diff --git a/modules/installer/setup.nix b/modules/installer/setup.nix
index 3c29700..278d5ef 100644
--- a/modules/installer/setup.nix
+++ b/modules/installer/setup.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 # (offline: the closure of `reference` brings the sources and everything the
 # build needs) and installs it with `router-install`. Everything else is done
 # in the web UI afterwards.
+#
+# An existing router (an installed disk, or a backup from the web UI on any
+# disk or USB stick) can be reinstalled instead: its whole /var/lib/router
+# (settings, secrets, passwords, certificate, dashboard history) carries over
+# and only interfaces this machine lacks are asked for.
 {
   config,
   lib,
@@ -13,15 +18,20 @@
 let
   cfg = config.router.setup;
   webui = pkgs.callPackage ../../pkgs/router-webui/package.nix { };
+  migrate = pkgs.callPackage ../../pkgs/router-migrate.nix { };
 
   setup = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
     name = "router-setup";
     runtimeInputs = [
       config.nix.package
       webui
+      migrate
       pkgs.coreutils
+      pkgs.findutils
       pkgs.gawk
       pkgs.gnugrep
+      pkgs.gnutar
+      pkgs.gzip
       pkgs.jq
       pkgs.mkpasswd
       pkgs.util-linux
@@ -83,9 +93,23 @@ let
         for o in "''${BASH_REMATCH[@]:1}"; do [ "$o" -le 255 ] || return 1; done
       }
 
+      # summary DIR: one line about the router whose state is in DIR.
+      summary() {
+        jq -r '"\(.system.hostName // "router"): WAN \(.router.wan.interface) (\(.router.wan.ipv4.type // "dhcp")), LAN \([.router.lans[]? | "\(.interface) \(.ipv4.address)"] | join(", "))"' \
+          "$1/config/settings.json" 2>/dev/null
+      }
+
       # Set by ask/choose (printf -v).
       disk="" wan="" lan="" wan_type="" host="" lan_address="" ssh_key="" answer=""
-      webui_password="" webui_password2=""
+      webui_password="" webui_password2="" reuse="" reuse_label="" new=""
+
+      work=$(mktemp -d /run/router-setup.XXXXXX)
+      chmod 0700 "$work"
+      cleanup() {
+        umount "$work/mnt" 2>/dev/null || true
+        rm -rf "$work"
+      }
+      trap cleanup EXIT
 
