EF Migrations: Rollback last applied migration?

Question

This looks like a really common task, but I can't find an easy way to do it.

I want to undo the last applied migration. I would have expected a simple command, like

PM> Update-Database -TargetMigration:"-1"

Instead, all I can come up with is:

PM> Get-Migrations

Retrieving migrations that have been applied to the target database.
201208012131302_Add-SystemCategory
201207311827468_CategoryIdIsLong
201207232247409_AutomaticMigration
201207211340509_AutomaticMigration
201207200025294_InitialCreate

PM> Update-Database -TargetMigration:"CategoryIdIsLong"

(At least I can use just the name, skipping the timestamp...)

Is there an easier way?

Answer 1

As of EF 5.0, the approach you describe is the preferred way. One solution would be to create a wrapper PS script that automates the steps above. Additionally, feel free to create a feature request for this, or better yet, take a shot at implementing it! http://entityframework.codeplex.com/

Answer 2

I want to add some clarification to this thread:

Update-Database -TargetMigration:"name_of_migration"

What you are doing above is saying that you want to rollback all migrations UNTIL you're left with the migration specified. Thus, if you use GET-MIGRATIONS and you find that you have A, B, C, D, and E, then using this command will rollback E and D to get you to C:

Update-Database -TargetMigration:"C"

Also, unless anyone can comment to the contrary, I noticed that you can use an ordinal value and the short -Target switch (thus, -Target is the same as -TargetMigration). If you want to rollback all migrations and start over, you can use:

update-database -target:0

0, above, would rollback even the FIRST migration (this is a destructive command--be sure you know what you're doing before you use it!)--something you cannot do if you use the syntax above that requires the name of the target migration (the name of the 0th migration doesn't exist before a migration is applied!). So in that case, you have to use the 0 (ordinal) value. Likewise, if you have applied migrations A, B, C, D, and E (in that order), then the ordinal 1 should refer to A, ordinal 2 should refer to B, and so on. So to rollback to B you could use either:

Update-Database -TargetMigration:"B"

or

Update-Database -TargetMigration:2

Edit Jan 2019:

According to this related answer on a similar question, correct parameter name is -Target (for EF Core 1.1) or -Migration (for EF Core 2.0)

Answer 3

In EntityFrameworkCore:

Update-Database 20161012160749_AddedOrderToCourse

where 20161012160749_AddedOrderToCourse is a name of migration you want to rollback to.

Answer 4

The solution is:

Update-Database –TargetMigration 201609261919239_yourLastMigrationSucess

Answer 5

Additional reminder:

If you have multiple configuration type, you need to specify the [ConfigurationName]

Update-Database -Configurationtypename [ConfigurationName] -TargetMigration [MigrationName]

Answer 6

update-database 0

This will roll back all migrations in EFCore

Answer 7

In EF Core you can enter the command Remove-Migration in the package manager console after you've added your erroneous migration.

The console suggests you do so if your migration could involve a loss of data:

An operation was scaffolded that may result in the loss of data. Please review the migration for accuracy. To undo this action, use Remove-Migration.

Answer 8

I'm using EntityFrameworkCore and I use the answer by @MaciejLisCK. If you have multiple DB contexts you will also need to specify the context by adding the context parameter e.g. :

Update-Database 201207211340509_MyMigration -context myDBcontext

(where 201207211340509_MyMigration is the migration you want to roll back to, and myDBcontext is the name of your DB context)