Answers.Body: <p>For contacts and activities you could use the built in import functions If you want to migrate/import entities for which there is usually no gui (such as events), you could try this extension: <a href="https://civicrm.org/extensions/api-csv-import-gui" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://civicrm.org/extensions/api-csv-import-gui</a></p>
  
  <p>I am not sure if it works for profiles though. You could of course use the Rest API as well and for example code a script to import everything but the first time this would probably take a while to get your head around.  </p>
  
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Body: <p>Because of the excessive problem that happened to me on SQL, I had to create a new CiviCRM installation.</p>
  
  <p>How can I transfer the existing Individual profiles and Activities in the old CiviCRM database to this new one?</p>
  
  <p>I want to transfer legacy CiviCRM contacts and events to my new system.</p>
  
  <p>Joomla! 3.6.5 - CiviCRM 4.7.17</p>
  
Tags: <contacts><import><activities><mysql>
Title: Legacy SQL Activity and Contacts Dump Transfer
ThreadText: # Legacy SQL Activity and Contacts Dump Transfer
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-14)
  
  Because of the excessive problem that happened to me on SQL, I had to create a new CiviCRM installation.
  
  How can I transfer the existing Individual profiles and Activities in the old CiviCRM database to this new one?
  
  I want to transfer legacy CiviCRM contacts and events to my new system.
  
  Joomla! 3.6.5 - CiviCRM 4.7.17
  
  **Tags:** contacts, import, activities, mysql
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-14. Score: 1
  
  For contacts and activities you could use the built in import functions If you want to migrate/import entities for which there is usually no gui (such as events), you could try this extension: <https://civicrm.org/extensions/api-csv-import-gui>
  
  I am not sure if it works for profiles though. You could of course use the Rest API as well and for example code a script to import everything but the first time this would probably take a while to get your head around.
  
  
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