# Backup Strategies

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## Continuous Backup

Continuous backup mode allows the MicroStream engine to clone all storage actions to a second storage. This storage should be placed on another file system.&#x20;

to configure and enable the continuous backup see [Backup](/3.0/data-store/configuration/backup.md).

## Data Export

MicroStream provides the possibility to import and export data, see [Import / Export](/3.0/data-store/import-export.md).


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