diff --git a/config/save_scodoc7_data.sh b/config/save_scodoc7_data.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..75308382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/save_scodoc7_data.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# ScoDoc: save all user data (database, configs, images, archives...) in separate directory
+# 
+#  Utile pour migrer les données ScoDoc 7 vers ScoDoc 9
+#  Executer en tant que root sur le serveur d'origine
+#
+# E. Viennet, Sept 2011, Aug 2020, Aug 21
+#
+source utils.sh
+
+# Destination directory
+if [ ! $# -eq 1 ]
+then
+  echo "Usage: $0 destination_directory"
+  exit 1
+fi
+DEST=$1
+# remove trailing slashs if needed:
+shopt -s extglob
+DEST="${DEST%%+(/)}"
+
+if [ ! -e "$DEST" ]
+then
+  echo Creating directory "$DEST"
+  mkdir "$DEST"
+else
+  echo "Error: Directory " "$DEST"  " exists"
+  echo "remove it or specify another destination !"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+INSTANCE_DIR=/opt/scodoc
+SCODOC_DIR="$INSTANCE_DIR/Products/ScoDoc"
+
+source utils.sh
+check_uid_root "$0"
+
+echo "Stopping ScoDoc..."
+scodocctl stop
+
+# Dump all postgres databases
+
+echo "Dumping SQL databases..."
+chown postgres "$DEST"
+for cfgfile in "$SCODOC_VAR_DIR"/config/depts/*cfg
+do
+ dept="${cfgfile%*.cfg}"
+ db_name="SCO$dept"
+ echo "$db_name"
+ su -c "pg_dump --format=custom --file=\"$DEST/$db_name.dump\" \"$db_name\""
+ if [ ! "$?" -eq 0 ] 
+ then
+  printf "Error dumping postgresql database\nPlease check that SQL server is running\nAborting."
+  exit 1
+ fi
+done
+chown root "$DEST"
+
+# Zope DB, ScoDoc archives, configuration, photos, etc.
+echo "Copying var/ ..." 
+cp -rp "$INSTANCE_DIR/var" "$DEST"
+
+# Depts db config (now in .../var)
+shopt -s nullglob
+if [ -n "$(echo ${SCODOC_DIR}/config/depts/*.cfg)" ]
+then
+  echo "Copying legacy depts configs..."
+  cp -rp "$SCODOC_DIR/config/depts" "$DEST"
+fi
+
+
+
+# Photos des etudiants (now in .../var)
+if [ -e "$SCODOC_DIR/static/photos" ]
+then
+  echo "Copying legacy photos..."
+  cp -rp "$SCODOC_DIR/static/photos" "$DEST"
+fi
+
+echo "Copying logos..."
+cp -rp "$SCODOC_DIR/logos" "$DEST"
+
+echo "Copying configuration file..."
+cp -p "$SCODOC_DIR/config/scodoc_config.py" "$DEST"
+
+echo "Copying server logs..."
+cp -rp "$INSTANCE_DIR/log" "$DEST"
+
+
+# --- Archive all files in a tarball to ease transfer
+echo
+echo "Archiving backup files in a $DEST.tgz..."
+base=$(basename "$DEST")
+(cd "$DEST"/.. || terminate "directory error"; tar cfz "$DEST".tgz "$base")
+
+echo "Done (you can copy " "$DEST"".tgz to destination machine)."
diff --git a/config/save_scodoc_data.sh b/config/save_scodoc_data.sh
index 24d876ae..6f5b93c2 100755
--- a/config/save_scodoc_data.sh
+++ b/config/save_scodoc_data.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@
 #
 source utils.sh
 
+echo "Ce script est utile pour transférer les données d'un serveur ScoDoc 7"
+echo "à un autre ScoDoc 7."
+echo "NE PAS L'UTILISER POUR PASSER A UN SERVEUR ScoDoc 9 !"
+echo "Pour cela, utiliser save_scodoc7_data.sh"
+echo
+echo -n "Voulez-vous poursuivre cette operation ? (y/n) [n]"
+read -r ans
+if [ ! "$(norm_ans "$ans")" = 'Y' ]
+then
+   echo "Annulation"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
 # Destination directory
 if [ ! $# -eq 1 ]
 then