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    Rebuild PFSense without losing data

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      GameHoundsDev
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      Hello, My PFSense installation is corrupt. I can still access most of it but certain things are messy and not working.

      Is there a way to rebuild/reinstall without losing my data?

      Thanks,

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        mer @GameHoundsDev
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        @GameHoundsDev
        By data do you mean "configuration"?
        One thing I always do as soon as I have a working configuration is "diagnostics, backup and restore" and save the config file off to a different device.
        Then you can reinstall and simply restore the config.

        Not sure if your system is going to let you do that because you really haven't given enough information about what is messy and what is not working.

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          SteveITS Rebel Alliance @GameHoundsDev
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          @GameHoundsDev there are some recovery options here

          https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore.html

          Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
          When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
          Upvote 👍 helpful posts!

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            GameHoundsDev @SteveITS
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            @SteveITS I did a clean install

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