# Question about replacing the 2023 box

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-replacing-the-2023-box/94686>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [November 15, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-replacing-the-2023-box/94686 "2023-11-15T09:40:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dudu\_95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dudu_95/32/93061_2.png) [@dudu\_95](https://community.homey.app/u/dudu_95)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-replacing-the-2023-box/94686/1 "2023-11-15T09:40:31Z")

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Hello,  
I would like to know if one day my 2023 Homey stops working and I have to buy a new one, can I restore a backup from the old one to the new one? Will it work even though it has a different motherboard and serial number? Or will I have to start everything from scratch, including re-adding modules and recreating flows?

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-replacing-the-2023-box/94686/2 "2023-11-15T11:34:22Z")

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You better use cloud backups

That makes backups automatically everyday and is made for it.

> **[Homey Pro Backups (12 Months) | Homey Store](https://homey.app/nl-nl/store/product/homey_plus_athom_12m/)**
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> Homey Pro Backups is een aanvullende service voor alle Homey Pro gebruikers om je Homey Pro elke nacht automatisch een back-up te laten maken van je data - zoals je Flows, apparaten en inzichten

I have not verified if the local backups work on same model with other serials but if there is some sort of minor hw revision, you never know until the revision is there.

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**Author:** ![dudu\_95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dudu_95/32/93061_2.png) [@dudu\_95](https://community.homey.app/u/dudu_95)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-replacing-the-2023-box/94686/3 "2023-11-15T11:58:16Z")

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My apologies, I forgot to mention that I already have the cloud backup subscription. So, my question was: is it possible to restore a cloud backup on the new box, even if the motherboard identifier is different?

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-replacing-the-2023-box/94686/4 "2023-11-15T13:19:41Z")

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> [@dudu\_95](#):
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> is it possible to restore a cloud backup on the new box, even if the motherboard identifier is different?

No problem,  
you can migrate even from Homey (now Pro) (Early 2016) with one Core/512MB or Homey Pro (Early 2019) with Dual Core/1024MB to a complete different Model CPU in a Homey Pro (Early 2023) with a CM4 Raspberry Pi or even Replace the CM4 … (see [Unofficial Homey MODS (that can brick your Homey and can/will void your Warranty!)](https://community.homey.app/t/unofficial-homey-mods-that-can-brick-your-homey-and-can-will-void-your-warranty/79487) )

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**Author:** ![dudu\_95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dudu_95/32/93061_2.png) [@dudu\_95](https://community.homey.app/u/dudu_95)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-replacing-the-2023-box/94686/5 "2023-11-15T14:11:39Z")

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