{"id":13047,"date":"2022-02-28T20:44:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T01:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/?p=13047"},"modified":"2023-06-19T11:55:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T15:55:40","slug":"restore-data-from-backup","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/knowledge-base\/restore-data-from-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Restore Data from Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-alert\">Please exercise caution when restoring your data from a backup, as doing so will overwrite your current data completely. We recommend making a backup of your current data first, before you overwrite it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Why Backups are Important<\/h3>\n<p>It is crucial to make <strong>backups<\/strong> of your data to protect against deletion and other disasters. It&#8217;s also handy to have backups incase you want to restore your data from a certain point in time. To make a backup, click on &#8220;<strong>Back Up Data (Company File)<\/strong>&#8221; from the &#8220;<strong>Database Maintenance<\/strong>&#8221; screen or the &#8220;<strong>Backup<\/strong>&#8221; icon on the toolbar.<\/p>\n<p>For further instructions on backups, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/backup-to-a-local-drive\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>. We also recommend using a Cloud-based service to store your backups. Find our solutions <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/back-up-your-data-options\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Restoring Data from Backup<\/h3>\n<p>Click on &#8220;<strong>Tools<\/strong>&#8221; from the &#8220;<strong>Main Menu<\/strong>&#8221; screen and &#8220;<strong>Database Maintenance<\/strong>.&#8221; Click on &#8220;<strong>Restore Data From Backup<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Select &#8220;<strong>Yes<\/strong>&#8221; and click on the backup file you want to restore to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-02-28_15h42_38.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13049 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-02-28_15h42_38.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-02-28_15h42_38.png 775w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-02-28_15h42_38-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-02-28_15h42_38-768x495.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-03-01_08h07_12-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-03-01_08h07_12-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-03-01_08h07_12-1.png 496w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-03-01_08h07_12-1-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Backups are Important It is crucial to make backups of your data to protect against deletion and other disasters. It&#8217;s also handy to have backups incase you want to restore your data from a certain point in time. 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