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hey y'all question regarding stack export - is this file the full state of the entire of the infrastructure or is there something else hidden in Pulumi backend? The reason I ask - I want to move a resource from one stack to another but it would cause downtime which I want to avoid. Can I just export the stack, cut the resource + any dependencies and add into the stack file of my other stack, then reimport both?
It's necessary as I'm refactoring the code and unfortunately put a resource where it shouldn't be :sweat_smile:

there's nothing hidden. an easier way to do this is:
delete the resource from your first stack, using `pulumi stack delete`

copy the code into your new stack, and add the `import` property

Hey <@UCWG26BH7> thanks! Unfortunately I can’t delete the whole stack and it’s just a single resource in there I want to move to another stack. Thanks for the info!

<@U02HZF6PA9E> `pulumi stack delete` will only remove the single resource from your stack, not delete the whole thing

Ohhhh sorry. I didn't realise it's different! I'll check out docs for it. Thanks!