> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sevalla.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Backups

> Manage automated and manual database backups.

The database **Backups** page shows the automatic daily backups and any manually created backups you've made of your database. You can also restore a backup, create a new manual backup, or delete a manual backup.

<Warning>
  To download a database backup, you'll need to either export your database via the command line or use a database tool like TablePlus.
</Warning>

Database backups are excluded when [calculating your total disk space](/databases/analytics) (i.e. storage).

## Automatic backups

Databases are automatically backed up daily, and each backup is **stored for 7 days**.

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## Manual backups

You can manually create a database backup at any time, up to 5 manual backups, which are **stored for 14 days**. If you need to make more than 5 manual backups in 14 days, you'll need to delete one of the manual backups to make room for a new one.

To create a manual backup, click **Create backup**, enter a note to identify your backup (required), and click **Create database backup**.

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## Restore a backup

You can restore automatic or manual backups in Sevalla to your current database or to another database.

<Warning>
  Restoring a database backup overwrites the target database content with the content from the backup. Your database credentials and external connection details will not change.
</Warning>

To restore a backup, click the ellipsis (three dots) next to the backup you want to restore, and click **Restore**.

Choose whether you want to restore the backup to the current database or a different database.

If you restore to a different database, your current database is untouched. The target database must:

* Belong to the same company
* Be the same database type
* Be located in the same data center

Click **Restore backup**.

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The restoration may take several minutes or more, depending on the size of your database.