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    pfsense hdd crash extract device key for auto backup to restore

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      Snailkhan
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      hi
      my pfsense installation hdd crashed. i have the backups but that is few months old.
      how can i extract the Device key so that i can restore recent configurations.
      we have a lot of manual enteries there.

      the admin that i made responsible for it had not done looked after backups that seriously. help please

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        If you have replaced the drive and reinstalled the NDI should have remained the same.

        If you open a ticket with us we can get try to find device keys used by that NDI.
        https://go.netgate.com/

        Steve

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