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title: "Export session data"
description: "Export a session as a portable bundle to archive it or hand it off to another system, and import it back later."
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> eSSESSMENT docs. Web page: https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/export
> Index of all pages: https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/llms.txt

# Export session data

## Guide

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#### Open the session

Find it in [Session History](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/playback) and click **Play**.

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#### Click Export

The **Export Session** dialog opens.

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![Export Session dialog](https://presagetech.com/docs/essessment/assets/pb-export-v3.jpg)

<figcaption>Export Session</figcaption>
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#### Choose an export type

**Presage assessment export (full fidelity)** is the default. **eSSESSMENT-compatible export (legacy)** is for older eSSESSMENT tools.

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#### Choose what to export

See the options below, then click **Export**.

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## What to export

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| Option | You get | Video on re-import |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Data only | One JSON file. The recording and voice annotations stay on the server. | No |
| Data only, compressed | A zip with vitals split into separate parts. Much smaller than one flat file for a long session. | No |
| Everything, including media | A zip with the session recording and voice-annotation audio embedded. Largest and slowest, and it opens a download tab. | Yes |

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## Import a session

In Session History, click **Import Session** and choose a bundle. Set **Source** to **Imported only** to see only imported sessions.