Backup a Site

Overview

You can save copies of your site called "backups". Backups allow you to restore to them at any point in time. While we automatically back up your site each time you publish and whenever you access developer mode, it's still important to have the habit of manually backing up your site.

In general, it's a good idea to create a backup:

- After you're satisfied with the look of your site.

- After you've finished a hard-to-do task (such as importing several pictures, coding, etc).

- Before adding any custom code or doing any big changes to the site.

There is a cap on how many backups you can have saved at a time. There is a limit of 20 automated backups and 10 manual backups that can be stored. New manual backups override earlier manual backups, thus your earliest manual backup is deleted when you create a new one. This is also the case for automatic backups; the earliest automatic backup is deleted when a new one is created.

The automated backups are created after:

• Republishing

• Adding or removing the Multi-Language feature

• Restoring a backup 

• Deleting a site

• Accessing developer mode

• Resetting a site

• Changing a site layout

• Upgrading a store to the new layout available 1/27/2019

Create backup

1. In the responsive builder, click Site Settings.

2. Enter a name for your backup.

3. Click Save.

Restore from backup

1. In the responsive builder, click Site Settings then Site Backup.

2. Click the Restore link next to the backup you would like to use.

Delete backup

1. In the responsive builder, click Site Settings then Site backup.

2. Click the Delete link next to the backup you'd like to remove.

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