Answers.Body: <p>If you are worried about data loss, I would duplicate the site locally as a test install and try on there. If that works fine, I would backup files and DB again before modifying groups on my dev install.</p>
  <p>TBH I don't recall having data losses by switching goups, but that's not something I typically do every day.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Got a question regarding site groups and more specifically about the possible data loss.</p>
  <p>Scenario is as follows: I have a site A and site B in the same group. Client now wants both sites available in a second language so I'd like to switch this setup to two groups: group 1 will have site A in dutch &amp; english, group 2 will have site B in dutch &amp; english.</p>
  <p>What are the risks of moving a site to a different group? (edited)</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/kqkpG.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kqkpG.png" alt="as seen in the control panel" /></a></p>
  
Tags: <localization><multi-site>
Title: Moving a site to a new group
ThreadText: # Moving a site to a new group
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-15)
  
  Got a question regarding site groups and more specifically about the possible data loss.
  
  Scenario is as follows: I have a site A and site B in the same group. Client now wants both sites available in a second language so I'd like to switch this setup to two groups: group 1 will have site A in dutch & english, group 2 will have site B in dutch & english.
  
  What are the risks of moving a site to a different group? (edited)
  
  [![as seen in the control panel](https://i.sstatic.net/kqkpG.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/kqkpG.png)
  
  **Tags:** localization, multi-site
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-18. Score: 3
  
  If you are worried about data loss, I would duplicate the site locally as a test install and try on there. If that works fine, I would backup files and DB again before modifying groups on my dev install.
  
  TBH I don't recall having data losses by switching goups, but that's not something I typically do every day.
  
  
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