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How to transfer database data from MAMP to MAMP PRO?

When you upgrade from MAMP to MAMP PRO, your databases are usually copied automatically on first launch. If that did not happen, or if you need to re-import the MAMP databases manually, follow these steps.

  1. Stop all servers and quit both MAMP and MAMP PRO.

  2. In Finder, press ⌘ ⇧ G (or choose Go › Go to Folder) and navigate to:

    /Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/db/

  3. Rename any folder that starts with mysql by appending _bak (for example mysql56 → mysql56_bak). This removes MAMP PRO’s existing database data.

  4. Open MAMP PRO and start the servers.

On startup, MAMP PRO detects that no suitable database folder exists and automatically re-copies the MAMP database data from /Applications/MAMP/db/.

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