diff --git a/server/utils/db_reformat.js b/server/utils/db_reformat.js
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+import mongoose from 'mongoose';
+const ObjectId = mongoose.Types.ObjectId;
+mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/p5js-web-editor');
+mongoose.connection.on('error', () => {
+  console.error('MongoDB Connection Error. Please make sure that MongoDB is running.');
+  process.exit(1);
+});
+
+import Project from '../models/project';
+
+let projectsNotToUpdate;
+Project.find({'files.name': 'root'})
+  .exec((err, projects) => {
+    projectsNotToUpdate = projects.map(project => project.id);
+    console.log(projectsNotToUpdate);
+
+    Project.find({})
+      .exec((err, projects) => {
+        projects.forEach( (project, projectIndex) => {
+          if (!projectsNotToUpdate.find(projectId => projectId === project.id)) {
+            const childIdArray = project.files.map(file => file._id.valueOf());
+            const newId = new ObjectId();
+            project.files.push({
+              name: 'root',
+              _id: newId,
+              id: newId,
+              fileType: 'folder',
+              children: childIdArray,
+              content: ''
+            });
+
+            project.files = project.files.map(file => {
+              if (file.name === "sketch.js") {
+                file.isSelected = true;
+                return file;
+              }
+              return file;
+            });
+            project.save((err, savedProject) => {
+              console.log('project', projectIndex, 'is saved.');
+            });
+          }
+        });
+      });
+  });
+
+// Project.find({'files.name': 'root'})
+//   .exec((err, projects) => {
+//     projects.forEach((project, projectIndex) => {
+//       project.files = project.files.map(file => {
+//         if (file.name === "sketch.js") {
+//           file.isSelected = true;
+//           return file;
+//         } else if (file.name === "root") {
+//           file.content = '';
+//           return file;
+//         }
+//         return file;
+//       });
+
+//       project.save((err, savedProject) => {
+//         console.log('project', projectIndex, 'is saved.');
+//       });
+//     });
+//   });
+
+
+
diff --git a/server/utils/db_reformat_start.js b/server/utils/db_reformat_start.js
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+++ b/server/utils/db_reformat_start.js
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+require('babel-register');
+require('babel-polyfill');
+require('./db_reformat');
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