# Neo4j community Linux version - error during neo4j-admin database load

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-community-linux-version-error-during-neo4j-admin-database-load/76891>\
**Category:** Community Calendar\
**Tags:** neo4j-admin, database-load\
**Created:** [March 25, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-community-linux-version-error-during-neo4j-admin-database-load/76891 "2026-03-25T01:36:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![dyim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/dyim/32/36376_2.png) [@dyim](https://community.neo4j.com/u/dyim)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-community-linux-version-error-during-neo4j-admin-database-load/76891/1 "2026-03-25T01:36:23Z")

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Hi,  
I downloaded community edition on [https://neo4j.com/deployment-center/?gdb-selfmanaged&community](https://neo4j.com/deployment-center/?gdb-selfmanaged&community) ( neo4j-community-2026.02.3-unix.tar.gz) and installed in ubuntu.

I found community edition supports one database and upload when the neo4j server is offline.

My current exported dump file is generated from **neo4j desktop** recently.

Is there any way to export dump file to load linux community edition?

I got an error like the below:  
How to resolve this issue of uploading dump file ?

> neo4j@user01-400TDA-400SDA:~/data/dump$ **neo4j status**
> 
> Command Failed  
> Neo4j is not running.
> 
> neo4j@user01-400TDA-400SDA:~/data/dump$ **neo4j-admin database load neo4j --from-path=/home/neo4j/data/dump --overwrite-destination=true**  
> Done: 66 files, 1.503MiB processed in 0.058 seconds.  
> Failed to load database 'neo4j': Block format detected for database neo4j but unavailable in this edition.  
> Load failed for databases: 'neo4j'
> 
> Command Failed  
> Load failed for databases: 'neo4j'
> 
> Block format detected for database neo4j but unavailable in this edition.

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**Author:** ![Cobra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/cobra/32/35243_2.png) [@Cobra](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Cobra)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-community-linux-version-error-during-neo4j-admin-database-load/76891/2 "2026-03-27T13:19:53Z")

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Hi @dyim 🙂

Depending of the Neo4j edition, the store format is different: [Store formats - Operations Manual](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/database-internals/store-formats/)

On Neo4j Desktop, when creating an instance, databases use the `block` format, while in Community Edition, it is the `aligned` format. That’s why you have an error, you can’t upload a database using block format into a Neo4j Community instance.

So you need to change the store format of your database before doing the backup: [Migrate a database - Operations Manual](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/database-administration/standard-databases/migrate-database/)

Best regards,  
Cobra

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**Author:** ![dyim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/dyim/32/36376_2.png) [@dyim](https://community.neo4j.com/u/dyim)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-community-linux-version-error-during-neo4j-admin-database-load/76891/3 "2026-04-01T06:01:08Z")

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@Cobra Thank you for the clarification about the format!! It helps a lot.

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**Author:** ![Cobra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/cobra/32/35243_2.png) [@Cobra](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Cobra)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-community-linux-version-error-during-neo4j-admin-database-load/76891/4 "2026-04-02T07:39:53Z")

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Happy to hear that, can we close this topic as solutioned? 🙂

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**Author:** ![dyim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/dyim/32/36376_2.png) [@dyim](https://community.neo4j.com/u/dyim)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-community-linux-version-error-during-neo4j-admin-database-load/76891/5 "2026-04-02T14:03:00Z")

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Yes. Thank you.

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