       echo
       echo "nixos-router setup"
@@ -98,6 +122,62 @@ let
       if src=$(findmnt -no SOURCE /iso 2>/dev/null) && [ -n "$src" ]; then
         boot_disk=/dev/$(lsblk -no PKNAME "$src" | head -n1)
       fi
+
+      # Existing routers: installed systems and web UI backups, on any
+      # filesystem but the installer's own. Each found state is copied to
+      # $work/found/N (the disk may be the one about to be erased).
+      found=() found_labels=()
+      mkdir -p "$work/mnt" "$work/found"
+      # A stick plugged in a moment ago may not be probed yet.
+      udevadm settle --timeout=10 || true
+      while read -r dev fstype; do
+        case $fstype in ext2|ext3|ext4|vfat|exfat|ntfs|ntfs3|btrfs|xfs) ;; *) continue ;; esac
+        parent=$(lsblk -no PKNAME "$dev" 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
+        [ -n "$boot_disk" ] && [ "/dev/$parent" = "$boot_disk" ] && continue
+        [ -n "$boot_disk" ] && [ "$dev" = "$boot_disk" ] && continue
+        opts=ro
+        case $fstype in ext*) opts=ro,noload ;; esac
+        mount -o "$opts" "$dev" "$work/mnt" >/dev/null 2>&1 || continue
+        if [ -f "$work/mnt/var/lib/router/config/settings.json" ]; then
+          d=$work/found/''${#found[@]}
+          if cp -a "$work/mnt/var/lib/router" "$d" 2>/dev/null && line=$(summary "$d"); then
+            found+=("$d") found_labels+=("installed on $dev: $line")
+          else
+            rm -rf "$d"
+          fi
+        fi
+        while IFS= read -r -d "" backup; do
+          d=$work/found/''${#found[@]}
+          mkdir -p "$d.x"
+          if tar -xzf "$backup" -C "$d.x" --no-same-owner 2>/dev/null && [ -d "$d.x/router" ] \
+            && mv "$d.x/router" "$d" && line=$(summary "$d"); then
+            found+=("$d") found_labels+=("backup ''${backup#"$work/mnt/"} on $dev: $line")
+          else
+            rm -rf "$d"
+          fi
+          rm -rf "$d.x"
+        done < <(find "$work/mnt" -maxdepth 2 -type f -name 'router-backup-*.tar.gz' -print0 2>/dev/null)
+        umount "$work/mnt"
+      done < <(lsblk -rnpo NAME,FSTYPE | awk 'NF == 2')
+
+      if [ ''${#found[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "Existing router configurations:"
+        i=1
+        for l in "''${found_labels[@]}"; do echo "  $i) $l"; i=$((i + 1)); done
+        echo "  n) none, set up a new router"
+        while :; do
+          ask answer "Reinstall one of them (everything carries over: settings, passwords, keys)" "1"
+          [ "$answer" = n ] && break
+          if [[ $answer =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$answer" -ge 1 ] && [ "$answer" -le ''${#found[@]} ]; then
+            reuse=''${found[$((answer - 1))]}
+            reuse_label=''${found_labels[$((answer - 1))]}
+            break
+          fi
+          echo "  a number from the list, or n" >&2
+        done
+        echo
+      fi
+
       mapfile -t disks < <(lsblk -dnpo NAME,SIZE,MODEL,TYPE | awk '$NF == "disk" { $NF = ""; print }' \
         | grep -v "^$boot_disk " || true)
       [ ''${#disks[@]} -gt 0 ] || { echo "router-setup: no disk to install to" >&2; exit 1; }
@@ -112,98 +192,159 @@ let
         nics+=("$n  $(cat "$dev/address")  link $state")
       done
       [ ''${#nics[@]} -gt 0 ] || { echo "router-setup: no network interfaces found" >&2; exit 1; }
-      echo
-      echo "Interface towards the internet (WAN):"
-      choose wan "WAN interface" "''${nics[@]}"
-      echo
-      echo "Interface for the local network (LAN):"
-      choose lan "LAN interface" "''${nics[@]}"
 
