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 ====== Backup Your Website ======
+GetSimple will by default create ZIP archives ([[installation:modules|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:modules|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/
+/uploads/
+/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.
-You can navigate to Backups -> Website Archives -> Create New Archive Now

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