# Community Beta Release & Alpha Migration Trail Guide **URL:** \ **Category:** News\ **Tags:** Community, Beta\ **Created:** [June 15, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463 "2023-06-15T10:16:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/sambouwer/32/12157_2.png) [@sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/u/sambouwer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/25 "2023-07-23T15:09:50Z")
Your original Anytype ID is needed to verify your account was active during alpha. If you don’t happen to have written down that string (maybe in a password manager or in a forum post here), your only luck is to login with your original passphrase. As you indicate that you don’t have that passphrase anymore, I think your only luck is to write the Anytype support team ([support@anytype.io](mailto:support@anytype.io)). ---
**Author:** ![OfflinePen](https://community.anytype.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@OfflinePen](https://community.anytype.io/u/OfflinePen)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/26 "2023-07-23T15:23:54Z")
Thank you for your answer. After some digging and thanks to the versioning in place, I got my original passphrase back. But when I tried to connect using the first passphrase, it asked me for a backup I didn’t have. Any way to skip this step ? ---
**Author:** ![ThatGuy](https://community.anytype.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@ThatGuy](https://community.anytype.io/u/ThatGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/27 "2023-07-23T15:34:21Z")
You need to either: If you want to keep old data: Login to the legacy version (now you have your passphrase, update to the pre-beta (version 31.2) and export your data (has to be 31.2 for the export to be in the right format for later versions). Then when you’re asked for the backup for the new version, you have your export ready. If you don’t care about old data: Login to the old version and make a not of your Anytype ID. Then Join the new version (instead of logging in - you don’t get asked about a backup). Then contact Anytype support with the user ID you got from the legacy version and ask then to restore your alpha status. ---
**Author:** ![OfflinePen](https://community.anytype.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@OfflinePen](https://community.anytype.io/u/OfflinePen)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/28 "2023-07-23T15:59:24Z")
Thank you for your help. I will have a last question, where can I find the legacy version ? ---
**Author:** ![sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/sambouwer/32/12157_2.png) [@sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/u/sambouwer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/29 "2023-07-23T16:17:35Z")
[https://download.anytype.io/?ref=migration&platform=desktop](https://download.anytype.io/?ref=migration&platform=desktop) Look for version 0.31.9 for your OS/platform. ---
**Author:** ![OfflinePen](https://community.anytype.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@OfflinePen](https://community.anytype.io/u/OfflinePen)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/30 "2023-07-23T17:11:15Z")
Amazing ! Thank you again ---
**Author:** ![Filip](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/filip/32/22248_2.png) [@Filip](https://community.anytype.io/u/Filip)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 9:16am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/31 "2025-10-17T09:16:46Z")
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**Author:** ![Filip](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/filip/32/22248_2.png) [@Filip](https://community.anytype.io/u/Filip)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/32 "2025-10-17T09:17:07Z")
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**Author:** ![Filip](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/filip/32/22248_2.png) [@Filip](https://community.anytype.io/u/Filip)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/community-beta-release-alpha-migration-trail-guide/9463/33 "2025-10-17T09:17:34Z")
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