diff --git a/nextcloud/migrate.sh b/nextcloud/migrate.sh
index 44b8428..199d4c2 100755
--- a/nextcloud/migrate.sh
+++ b/nextcloud/migrate.sh
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ TO=$2
 @ lxc-attach $FROM -- turnkey-occ maintenance:mode --on
 @ lxc-attach $TO -- turnkey-occ maintenance:mode --on
 
-FROM_INSTANCEID=$(lxc-attach $FROM -- turnkey-occ config:system:get instanceid)
-TO_INSTANCEID=$(lxc-attach $TO -- turnkey-occ config:system:get instanceid)
-
 # XXX should we sleep here for a minute or 6 as is recommended in the docs???
 
 # sql
@@ -53,24 +50,46 @@ TO_INSTANCEID=$(lxc-attach $TO -- turnkey-occ config:system:get instanceid)
 @@ "lxc-attach $FROM -- mysqldump --single-transaction nextcloud \
 	| lxc-attach $TO -- mysql nextcloud"
 
+# instance id's...
+FROM_INSTANCEID=$(lxc-attach $FROM -- turnkey-occ config:system:get instanceid)
+TO_INSTANCEID=$(lxc-attach $TO -- turnkey-occ config:system:get instanceid)
+
+
 # files...
 @ pct mount $FROM
 @ pct mount $TO
-# XXX need to also copy the logo and bg images...
-# 		path seems to be:
-#			INSTANCEID=$(lxc-attach $ID -- turnkey-occ config:system:get instanceid)
-# 			nextcloud-data/appdata_$INSTANCEID/theming/global/images/background
+
+# mirgate files and data...
 @ rsync -Aavx \
 	/var/lib/lxc/$FROM/rootfs/var/www/nextcloud-data/ \
 	/var/lib/lxc/$TO/rootfs/var/www/nextcloud-data
-# migrate cache and background/logo images... (XXX TEST)
+# migrate theming and other instance files...
+APPDATA=/var/lib/lxc/$TO/rootfs/var/www/nextcloud-data/appdata_$TO_INSTANCEID
+[ -e "$APPDATA" ] \
+	&& mv -f "$APPDATA" "${APPDATA}.bak"
 @ mv -f \
-	/var/lib/lxc/$TO/rootfs/var/www/nextcloud-data/appdata_$TO_INSTANCEID{,.bak}
-@ mv -f \
-	/var/lib/lxc/$TO/rootfs/var/www/nextcloud-data/appdata_{$FROM_INSTANCEID,$TO_INSTANCEID}
+	/var/lib/lxc/$TO/rootfs/var/www/nextcloud-data/appdata_$FROM_INSTANCEID \
+	"$APPDATA"
+### XXX should we copy the whole thing???
+##FROM_THEME_DIR=/var/lib/lxc/$TO/rootfs/var/www/nextcloud-data/appdata_$FROM_INSTANCEID/theming/global/images
+##TO_THEME_DIR=/var/lib/lxc/$TO/rootfs/var/www/nextcloud-data/appdata_$TO_INSTANCEID/theming/global/images
+##if [ -e "$FROM_THEME_DIR" ] ; then
+##	[ -e "$TO_THEME_DIR" ] \
+##		|| mkdir -p "$TO_THEME_DIR" 
+##	[ -e "$FROM_THEME_DIR"/logo ] \
+##		&& @ mv -f \
+##			"$FROM_THEME_DIR/logo" \
+##			"$TO_THEME_DIR"
+##	[ -e "$FROM_THEME_DIR"/background ] \
+##		&& @ mv -f \
+##			"$FROM_THEME_DIR/background" \
+##			"$TO_THEME_DIR"
+##fi
+
 @ pct unmount $FROM
 @ pct unmount $TO
 
+
 @ lxc-attach $FROM -- turnkey-occ maintenance:mode --off
 @ lxc-attach $TO -- turnkey-occ maintenance:mode --off