diff --git a/src/dbtoxmlconverter.cpp b/src/dbtoxmlconverter.cpp
index 98171c4a..98341417 100644
--- a/src/dbtoxmlconverter.cpp
+++ b/src/dbtoxmlconverter.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,16 @@ QMap<QByteArray, int> DbToXMLConverter::convert(const QString& dBase)
     // -- Convert the numbercycles
     int nc_cnt = convertNumbercycles(dBase);
     overallResults["numberCyclesOk"] = nc_cnt;
-    emit conversionOut(i18n("<br/>transformed %1 numbercycle(s) successfully.").arg(nc_cnt));
+    emit conversionOut(i18n("<br/>Transformed %1 numbercycle(s) successfully.").arg(nc_cnt));
     for( const auto& k : overallResults.keys()) {
         qDebug() << "Tranformation result" << k << ":" << overallResults[k];
     }
 
+    if (convertOwnIdentity(dBase)) {
+        qDebug() << "manual own Identity converted";
+        emit conversionOut(i18n("<br/>Converted manual created identity successfully"));
+    }
+
     if (nc_cnt == 0) {
         qDebug() << "Could not transform any numbercycles. Smell!";
     }
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@ int DbToXMLConverter::convertNumbercycles(const QString& baseDir)
     QDir dir(baseDir);
     dir.cd(DefaultProvider::self()->kraftV2Subdir(DefaultProvider::KraftV2Dir::NumberCycles));
 
-    bool re;
+    bool re{false};
     QSaveFile file(dir.absoluteFilePath("numbercycles.xml"));
     if ( file.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text) ) {
         re = file.write(xml.toUtf8());
@@ -291,5 +296,25 @@ int DbToXMLConverter::convertNumbercycles(const QString& baseDir)
             re = file.commit();
         }
     }
+    if (!re) cnt = 0;
     return cnt;
 }
+
+// copy a manually created own identity over to the new location
+bool DbToXMLConverter::convertOwnIdentity(const QString& baseDir)
+{
+    // The Kraft 1.x file position is this:
+    QString v1file = QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation );
+    v1file += "/myidentity.vcd";
+
+    QDir dir(baseDir);
+    dir.cd(DefaultProvider::self()->kraftV2Subdir(DefaultProvider::KraftV2Dir::OwnIdentity));
+    QString v2File = dir.absoluteFilePath("myidentity.vcd");
+
+    QFile fi(v1file);
+    bool re{false};
+    if (fi.exists()) {
+        re = fi.copy(v2File);
+    }
+    return re;
+}
diff --git a/src/dbtoxmlconverter.h b/src/dbtoxmlconverter.h
index 5be41797..40cd15a0 100644
--- a/src/dbtoxmlconverter.h
+++ b/src/dbtoxmlconverter.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class DbToXMLConverter : public QObject
 
     int amountOfDocsOfYear(int year);
     int convertNumbercycles(const QString &baseDir);
+    bool convertOwnIdentity(const QString& baseDir);
 
 signals:
     void conversionOut(const QString&);
diff --git a/src/defaultprovider.cpp b/src/defaultprovider.cpp
index c932ec31..e4fe44ba 100644
--- a/src/defaultprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultprovider.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ QString DefaultProvider::kraftV2Subdir(KraftV2Dir dir)
     QString subdir;
     switch (dir) {
     case KraftV2Dir::Root:
+    case KraftV2Dir::OwnIdentity:
         break; // return the empty string
     case KraftV2Dir::NumberCycles:
         subdir = "numbercycles";
diff --git a/src/defaultprovider.h b/src/defaultprovider.h
index 9bf7ae45..39a3554f 100644
--- a/src/defaultprovider.h
+++ b/src/defaultprovider.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class KRAFTCAT_EXPORT DefaultProvider
         Root,
         XmlDocs,
         PdfDocs,
-        NumberCycles
+        NumberCycles,
+        OwnIdentity
     };
 
     ~DefaultProvider();
diff --git a/src/myidentity.cpp b/src/myidentity.cpp
index 1db4cf2b..9b34c74d 100644
--- a/src/myidentity.cpp
+++ b/src/myidentity.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "myidentity.h"
 #include "kraftsettings.h"
 #include "addressprovider.h"
+#include "defaultprovider.h"
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QFile>
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ KContacts::Addressee MyIdentity::UIToAddressee(Ui::manualOwnIdentity ui)
 
 QString MyIdentity::identityFile()
 {
-    QString file = QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation );
+    QString file = DefaultProvider::self()->kraftV2Dir(DefaultProvider::KraftV2Dir::OwnIdentity);
     file += "/myidentity.vcd";
 
     return file;
diff --git a/tests/t_defaultprovider.cpp b/tests/t_defaultprovider.cpp
index 8b08d98c..ba347ede 100644
--- a/tests/t_defaultprovider.cpp
+++ b/tests/t_defaultprovider.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ private slots:
         QString pRoot = DefaultProvider::self()->kraftV2Dir(DefaultProvider::KraftV2Dir::Root);
         const QString pNumC = DefaultProvider::self()->kraftV2Dir(DefaultProvider::KraftV2Dir::NumberCycles);
         const QString pXmlD = DefaultProvider::self()->kraftV2Dir(DefaultProvider::KraftV2Dir::XmlDocs);
+        const QString pOwnI = DefaultProvider::self()->kraftV2Dir(DefaultProvider::KraftV2Dir::OwnIdentity);
+        QCOMPARE(base, pOwnI);
         QCOMPARE(base, pRoot);
         QCOMPARE(base + "/numbercycles", pNumC);
         QCOMPARE(base + "/xmldoc", pXmlD);