# Export database connections (Toad 12)

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**Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\
**Created:** [September 7, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/export-database-connections-toad-12/56010 "2022-09-07T22:03:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![ccevallos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@ccevallos](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/ccevallos)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/export-database-connections-toad-12/56010/1 "2022-09-07T22:03:23Z")

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Good evening,  
I would like to export the database connections from the toad version.  
12.0.0.61 to  
16.1.53.1594.  
Could you tell me how can I do it?  
Thank you very much

In toad 12 I export the connections (it only exports txt) and import them in toad 16 but I don't care at all.

 ![toad-12](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/6/69fa74199ec37b5862403395d9afd55fc262eb5c.png)

 ![toad-16](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/7/72b186bee8b7798e4f0dac7bd949909c185f3ee4.png)

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**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/export-database-connections-toad-12/56010/2 "2022-09-07T22:09:00Z")

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Hi Carlos

In newer versions, the export/import technique that you are trying should work, but 12.0 is pretty old, so try this instead:

Shut down both versions of Toad  
Locate the User Files folder for each version.  
Delete Connections.\* from the version 16.1 folder  
Copy Connections.\* from 12.0 to 16.1.

That will give you the connections but probably not passwords.

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**Author:** ![ccevallos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@ccevallos](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/ccevallos)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/export-database-connections-toad-12/56010/3 "2022-09-07T22:21:42Z")

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Excellent John!  
I followed your instructions and managed to export the connections.  
Thank you so much !