{"id":"backups.what-is-data-backup","url":"/faq/backups/what-is-data-backup","category":{"id":"backups","title":"Backups & restore points"},"subcategory":{"id":"data-backup-basics","title":"Data Backup basics"},"question":"What is Data Backup in Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["What does Data Backup do?","Storage Studio Data Backup explained","Does Storage Studio have a backup feature?","What is the Data Backup window for?","versioned backup Storage Studio","Can Storage Studio back up my folders?","Is there a backup tool inside Storage Studio?"],"short_answer":"Data Backup keeps versioned, restorable backups of the folders and files you choose, on another drive or a connected cloud account. Every change becomes a point-in-time version, and nothing is overwritten in place.","answer_markdown":"Data Backup keeps versioned, restorable backups of the folders and files you choose — on another drive, a folder, or a cloud account you've connected. Every change becomes its own point-in-time version, and nothing is overwritten in place, so an earlier state is always there to go back to.\n\n### What you get\n- **Versions** — open **Versions…** on a backup set to see every point in time it has saved.\n- **Incremental backups** — after the first run, only what changed is saved.\n- **Automatic running** — it watches your folders and backs up changes as they happen.\n- **Honest status** — each set says *Protected*, *Needs attention* and so on, in plain English.\n\nOpen it from **More (•••) → Windows → Data Backup**, or from the **Data Backup** card on the Home screen. The full guide is in the [Data Backup manual](/manual/data-backup).","answer_html":"

Data Backup keeps versioned, restorable backups of the folders and files you choose — on another drive, a folder, or a cloud account you've connected. Every change becomes its own point-in-time version, and nothing is overwritten in place, so an earlier state is always there to go back to.

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### What you get - Versions — open Versions… on a backup set to see every point in time it has saved. - Incremental backups — after the first run, only what changed is saved. - Automatic running — it watches your folders and backs up changes as they happen. - Honest status — each set says Protected, Needs attention and so on, in plain English.

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Open it from More (•••) → Windows → Data Backup, or from the Data Backup card on the Home screen. The full guide is in the Data Backup manual.

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Backups & restore points · Data Backup basics

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What is Data Backup in Storage Studio?

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Short answer: Data Backup keeps versioned, restorable backups of the folders and files you choose, on another drive or a connected cloud account. Every change becomes a point-in-time version, and nothing is overwritten in place.

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Data Backup keeps versioned, restorable backups of the folders and files you choose — on another drive, a folder, or a cloud account you've connected. Every change becomes its own point-in-time version, and nothing is overwritten in place, so an earlier state is always there to go back to.

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### What you get - Versions — open Versions… on a backup set to see every point in time it has saved. - Incremental backups — after the first run, only what changed is saved. - Automatic running — it watches your folders and backs up changes as they happen. - Honest status — each set says Protected, Needs attention and so on, in plain English.

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Open it from More (•••) → Windows → Data Backup, or from the Data Backup card on the Home screen. The full guide is in the Data Backup manual.

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