know if you have additions!!)

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