Docker container is not using n8n_data after restart and a long break using it

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Describe the problem/error/question

Hi, so after a long break of my automation journey I came back and wanted to actually finish the unfinished. But when I restarted my container it was all blank. All my workflows gone. I looked and saw that no container is actually using the n8n_data where the workflows are stored. Somehow the binding? broke? No docker expert here… So how can I rebind it to use the data again and finish the workflows? It is 7 month back that I was active.

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: latest as of the time of this post
  • Running n8n via Docker:
  • Operating system: MacOs 13.5 (22G74)
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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

  • n8n version:
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
  • Operating system:
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Could you please share some more information. Your docker compose file would be a good start.

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Hey,

I don’t have a docker compose file.

I installed it via the tutorial here: Docker | n8n Docs

I have the n8n_data volume and several n8n containers. None is using the volume.

Best

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Hi,

Anyone?