Importing from an Aura snapshot into Desktop v2 only shows <30 nodes instead of millions

Neo4j Graph Platform Desktop
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Hi community,

I am trying to move data for testing purposes from our Aura instance to a local db using Desktop 2.0.
I create a snapshot in Aura, download it (~1,3 GB) and then load this file into an empty local db. Everything seems to works fine so far.

By the way:
If I use this downloaded snapshot to restore an empty db on Aura this works also fine (The exported file is functional).

Importing the file into the local db seems to work too and Desktop is not complaining, but instead of 6.000.000 nodes, the local db contains only about 30 nodes after the import.
I don't think this is intended and there might be a bug.
Can anybody confirm?

Best regards

Frank

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@frank.wolter1

the resultant Aura snapshot is some 1.3GB in size. correct?

how large, from a filesystem perspective, is the resultant database on Neo4j Desktop imported into?

are the Neo4j versions the same between the Aura instance and Desktop?

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Hi,

yes the database is approx. 1.3 GB.
I am using the same versions of the db on both ends (2025.05.0).
Concerning the size... Is that the information that can help you?

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Thanks for your assistance!

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@frank.wolter1

thanks for the screenshot of the filesystem. looks ok.

i am unable to reproduce locally and with Desktop 2.0 and Neo4j 2025.05.0

the local db contains only about 30 nodes after the import

and because a
match (n) return count(n); returns a number 30+/-?

and a

match (n) return n; returns out 30+/- rows of output?

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HI,
I wanted to check the db again, but it showed 0 nodes 0 relationships today....
Had too much work to do today, so I will check again tomorrow and get back to you...