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title: "Recovering a Survey from a 5GB Backup"
url: "https://openforis.support/questions/4448/recovering-a-survey-from-a-5gb-backup"
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status: "answered"
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answer_count: 1
asked: "2026-03-20T08:40:16"
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# Recovering a Survey from a 5GB Backup

Asked by osgarcia on 2026-03-20

Hi team,

I have a 5GB backup of a survey (with the data) and I'd like to be able to restore it in Arena. Arena's 977MB limit doesn't allow me to restore it.

Is there any alternative?

Thanks again!

Oscar


## Answer (score 0, by Stefano (OF) on 2026-03-23)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/4448/recovering-a-survey-from-a-5gb-backup/4449

Dear Oscar,  
We are working on a new version of Arena which will allow importing such a big survey into it.  
We will let you know as soon as it will be ready.  
Many thanks,  
Open Foris Team