# Data migrations (Prisma ORM v6) (/docs/orm/v6/prisma-migrate/workflows/data-migration)

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How to migrate data using Prisma ORM with the expand and contract pattern.

Location: ORM > v6 > Prisma Migrate > Workflows > Data migrations

This guide has been moved to our new [guides section](/guides/guides-3-database-data-migration). You can find the guide there.

## Related pages

- [`Baselining a database`](/guides/prisma-migrate-v6-workflows-baselining): How to initialize a migration history for an existing database that contains important data.
- [`Customizing migrations`](/guides/prisma-migrate-v6-workflows-customizing-migrations): How to edit a migration file before applying it to avoid data loss in production.
- [`Development and production`](/guides/prisma-migrate-v6-workflows-development-and-production): Development and production
- [`Generating down migrations`](/guides/prisma-migrate-v6-workflows-generating-down-migrations): How to generate down migrations
- [`Native database functions`](/guides/prisma-migrate-v6-workflows-native-database-functions): How to enable PostgreSQL native database functions for projects that use Prisma Migrate.

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- [Console commands](./console-commands-index.md)
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- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)
- [Data Modeling](./data-modeling-index.md)
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- [DB commands](./db-commands-index.md)

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