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Backups

A backup is a snapshot of your entire website: pages, images, settings, and the database with all its content. From a backup, you can revert the site to a specific date if something goes wrong.

Where to find it: Settings → Backups

On this page

Create a copy manually

Click "Create backup." The archive will be created in a few seconds and will appear in the list with the date, time, and size.

When is it worth making a copy? Before a major website redesign, before manually editing files or a database, before uploading a large amount of data—or simply when you're completely satisfied with the website and want to save this state as a return point.

Automatic backups

The "Auto Backups" toggle enables scheduled backups—the platform creates them automatically, without your intervention. This is enabled by default; disabling it only makes sense if you're conserving disk space (archives take up space within your plan's quota).

List of copies

The following actions are available for each copy in the list:

Action What's happening
Restore Reverts the site to the state it was in when the copy was created.
Download Saves the archive to your computer—you'll keep a copy even if you leave the platform.
Delete Removes the archive from the server and frees up space.

Recovery

  1. Select the copy of the desired date and click "Restore".
  2. Confirm the action in the window that appears—the platform will once again show which copy you are returning.
  3. Wait for the "Recovery complete" message and check the site in preview.
The restoration is irreversible. The current project files are replaced with the files from the archive, and the database is rolled back along with them. Everything that appeared after the backup was created—new requests, orders, added products, assistant edits—will be lost. If the current state is still useful, first create a fresh backup and then restore the old one.

What is included in the archive?

  • All site files: pages, styles, scripts, uploaded images and documents.
  • Website database with all content.
  • Project settings.

Service and easily recoverable data (software environment, logs, change history) are not included in the archive; they are recreated automatically.

Reasonable order

  • Keep automatic backups enabled.
  • Download a fresh archive once a month—this is the only copy that's platform-independent.
  • Delete old archives if your disk space is approaching your plan limit (current usage is visible in the Balance section).
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