Kong / Kong/insomnia

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

Open the contributing 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.

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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

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