# Change Neo4j database format

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/change-neo4j-database-format/58318>\
**Category:** Neo4j Graph Platform\
**Tags:** migrated\
**Created:** [January 10, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/change-neo4j-database-format/58318 "2023-01-10T15:28:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![tukallom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@tukallom](https://community.neo4j.com/u/tukallom)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/change-neo4j-database-format/58318/1 "2023-01-10T15:28:53Z")

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I have a compressed graph and I want Neo4j to work with it without changing it format. I forked a Neo4j repo in github and wanted to enrich it with my own library to work with it but got a little bit stuck. Maybe someone has already done something similar and can provide help. Thank you