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title: I lost my environment variables after migrating from the Scratch Pad
description: >-
You are experiencing one of the following issues I have moved from the Scratch
Pad to the lightweight API Client and can’t see my environment variables. I
ha...
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## You are experiencing one of the following issues

* I have moved from the Scratch Pad to the lightweight API Client and can’t see my environment variables.
* I have moved from Scratch Pad to a Postman account and can’t see my environment variables.

## What to expect

* The [lightweight API client](/docs/getting-started/basics/using-api-client/) doesn't have collections and environments.
* The [migration flow](/docs/getting-started/basics/using-scratch-pad/#migrating-data-from-the-scratch-pad) transfers the current values of your environments created in the Scratch Pad.
* The [current values](/docs/sending-requests/variables/managing-environments/#adding-environment-variables) will be migrated locally from Scratch Pad to your Postman account and won’t be synced to the cloud.
* The current values of your environment won’t transfer over if you [export and import](/docs/getting-started/importing-and-exporting/importing-and-exporting-overview/) your data or in the file you get from Settings > **Data** in the lightweight API Client.

## Unblock yourself

To go back to the migration flow, sign in to a Postman account and then go to Settings > Data > **Migrate Data** to recover their current values.

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