# Migration from CentOS 7 to Rocky Linux 8.5

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/migration-from-centos-7-to-rocky-linux-8-5/4871>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [December 13, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/migration-from-centos-7-to-rocky-linux-8-5/4871 "2021-12-13T04:22:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/migration-from-centos-7-to-rocky-linux-8-5/4871/9 "2023-08-22T06:31:38Z")

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In a more recent discussion: [Migrate CentOS 7 to Rocky linux9 - #5 by quartsize](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/migrate-centos-7-to-rocky-linux9/11038/5)

However, as said on this thread and that, a fresh install & restore of data is the “safe” method.

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