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  1. Install a completely "fresh" version of DSpace by following the Installation instructions in the DSpace Manual
    • At this point, you should have a completely empty, but fully-functional DSpace installation. You will need to create an initial Administrator user in order to perform this restore (as a full-restore can only be performed by a DSpace Administrator).
  2. Once DSpace is installed, run the following command to restore all its contents from AIPs
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     [dspace]/bin/dspace packager -r -a -f -t AIP -e <eperson> -i <site-handle-prefix>/0 /full/path/to/your/site-aip.zip

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  • Notice that you are running this command in "Force Replace" mode (-r -f). This is necessary as your empty DSpace install will already include a few default groups (Administrators and Anonymous) and your initial administrative user. You need to replace these groups in order to restore your prior DSpace contents completely.
  • <eperson> should be replaced with the Email Address of the initial Administrator (who you created when you reinstalled DSpace).
  • <site-handle-prefix> should be replaced with your DSpace site's assigned Handle Prefix. This is equivalent to the handle.prefix setting in your dspace.cfg
  • /full/path/to/your/site-aip.zip is the full path to the AIP file which represents your DSpace SITE. This file will be named whatever you named it when you actually DSPACE:exported your entire site. All other AIPs are assumed to be referenced from this SITE AIP (in most cases, they should be in the same directory as that SITE AIP).

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