# Do I need to remove db and socket file/folder after using testnet?

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/do-i-need-to-remove-db-and-socket-file-folder-after-using-testnet/62023>\
**Category:** Setup a Stake Pool\
**Created:** [19 May 2021 21:58 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/do-i-need-to-remove-db-and-socket-file-folder-after-using-testnet/62023 "2021-05-19T21:58:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![chgiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/chgiang/32/35715_2.png) [@chgiang](https://forum.cardano.org/u/chgiang)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2021 21:58 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/do-i-need-to-remove-db-and-socket-file-folder-after-using-testnet/62023/1 "2021-05-19T21:58:55Z")

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Hi buddies,

I have a question that is after using testnet and before launch nodes in mainnet do I need to remove db and socket file/folder or I just only need to change the config file??

Thank you a lot!

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**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2021 22:08 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/do-i-need-to-remove-db-and-socket-file-folder-after-using-testnet/62023/2 "2021-05-19T22:08:41Z")

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Only the files for maynnet

You can find them here

[https://docs.cardano.org/projects/cardano-node/en/latest/stake-pool-operations/getConfigFiles\_AND\_Connect.html](https://docs.cardano.org/projects/cardano-node/en/latest/stake-pool-operations/getConfigFiles_AND_Connect.html)

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**Author:** ![chgiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/chgiang/32/35715_2.png) [@chgiang](https://forum.cardano.org/u/chgiang)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2021 22:12 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/do-i-need-to-remove-db-and-socket-file-folder-after-using-testnet/62023/3 "2021-05-19T22:12:28Z")

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Sorry bud, I cant get it. When I run the command:

```auto
 cardano-node run \
   --topology path/to/testnet-topology.json \
   --database-path path/to/db \
   --socket-path path/to/db/node.socket \
   --host-addr x.x.x.x \
   --port 3001 \
   --config path/to/tesnet-config.json

```

It create db and socket folder/file and now when I switch to mainnet do I need to remove them?

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**Author:** ![ToTheMoonADA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@ToTheMoonADA](https://forum.cardano.org/u/ToTheMoonADA)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2021 22:48 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/do-i-need-to-remove-db-and-socket-file-folder-after-using-testnet/62023/5 "2021-05-19T22:48:20Z")

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You can just switch out to the mainnet in your run command. Pull the mainnet config files down , shutdown the cardano-node, re-run with mainnet configs with your command.

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**Author:** ![chgiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/chgiang/32/35715_2.png) [@chgiang](https://forum.cardano.org/u/chgiang)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2021 01:54 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/do-i-need-to-remove-db-and-socket-file-folder-after-using-testnet/62023/6 "2021-05-20T01:54:22Z")

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thank you a lot @ToTheMoonADA

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**Author:** ![ToTheMoonADA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@ToTheMoonADA](https://forum.cardano.org/u/ToTheMoonADA)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2021 04:43 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/do-i-need-to-remove-db-and-socket-file-folder-after-using-testnet/62023/7 "2021-05-20T04:43:41Z")

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You’re very welcome. Welcome to the community and look forward to hearing your story.