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diff --git a/doc/user/group/settings/import_export.md b/doc/user/group/settings/import_export.md index bb7c1e26544..5d375e2abd9 100644 --- a/doc/user/group/settings/import_export.md +++ b/doc/user/group/settings/import_export.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ To enable GitLab import/export: Note the following: -- Exports are stored in a temporary [shared directory](../../../development/shared_files.md) and are deleted every 24 hours by a specific worker. +- Exports are stored in a temporary directory and are deleted every 24 hours by a specific worker. - To preserve group-level relationships from imported projects, run the Group Import/Export first, to allow projects to be imported into the desired group structure. - Imported groups are given a `private` visibility level, unless imported into a parent group. @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ For more details on the specific data persisted in a group export, see the  1. After the export is generated, you should receive an e-mail with a link to the [exported contents](#exported-contents) - in a compressed tar archive, with contents in JSON format. + in a compressed tar archive, with contents in NDJSON format. 1. Alternatively, you can come back to the project settings and download the file from there by clicking **Download export**, or generate a new file by clicking **Regenerate export**. @@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ on an existing group's page. ## Version history +### 14.0+ + +In GitLab 14.0, the JSON format is no longer supported for project and group exports. To allow for a +transitional period, you can still import any JSON exports. The new format for imports and exports +is NDJSON. + +### 13.0+ + GitLab can import bundles that were exported from a different GitLab deployment. This ability is limited to two previous GitLab [minor](../../../policy/maintenance.md#versioning) releases, which is similar to our process for [Security Releases](../../../policy/maintenance.md#security-releases). |