-      echo
-      echo "Internet connection:"
-      choose wan_type "Connection" \
-        "dhcp   (behind a cable modem, an ONT or another router)" \
-        "pppoe  (DSL or fibre with a username and password)"
-      pppoe_user="" pppoe_password="" pppoe_vlan=""
-      if [ "$wan_type" = pppoe ]; then
-        while [ -z "$pppoe_user" ]; do ask pppoe_user "PPPoE username"; done
-        while [ -z "$pppoe_password" ]; do ask_secret pppoe_password "PPPoE password"; done
+      if [ -n "$reuse" ]; then
+        settings=$reuse/config/settings.json
+        # Interfaces this machine does not have (other hardware, other names).
+        # (The list comes in on fd 3: stdin is for the answers.)
+        while IFS= read -r old <&3; do
+          [ -e "/sys/class/net/$old" ] && continue
+          echo
+          echo "This machine has no interface $old ($(jq -r --arg i "$old" '
+            [(if .router.wan.interface == $i then "WAN" else empty end),
+             (.router.lans // {} | to_entries[] | select(.value.interface == $i) | "LAN \(.key)")] | join(", ")' "$settings")). Which one takes its place?"
+          choose new "Interface" "''${nics[@]}"
+          jq --arg o "$old" --arg n "$new" '
+            .router.wan |= (if .interface == $o then .interface = $n else . end)
+            | .router.lans |= ((. // {}) | map_values(if .interface == $o then .interface = $n else . end))' \
+            "$settings" > "$settings.new"
+          mv "$settings.new" "$settings"
+        done 3< <(jq -r '[.router.wan.interface] + [.router.lans[]?.interface] | unique | .[]' "$settings")
+
+        # Older installs may lack the password files.
+        if [ ! -s "$reuse/webui-password" ] || [ ! -s "$reuse/root-password" ]; then
+          echo
+          echo "The configuration has no password for the web UI and root; choose one (at least 8 characters):"
+          while :; do
+            ask_secret webui_password "Password"
+            ask_secret webui_password2 "Again"
+            [ "$webui_password" = "$webui_password2" ] && [ ''${#webui_password} -ge 8 ] && break
+            echo "  the passwords differ or are too short" >&2
+          done
+        fi
+        lan_address=$(jq -r '[.router.lans[]?.ipv4.address][0] // empty' "$settings")
+
+        echo
+        echo "Summary"
+        echo "  disk:      $disk (will be erased)"
+        echo "  reinstall: $reuse_label"
+        echo "  now:       $(summary "$reuse")"
+        ask answer "Type the disk name ($disk) to install"
+        [ "$answer" = "$disk" ] || { echo "aborted" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+        # The state as it was, with this installer's flake (the old one pins a
+        # nixos-router store path that will not exist on the new system).
+        mv "$reuse" "$work/secrets"
+        config=$work/secrets/config
+        install -m 0644 ${cfg.flake} "$config/flake.nix"
+        rm -f "$config/flake.lock" "$config/result"
+        if [ -n "$local_nix" ]; then cp "$local_nix" "$config/local.nix"; fi
+        ${lib.optionalString (cfg.release != null) ''
+          # An older configuration may need its settings brought up to date.
+          router-migrate-settings ${cfg.release} "$config/settings.json"
+        ''}
+        # The new system is confirmed from settings.json as installed.
+        rm -f "$work/secrets/settings.confirmed.json"
+        rm -rf "$work/found"
+        if [ -n "$webui_password" ]; then
+          printf '%s\n' "$webui_password" | router-webui passwd "$work/secrets/webui-password"
+          (umask 077; printf '%s\n' "$webui_password" | mkpasswd -s > "$work/secrets/root-password")
+        fi
+      else # a new router
+
+        echo
+        echo "Interface towards the internet (WAN):"
+        choose wan "WAN interface" "''${nics[@]}"
+        echo
+        echo "Interface for the local network (LAN):"
+        choose lan "LAN interface" "''${nics[@]}"
+
+        echo
+        echo "Internet connection:"
+        choose wan_type "Connection" \
+          "dhcp   (behind a cable modem, an ONT or another router)" \
+          "pppoe  (DSL or fibre with a username and password)"
+        pppoe_user="" pppoe_password="" pppoe_vlan=""
+        if [ "$wan_type" = pppoe ]; then
+          while [ -z "$pppoe_user" ]; do ask pppoe_user "PPPoE username"; done
+          while [ -z "$pppoe_password" ]; do ask_secret pppoe_password "PPPoE password"; done
+          while :; do
+            ask pppoe_vlan "VLAN ID the provider requires (empty for none)" ""
+            [ -z "$pppoe_vlan" ] && break
+            [[ $pppoe_vlan =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$pppoe_vlan" -ge 1 ] && [ "$pppoe_vlan" -le 4094 ] && break
+            echo "  a number from 1 to 4094" >&2
+          done
+        fi
+        if [ "$wan" = "$lan" ] && [ -z "$pppoe_vlan" ]; then
+          echo "router-setup: WAN and LAN can only share an interface when PPPoE runs on a VLAN" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo
+        ask host "Host name" "router"
         while :; do
-          ask pppoe_vlan "VLAN ID the provider requires (empty for none)" ""
-          [ -z "$pppoe_vlan" ] && break
-          [[ $pppoe_vlan =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$pppoe_vlan" -ge 1 ] && [ "$pppoe_vlan" -le 4094 ] && break
-          echo "  a number from 1 to 4094" >&2
+          ask lan_address "Router address on the LAN (a /24 network)" "192.168.1.1"
+          ipv4_ok "$lan_address" && break
+          echo "  an IPv4 address like 192.168.1.1" >&2
         done
-      fi
-      if [ "$wan" = "$lan" ] && [ -z "$pppoe_vlan" ]; then
-        echo "router-setup: WAN and LAN can only share an interface when PPPoE runs on a VLAN" >&2
-        exit 1
-      fi
+        net=''${lan_address%.*}
 
