# Use Homey 2019 as backup when upgrading to Homey 2023? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [January 2, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/use-homey-2019-as-backup-when-upgrading-to-homey-2023/126214 "2025-01-02T13:36:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/use-homey-2019-as-backup-when-upgrading-to-homey-2023/126214/2 "2025-01-03T22:53:39Z")
> [@JohanP](#): > > Just set up the Homey 2023 and restore the backup from the 2019 ? Yes, make sure the 19 is turned off. After restoring the backup: Zigbee devices need to be repaired (web app: right click and select “repair”), or, if it doesn’t work, re-pair the device by pushing it’s pair button > [@JohanP](#): > > Leave the 2019 intact with all the devices, apps and flows ? As long as you don’t start it when the the 23 is running. 2 devices running the same flows in parallels can get odd results. > [@JohanP](#): > > Occasionaly boot up the 2019 and restore a backup from the 2023 ? The backup will be incompatible (=assumption). And Zwave and zigbee devices won’t be recognized. As a failover Homey, you’d use a identical model. However, you can export/import any advanced flow though between old/new & new/old Homey. > [@JohanP](#): > > Use the 2019 as a source for whenever the 2023 fails and the backupservice fails (like an 2nd backup), thus backup the 2019 again and restore on the 2 When you stop backupping the 19, but keep it in your account, the last 7 backups will be kept (unless you delete them): > ![1000040654](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/6/c6ac5a56a5edc0aafe85a0074931978596b61ae3.jpeg) Summarised: you’ll need a Pro 23 as a real, fully usable failover machine. In my humble opinion of course. ### EDIT Just found this thread: even restoring Pro 23 backup to another Pro 23 doesn’t go smooth at all times. Depending on what brands, protocols & devices you use of course: > [@A story about "When Homey Pro breaks down and getting support"](https://community.homey.app/t/a-story-about-when-homey-pro-breaks-down-and-getting-support/106167): > > One morning decided to install the latest Homey Pro 2023 firmware update (1.3.1). Took the Homey app on my mobile and chose to update the Homey. Everything seemed to go fine and the device rebooted and came up an running. However I noticed that nope, it’s still running previous 10.2.1 version. So I told Homey to update itself again. Seemed that the update process is running again, however this time after reboot, I got the red circle of death. Meaning the the device didn’t reboot properly. Pul… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/use-homey-2019-as-backup-when-upgrading-to-homey-2023/126214)._