{"id":4028,"date":"2020-03-11T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T11:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/general-questions\/i-dont-want-to-migrate-all-data-just-need-specific-data-how-can-i-do\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:25:20","slug":"how-to-migrate-specific-data","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/general-questions\/data-migration\/how-to-migrate-specific-data\/","title":{"rendered":"I don&#8217;t want to migrate all data, only specific data. How can I do that?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes. LitExtension allows you to migrate only the data you need. Simply follow the standard migration setup process and select the specific entities you want to transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a new migration and complete the <strong>Source Cart Setup<\/strong> by connecting your source store.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/litextension-source-cart-setup-1024x406.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/litextension-source-cart-setup-1024x406.png 1024w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/litextension-source-cart-setup-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/litextension-source-cart-setup-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/litextension-source-cart-setup-1536x609.png 1536w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/litextension-source-cart-setup.png 1903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set up your <strong>Target Cart<\/strong> by selecting your target platform and connecting your target store.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next: Configure Your Migration<\/strong> to continue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Entities Selection<\/strong> section, uncheck <strong>Select All<\/strong> (if enabled), then select only the data types you want to migrate, such as <strong>Products<\/strong>, <strong>Categories<\/strong>, <strong>Customers<\/strong>, <strong>Orders<\/strong>, or other available entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-entities-1024x393.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-entities-1024x393.png 1024w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-entities-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-entities-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-entities-1536x590.png 1536w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-entities.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review your selection and configure any additional migration options if needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run a <strong>Free Demo Migration<\/strong> to verify that only the selected entities are transferred. Check the migration results on your target store.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If everything looks correct, click <strong>Start Full Migration<\/strong> to migrate the selected data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the migration is complete, only the entities you selected will be transferred to your target store, while all other data will remain unchanged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If your store contains custom data or requires a tailored migration, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/migration-services\/customization-services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Customization Service<\/a>. Our migration experts will assess your requirements and create a solution that fits your store. Book a free consultation today to discuss your project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you have any other questions, please reach out to us via:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/litextension.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/signin?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Flitextension.zendesk.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Frequests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticket system<\/a> (highly recommended)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email us at <a href=\"mailto:contact@litextension.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact@litextension.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6244,"menu_order":33,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_tag":[3839],"class_list":["post-4028","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_tag-migrate-specific-data"],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4028"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7580,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4028\/revisions\/7580"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/6244"}],"next":[{"title":"Does LitExtension migrate languages ?","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/general-questions\/data-migration\/litextension-migrate-languages\/","href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/311"}],"prev":[{"title":"I just need to import products or customers or orders, can I do it?","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/general-questions\/data-migration\/import-products-customers-orders\/","href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=4028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}