-      echo
-      ask host "Host name" "router"
-      while :; do
-        ask lan_address "Router address on the LAN (a /24 network)" "192.168.1.1"
-        ipv4_ok "$lan_address" && break
-        echo "  an IPv4 address like 192.168.1.1" >&2
-      done
-      net=''${lan_address%.*}
+        echo
+        echo "Password for the web UI and for root on the console (at least 8 characters):"
+        while :; do
+          ask_secret webui_password "Password"
+          ask_secret webui_password2 "Again"
+          [ "$webui_password" = "$webui_password2" ] && [ ''${#webui_password} -ge 8 ] && break
+          echo "  the passwords differ or are too short" >&2
+        done
+        ask ssh_key "SSH public key for root (optional, one line)" ""
 
-      echo
-      echo "Password for the web UI and for root on the console (at least 8 characters):"
-      while :; do
-        ask_secret webui_password "Password"
-        ask_secret webui_password2 "Again"
-        [ "$webui_password" = "$webui_password2" ] && [ ''${#webui_password} -ge 8 ] && break
-        echo "  the passwords differ or are too short" >&2
-      done
-      ask ssh_key "SSH public key for root (optional, one line)" ""
+        echo
+        echo "Summary"
+        echo "  disk:      $disk (will be erased)"
+        echo "  WAN:       $wan, $wan_type''${pppoe_user:+ as $pppoe_user}''${pppoe_vlan:+ on VLAN $pppoe_vlan}"
+        echo "  LAN:       $lan, $lan_address/24, DHCP $net.100 - $net.200"
+        echo "  host name: $host"
+        echo "  web UI:    https://$lan_address"
+        ask answer "Type the disk name ($disk) to install"
+        [ "$answer" = "$disk" ] || { echo "aborted" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-      echo
-      echo "Summary"
-      echo "  disk:      $disk (will be erased)"
-      echo "  WAN:       $wan, $wan_type''${pppoe_user:+ as $pppoe_user}''${pppoe_vlan:+ on VLAN $pppoe_vlan}"
-      echo "  LAN:       $lan, $lan_address/24, DHCP $net.100 - $net.200"
-      echo "  host name: $host"
-      echo "  web UI:    https://$lan_address"
-      ask answer "Type the disk name ($disk) to install"
-      [ "$answer" = "$disk" ] || { echo "aborted" >&2; exit 1; }
+        rm -rf "$work/found"
+        mkdir -p "$work/secrets/config"
+        config=$work/secrets/config
+        cp ${cfg.flake} "$config/flake.nix"
+        chmod 0644 "$config/flake.nix"
+        if [ -n "$local_nix" ]; then cp "$local_nix" "$config/local.nix"; fi
 
-      work=$(mktemp -d /run/router-setup.XXXXXX)
-      chmod 0700 "$work"
-      trap 'rm -rf "$work"' EXIT
-      mkdir -p "$work/secrets/config"
-      config=$work/secrets/config
-      cp ${cfg.flake} "$config/flake.nix"
-      chmod 0644 "$config/flake.nix"
-      if [ -n "$local_nix" ]; then cp "$local_nix" "$config/local.nix"; fi
-
-      keys=$( [ -n "$ssh_key" ] && jq -n --arg k "$ssh_key" '[$k]' || echo '[]')
-      jq -n \
-        --arg host "$host" --arg state "${cfg.stateVersion}" --argjson keys "$keys" \
-        --arg wan "$wan" --arg type "$wan_type" --arg user "$pppoe_user" --arg vlan "$pppoe_vlan" \
-        --arg lan "$lan" --arg addr "$lan_address" --arg net "$net" '
-        {
-          system: { hostName: $host, stateVersion: $state, sshKeys: $keys },
-          router: {
-            wan: ({ interface: $wan, ipv4: { type: $type } }
-              | if $type == "pppoe" then .ipv4.pppoe = ({ username: $user, passwordFile: "/var/lib/router/pppoe-password" }
-                  + (if $vlan == "" then {} else { vlan: ($vlan | tonumber) } end)) else . end),
-            lans: {
-              lan: {
-                interface: $lan, internet: true,
-                ipv4: { address: $addr },
-                dhcp: { pool: { start: ($net + ".100"), end: ($net + ".200") } }
+        keys=$( [ -n "$ssh_key" ] && jq -n --arg k "$ssh_key" '[$k]' || echo '[]')
+        jq -n \
+          --arg host "$host" --arg state "${cfg.stateVersion}" --argjson keys "$keys" \
+          --argjson schema ${toString cfg.schemaVersion} \
+          --arg wan "$wan" --arg type "$wan_type" --arg user "$pppoe_user" --arg vlan "$pppoe_vlan" \
+          --arg lan "$lan" --arg addr "$lan_address" --arg net "$net" '
+          {
+            version: $schema,
+            system: { hostName: $host, stateVersion: $state, sshKeys: $keys },
+            router: {
+              wan: ({ interface: $wan, ipv4: { type: $type } }
+                | if $type == "pppoe" then .ipv4.pppoe = ({ username: $user, passwordFile: "/var/lib/router/pppoe-password" }
+                    + (if $vlan == "" then {} else { vlan: ($vlan | tonumber) } end)) else . end),
+              lans: {
+                lan: {
+                  interface: $lan, internet: true,
+                  ipv4: { address: $addr },
+                  dhcp: { pool: { start: ($net + ".100"), end: ($net + ".200") } }
+                }
               }
             }
-          }
-        }' > "$config/settings.json"
+          }' > "$config/settings.json"
 
