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+++ how_to:backup_pages [2016/02/03 15:23] (current)
Timbow [Manual Backups] removed '/uploads/' - it's a sub dir of /data/
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-====== Page Backups ======
+====== Backups Tab ======
+=====Page Backups=====
 GetSimple creates a backup of every page every time you make a change. Currently, it only keeps one revision at a time. The way you can tell if a page has a backup is to check at the bottom of the Page Edit screen.
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-If a page backup is available, then you can either click that link, or head over to **Backups -> Page Backups** and find the page title that you are looking for. Once you clikc into that page's backup, you are presented with a few actions you can perform:
+If a page backup is available, then you can either click that link, or head over to **Backups -> Page Backups** and find the page title that you are looking for. Once you click into that page's backup, you are presented with a few actions you can perform:
 {{:how_to:page-backups-1.png|}}
 If you click on "RESTORE", then this page becomes the current page, and the current file becomes the backup. "DELETE" obviously deletes this backup, and leaves the current page intact.
+===== Website Archives =====
+GetSimple will by default create ZIP archives ([[installation:requirements|required modules]]) of all the important files within your installation directory. Starting with version 3.1, if your host does not support the creation of zip files, it will attempt to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(file_format)|tar.gz]] archives.
+You can navigate to **Backups -> Website Archives -> Create New Archive Now**
+{{:how_to:websitebackups.png|}}
+To download a backup, click on it's **Title (date)**.
+**Note:** If you have trouble opening a backup, try downloading and using a different archive-program to open the archive such as [[http://www.7-zip.org/|7zip]]
+==== Manual Backups ====
+Sometimes you [[installation:requirements|don't have the ability]] to do a backup via the control panel as described above. Below are the list of folders that the backup zips up for you automatically. Making copies of these folders will give you a complete backup of your site.
+<code>
+/data/
+/plugins/
+/theme/ (although, really you only need your active theme)
+</code>
+If you use a [[:languages|language file]] other than ''en_US.php'', then you may want to also make a copy of the ''/admin/lang/xx_XX.php'' language file that you do use.
+======Links======
+Back to the GetSimple Wiki [[:start|Contents Page]]
+==Pages in this Section==
+===Admin Reference===
+  *[[:basics|GetSimple Basics]]
+  *[[how_to:website_settings|Settings]]
+  *[[how_to:support|Support]]
+  *[[how_to:page_editing|Pages Tab]]
+  *[[:file_management|Files Tab]]
+  *[[how_to:theme_editor|Theme Tab]]
+  *[[how_to:backup_pages|Backups Tab]]
+  *[[how_to:plugin_manager|Plugins Tab]]

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