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<li>We '''never''' recommend to exclude the attachments but if you would like to reduce the size of the backup folder, you may select to back up the database without including attachments.</li>
<li>Click the '''Backup''' button.</li><li>Enter the database password.<br />
[[Image:Imsma pwd.png|center|300px|''Enter the password'']]
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''Enter the password''
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<li>Click the '''OK''' button. A copy of your data is saved to the specified destination directory in a folder named with ''Backup_current_date_and_time'' (e.g. Backup_2014_10_01_17_45_15).
[[Image:Backup_completed.png|center|500px|''Backup went well'']]
''Backup went well''
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<li>Click the '''Close''' button.</li><li>Verify the result of the backup.
[[Image:Backup_result.png|center|500px|''Verify that the backup went well'']]
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''Is the expected result there?''
</div></li><li/ol>Verify the result of the backup.
==Errors during backup==
{{Warning | If you see any error message during backup, it means that you do '''NOT''' have any backup of your database!}}
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''The backup did '''not''' went well''
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The most common reasons why the backup did not go well are:
* there was not enough pace in the specified folder
* the user did not have permission to write to the specified folder
In the details you will see more details on why the backup did not go well.
[[Image:Backup_error_detail.png|center|500px|''The backup did '''not''' went well'']]
''Expand the error message by clicking on Show Detail''
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