-      if [ "$wan_type" = pppoe ]; then
-        printf '%s' "$pppoe_password" > "$work/secrets/pppoe-password"
-      fi
-      printf '%s\n' "$webui_password" | router-webui passwd "$work/secrets/webui-password"
-      (umask 077; printf '%s\n' "$webui_password" | mkpasswd -s > "$work/secrets/root-password")
+        if [ "$wan_type" = pppoe ]; then
+          printf '%s' "$pppoe_password" > "$work/secrets/pppoe-password"
+        fi
+        printf '%s\n' "$webui_password" | router-webui passwd "$work/secrets/webui-password"
+        (umask 077; printf '%s\n' "$webui_password" | mkpasswd -s > "$work/secrets/root-password")
+      fi # new router
 
       echo
       echo ">> building the router system (no internet needed; takes a few minutes)"
@@ -211,7 +352,7 @@ let
         "path:$config#nixosConfigurations.router.config.system.build.toplevel")
       router-install --yes --secrets "$work/secrets" --system "$system" "$disk"
       echo
-      echo "After rebooting, open https://$lan_address from the LAN."
+      echo "After rebooting, open https://''${lan_address:-the LAN address} from the LAN."
     '';
   };
 in
@@ -230,6 +371,16 @@ in
         is what lets the installer build the chosen configuration offline.
       '';
     };
+    release = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.package;
+      default = null;
+      description = "The release (lib.mkRelease) these installs run; its migrations update reused settings.";
+    };
+    schemaVersion = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.ints.unsigned;
+      default = 0;
+      description = "The settings schema of the nixos-router these installs run (settings.json's \"version\").";
+    };
     stateVersion = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.str;
       default = config.system.nixos.release;
diff --git a/tests/setup.nix b/tests/setup.nix
index e77c0b9..b68d96c 100644
--- a/tests/setup.nix
+++ b/tests/setup.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 # LAN address, web UI password), builds the router offline and installs it.
 # The installed box must come up with those settings, serve the web UI with
 # that password, and rebuild to exactly itself.
+#
+# Then the same box is reinstalled twice, everything carrying over (settings
+# with an unapplied change, passwords, the web UI's certificate): once from
+# the installed disk itself, once from a web UI backup on a USB stick after
+# the disk was wiped. The settings name an interface this machine lacks, so
+# setup asks which one takes its place.
 { self, pkgs }:
 let
   common = import ./common.nix;
@@ -35,6 +41,15 @@ let
 
