# Built-in backup for databases

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/built-in-backup-for-databases/227024
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [February 26, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/built-in-backup-for-databases/227024 "2018-02-26T02:15:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![TheTerrorBeyond](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/theterrorbeyond/32/19889_2.png) [@TheTerrorBeyond](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TheTerrorBeyond)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/built-in-backup-for-databases/227024/1 "2018-02-26T02:15:16Z")

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It would be nice if a scheduler was built into the application that would set up nightly backup of the databases for PLEX. A simple database dump to another drive for redundancy would be amazing.

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### Author: ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/built-in-backup-for-databases/227024/2 "2018-02-26T07:19:21Z")

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[https://support.plex.tv/articles/202485658-restore-a-database-backed-up-via-scheduled-tasks/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202485658-restore-a-database-backed-up-via-scheduled-tasks/)

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### Author: ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/built-in-backup-for-databases/227024/3 "2018-08-03T09:59:34Z")

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