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Automatic: Project Configurator embeds all necessary attachments for the selected projects into the same ZIP file that contains the project configuration and data.
Manual: This is recommended for larger instances with several issues and attachments. The exported ZIP file will not contain any attachments. You will need to move them manually to the target server before importing the projects. Our knowledge base article on /wiki/spaces/PCKB/pages/84508903manual attachment migration provides more information about this process.
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