diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7c47be4f..a75a9e67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ embark_db/
 www/
 .venv/
 safe/
+.embark_db_backup
 
 # other stuff
 *.zip
diff --git a/export-DB.sh b/export-DB.sh
index e14a92f6..c429c9f3 100755
--- a/export-DB.sh
+++ b/export-DB.sh
@@ -49,20 +49,5 @@ fi
 echo "USER is ${SUDO_USER:-${USER}}"
 
 import_helper
-
-# WSL/OS version check
-# WSL support - currently experimental!
-if grep -q -i wsl /proc/version; then
-  echo -e "\n${ORANGE}INFO: System running in WSL environment!$NC"
-  echo -e "\n${ORANGE}INFO: WSL is currently experimental!$NC"
-  WSL=1
-fi
-
-if [[ "$WSL" -eq 1 ]]; then
-  check_docker_wsl
-fi
-
-# read .env file
-export "$(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)"
-
-docker-compose exec -T --privileged --user root embark_db mysqldump --user="$DATABASE_USER" --password="$DATABASE_PASSWORD" "$DATABASE_NAME" --no-tablespaces > full-backup-"$(date +%F)".sql
\ No newline at end of file
+cp -urvi ./embark_db ./.embark_db_backup
+tar -cf full-backup-"$(date +%F)".tar ./.embark_db_backup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/import-DB.sh b/import-DB.sh
index 0c533cb5..89aea6fa 100755
--- a/import-DB.sh
+++ b/import-DB.sh
@@ -38,11 +38,16 @@ import_helper()
   echo -e "\\n""==> ""$GREEN""Imported ""$HELPER_COUNT"" necessary files""$NC\\n"
 }
 
-SQL_FILE="${1:-}"
-
-if ! [[ -f "$SQL_FILE" ]]; then
-  echo -e "\\n$RED""No SQL-FILE supplied!""$NC\\n"
-  exit 1
+ALT_BACKUP_FILE="${1:-}"
+export BACKUP_FILE=""
+if [[ -n "${ALT_BACKUP_FILE}" ]]; then
+  if ! [[ -f "${ALT_BACKUP_FILE}" ]]; then
+    echo -e "\\n$RED""Error with input for BACKUP FILE!""$NC\\n"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  BACKUP_FILE="${ALT_BACKUP_FILE}"
+else
+  BACKUP_FILE="$(find . -type f -iname "full-backup-*.tar" | sort -n | tail -n 1)"
 fi
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit 1
@@ -56,25 +61,10 @@ echo "USER is ${SUDO_USER:-${USER}}"
 
 import_helper
 
-# WSL/OS version check
-# WSL support - currently experimental!
-if grep -q -i wsl /proc/version; then
-  echo -e "\n${ORANGE}INFO: System running in WSL environment!$NC"
-  echo -e "\n${ORANGE}INFO: WSL is currently experimental!$NC"
-  WSL=1
-fi
-
-if [[ "$WSL" -eq 1 ]]; then
-  check_docker_wsl
-fi
-
-# read .env file
-export "$(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)"
-
-docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml up -d
+tar -xf "${BACKUP_FILE}"
 
-echo "$SQL_FILE"
+rsync -a --progress ./.embark_db_backup/ ./embark_db/
 
-docker-compose exec -T --privileged --user root embark_db mysql --user="$DATABASE_USER" --password="$DATABASE_PASSWORD" "$DATABASE_NAME" < "$SQL_FILE"
+rm -rf ./.embark_db_backup/
 
 echo -e "\\n""==> ""$GREEN""Import successful""$NC"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installer.sh b/installer.sh
index d195deda..63650bc3 100755
--- a/installer.sh
+++ b/installer.sh
@@ -465,6 +465,9 @@ uninstall (){
   if [[ -d ./static ]]; then
     rm -Rv ./static
   fi
+  if [[ -d ./embark/static/external ]]; then
+    rm -Rv ./embark/static/external
+  fi
   if [[ -d ./cert ]]; then
     rm -Rv ./cert
   fi
@@ -511,7 +514,7 @@ uninstall (){
   # delete .env
   echo -e "$ORANGE""$BOLD""Delete env""$NC"
   if [[ -f ./.env ]]; then
-    rm ./.env
+    rm -Rvf ./.env
   fi
 
   # delete shared volumes and migrations