diff --git a/README.copy-userdata-to-new-installation b/README.copy-userdata-to-new-installation
index e9719cb..e5f2e27 100644
--- a/README.copy-userdata-to-new-installation
+++ b/README.copy-userdata-to-new-installation
@@ -5,5 +5,16 @@
 
 backup_date="2022-09-22-1001"
 
+systemctl stop cryptpad.service
+
+for i in blob blobstage block datastore ; do
+
+   echo""
+   echo -e "   Syncing directory '${i}'.."
+   rsync -a --delete /var/www/cryptpad.BAK.${backup_date}/$i /var/www/cryptpad/cryptpad/
+   chown cryptpad:cryptpad /var/www/cryptpad/cryptpad/$i
+
+done
+
+systemctl start cryptpad.service
 
-cp -a  /var/www/cryptpad.BAK.${backup_date}/{blob,blobstage,block,datastore} /var/www/cryptpad/