[CLOSED] I lost data. HELP.

[misty path]

Hi! So, I was trying to create some indexes, here's what I did:

1. Pull all the collections data using appwrite init collection --all
2. Add some indexes in the appwrite.json file
3. Run appwrite deploy collection
   That removed all the attributes, but recreated them as well according to the appwrite.json file. But unfortunately, while the documents remain, all the attribute values are gone. How can I recover them?
   This is super important. I'm using Appwrite cloud.

[novel wharf]

Sounds like you lost data after redeploying your collection using the Appwrite CLI. This is because the attributes are deleted and recreated.

As for restoring the data, do you have any sort of backup of the data? Like exported using server SDK and stored as JSON or something?

[misty path]

No, unfortunately I don't have a backup.

There was a warning, that I "might" lose some data. I thought the implications were that, I would only lose data for the attributes I removed, since I wasn't removing any, I thought my data would still be there.

[tepid pebble]

This is why cloud should have backups too

[novel wharf]

Sorry not much can be done then.

[spark zodiac]

How do one do this as to be on safer side always

[novel wharf]

Don't use the CLI to deploy collections if you already have data you care about in those collections

[spark zodiac]

ok, though I use console not cli

but can you be clearer?
So I don't make mistakes

[novel wharf]

I mean appwrite deploy collection. See https://appwrite.io/docs/command-line-deployment#deployCollections

[tepid pebble]

@spark zodiac Can I mark this as solved?

Or do you need additional help?

[spark zodiac]

Sure

If he's satisfied

[tepid pebble]

Also, sorry for the data lost

[tepid pebble]

I've thought you where the original poster 😅

[spark zodiac]

thanks for sympathizing with him

[tepid pebble]

@misty path Do you need additional help?

[tepid pebble]

It's so sad losing data. Lived that and it's probably one of the most undesirable situations I've had in my life. That's why I do backups following 3,2,1 methodology now 😅

[final ice]

Yes, you can. We are in the same team.

[tepid pebble]

Okay, and sorry again 😢