[CLOSED] I lost data. HELP.

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.

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?

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.

This is why cloud should have backups too

Sorry not much can be done then.

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

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

ok, though I use console not cli

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

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

@dammy Can I mark this as solved?

Or do you need additional help?

Sure

If he's satisfied

Also, sorry for the data lost

I've thought you where the original poster 😅

thanks for sympathizing with him

@nightwielder Do you need additional help?

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 😅

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

Okay, and sorry again 😢

[CLOSED] I lost data. HELP.