newer insomnia ignores prior %appdata%\insomnia database(s)
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Description
### Expected Behavior
Pick up wherever the prior version left off.
### Actual Behavior
Starts fresh without any of the prior data.
### Reproduction Steps
_No response_
### Is there an existing issue for this?
- [x] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://www.github.com/Kong/insomnia/issues) for this problem.
### Which sync method do you use?
- [ ] Git sync.
- [ ] Insomnia Cloud sync.
- [x] Local only
### Additional Information
_No response_
### Insomnia Version
12.2.0
### What operating system are you using?
Windows
### Operating System Version
11
### Installation method
can't remember, likely site-hosted exe
### Last Known Working Insomnia version
beats me
Contributor guide
Research direction
No files, tests, or reliable reproduction are named. Start by tracing Windows local-data discovery and migration for %appdata%\insomnia in the 12.2.0 code, then verify that an existing local database is detected and its data is preserved when upgrading on Windows 11.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- database
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100