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 4. Copy your data (nextcloud_app_1 is the name of your Nextcloud container):
     ```console
-    docker cp ./data/ nextcloud_app_1:/var/www/html/
+    docker cp --preserve ./data/ nextcloud_app_1:/var/www/html/
     docker-compose exec app chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/data
     docker cp ./theming/ nextcloud_app_1:/var/www/html/
     docker-compose exec app chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/theming