# Any way to make a test avatar live if I've since lost the files?

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**Category:** Avatars\
**Tags:** avatar\
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/any-way-to-make-a-test-avatar-live-if-ive-since-lost-the-files/27185 "2024-10-08T03:34:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wereplush](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/wereplush/32/27098_2.png) [@Wereplush](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Wereplush)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/any-way-to-make-a-test-avatar-live-if-ive-since-lost-the-files/27185/1 "2024-10-08T03:34:36Z")

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I was working on an avatar a long while ago, and found that the version I made live has a bug that’s not present in the older, test version of it.  
Only issue is, I don’t have those older files since my PC got wiped after a buggy windows update 😕. Wondering if there’s a way I can make it live, as my only option in the SDK is to delete it. Any help would be lovely!

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