     /dev/vda
   '';
+
+  # Reinstall the configuration found first, on /dev/vda; eth1 replaces the
+  # missing enp9s0.
+  reuseAnswers = pkgs.writeText "reuse-answers" ''
+    1
+    /dev/vda
+    eth1
+    /dev/vda
+  '';
 in
 pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
   name = "router-setup";
@@ -48,6 +63,7 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
           (self.lib.setupModule { inherit local; })
           common.tools
         ];
+        environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.dosfstools ];
         environment.etc."router-test-local.nix".source = local;
         # The interfaces router-setup offers.
         virtualisation.vlans = [
@@ -55,8 +71,15 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
           2
         ];
         virtualisation.fileSystems."/".autoFormat = true;
-        virtualisation.emptyDiskImages = [ 1024 ];
+        # vdb: the installer's root; vdc: a USB stick for a backup.
+        virtualisation.emptyDiskImages = [
+          1024
+          64
+        ];
         virtualisation.rootDevice = "/dev/vdb";
+        # The installer boots several times on the same root disk, whose Nix
+        # database would list store paths left behind in a tmpfs overlay.
+        virtualisation.writableStoreUseTmpfs = false;
         nix.settings.substituters = lib.mkForce [ ];
       };
 
@@ -118,5 +141,60 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
     with subtest("the box rebuilds to exactly the installed system"):
         out = target.succeed("router-apply 2>&1")
         assert "no changes" in out, out
+
+    def install_again(prepare=None):
+        installer.start()
+        installer.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+        if prepare:
+            prepare()
+        out = installer.succeed("router-setup --local /etc/router-test-local.nix < ${reuseAnswers} 2>&1")
+        installer.shutdown()
+        target.start()
+        target.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+        return out
+
+    def check_carried_over():
+        assert target.succeed("hostname").strip() == "gw2"
+        settings = target.succeed("cat /var/lib/router/config/settings.json")
+        assert '"enp9s0"' not in settings and '"eth1"' in settings, settings
+        assert target.succeed("sha256sum /var/lib/router/webui/cert.pem").split()[0] == cert
+        target.wait_for_unit("router-webui.service")
+        target.wait_until_succeeds("curl -sk -o /dev/null https://127.0.0.1/login")
+        code = target.succeed("curl -sk -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' -d password=hunter2hunter2 https://127.0.0.1/login")
+        assert code == "303", code
+        assert "no changes" in target.succeed("router-apply 2>&1")
+
+    with subtest("reinstalling from the installed disk carries everything over"):
+        # Saved but not applied; and an interface this machine does not have.
+        target.succeed("sed -i 's/\"hostName\": \"gw\"/\"hostName\": \"gw2\"/; s/\"interface\": \"eth1\"/\"interface\": \"enp9s0\"/'"
+                       " /var/lib/router/config/settings.json")
+        cert = target.succeed("sha256sum /var/lib/router/webui/cert.pem").split()[0]
+        # A backup from the web UI, for the next subtest.
+        target.succeed("curl -sk -c /tmp/jar -o /dev/null -d password=hunter2hunter2 https://127.0.0.1/login")
+        token = target.succeed("curl -sk -b /tmp/jar https://127.0.0.1/advanced | grep -o 'name=\"csrf\" value=\"[^\"]*' | head -1 | cut -d'\"' -f4").strip()
+        target.succeed(f"curl -sfk -b /tmp/jar -d csrf={token} -o /tmp/router-backup-gw2.tar.gz https://127.0.0.1/backup")
+        assert "router/config/settings.json" in target.succeed("tar -tzf /tmp/router-backup-gw2.tar.gz").split()
+        # The installed system has no shared folder with the host: pass it as text.
+        backup = target.succeed("base64 -w0 /tmp/router-backup-gw2.tar.gz").strip()
+        target.shutdown()
+
+        out = install_again()
+        assert "installed on /dev/vda2: gw2" in out, out
+        assert "no interface enp9s0 (WAN)" in out, out
+        check_carried_over()
+
+    with subtest("a backup on a USB stick is found after the disk was wiped"):
+        target.shutdown()
+
+        def wipe_and_plug_in_stick():
+            installer.succeed("wipefs -a /dev/vda2 /dev/vda1 /dev/vda && blockdev --rereadpt /dev/vda && udevadm settle")
+            installer.succeed("mkfs.vfat /dev/vdc && udevadm settle && mount /dev/vdc /mnt")
+            installer.succeed(f"echo {backup} | base64 -d > /mnt/router-backup-gw2.tar.gz")
+            installer.succeed("umount /mnt")
+
+        out = install_again(wipe_and_plug_in_stick)
+        assert "backup router-backup-gw2.tar.gz on /dev/vdc: gw2" in out, out
+        assert "installed on" not in out, out
+        check_carried_over()
   '';
 }