@tbearb - ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.2 has entered mature support and ArcGIS Workgroup Geodatabases (SQL Express) will not be supported in ArcGIS Pro.
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If you already have ArcGIS Server Licenses, then your license file includes the license for Enterprise Geodatabases. You can use that license to setup an Enterprise Geodatabase in SQL Server (Enterprise, Standard, Developer or Express ) and then you can reload the data.
ArcGIS 11.2 and ArcGIS Pro 3.2 requirements for Microsoft SQL Server—ArcGIS Enterprise | Documentati...
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Workgroup geodatabases—ArcGIS Server | Documentation for ArcGIS Enterprise
Workgroup geodatabases require ArcGIS Server workgroup licenses and ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap and its related apps). As a result, workgroup geodatabase support ends when ArcGIS Desktop support ends.
You can use workgroup geodatabases with ArcGIS Server sites until that time, but you are encouraged to begin migrating to enterprise geodatabases.
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FAQ: Is It Possible to Create a Workgroup Geodatabase in ArcGIS Pro? (esri.com)
I hope this clarifies your question.
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| Marcelo Marques | Principal Product Engineer | Esri |
| Cloud & Database Administrator | OCP - Oracle Certified Professional |
I work with Enterprise Geodatabases since 1997.
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