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@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
>**Notes:**
>
-> - [Introduced][ce-3050] in GitLab 8.9.
+> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/3050) in GitLab 8.9.
> - Importing will not be possible if the import instance version differs from
> that of the exporter.
-> - For GitLab admins, please read through [Project import/export administration](../../../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md).
+> - For GitLab admins, please read through
+> [Project import/export administration](../../../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md).
> - For existing installations, the project import option has to be enabled in
> application settings (`/admin/application_settings`) under 'Import sources'.
> Ask your administrator if you don't see the **GitLab export** button when
@@ -14,10 +15,9 @@
> on the GitLab instance in application settings (`/admin/application_settings`)
> under 'Visibility and Access Controls'.
> - You can find some useful raketasks if you are an administrator in the
-> [import_export](../../../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md)
-> raketask.
-> - The exports are stored in a temporary [shared directory][tmp] and are deleted
-> every 24 hours by a specific worker.
+> [import_export](../../../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md) raketask.
+> - The exports are stored in a temporary [shared directory](../../../development/shared_files.md)
+> and are deleted every 24 hours by a specific worker.
> - Group members will get exported as project members, as long as the user has
> maintainer or admin access to the group where the exported project lives. An admin
> in the import side is required to map the users, based on email or username.
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ The following items will NOT be exported:
## Exporting a project and its data
-1. Go to the project settings page by clicking on **Edit Project**:
+1. Go to your project's homepage.
- ![Project settings button](img/settings_edit_button.png)
+1. Click **Settings** in the sidebar.
1. Scroll down to find the **Export project** button:
@@ -98,19 +98,14 @@ The following items will NOT be exported:
## Importing the project
-1. The new GitLab project import feature is at the far right of the import
- options when creating a New Project. Make sure you are in the right namespace
- and you have entered a project name. Click on **GitLab export**:
+1. The GitLab project import feature is the first import option when creating a
+ new project. Click on **GitLab export**:
![New project](img/import_export_new_project.png)
-1. You can see where the project will be imported to. You can now select file
- exported previously:
+1. Enter your project name and URL. Then select the file you exported previously:
![Select file](img/import_export_select_file.png)
1. Click on **Import project** to begin importing. Your newly imported project
page will appear soon.
-
-[ce-3050]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/3050
-[tmp]: ../../../development/shared_files.md