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Published Jun. 30, 2025

How to recover patching-backup.zip

Written By

Mariano Alvaro

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Issue

  • How to proceed if patching-backup.zip is lost.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP
  • Patching Tool

Resolution

  • In the event that this issue does occur, the following workaround can be used for general cases:
  1. Download a clean bundle.
  2. Apply the same patch that was installed in the affected environment.
  3. Shut down the application server.
  4. Copy the following files from the clean bundle (which is now patched) to the affected environment:

    TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/patching-backup-deps.zip

    TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/patching-backup.zip

 

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