# Backup

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**This is the manual for older MicroStream versions (Version < 5.0).**

**The new documentation (Version >= 5.0) is located at:**

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## Continuous Backup

By default, the continuous backup is disabled. If enabled the MicroStream instance will clone all changes to another directory. The backup is identical to the primary MicroStream storage.

To enable the continuous backup just set the backup directory:

With  `storage.embedded.configuration` API:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Java" %}

```java


EmbeddedStorageManager storageManager = Configuration.Default()
	.setBackupDirectory("A safe place")
	.createEmbeddedStorageFoundation()
	.createEmbeddedStorageManager();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Xml" %}

```
<properties>
	<property name="backupDirectory" value ="/save/backup" />
	...
</properties>
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="ini" %}

```
backupDirectory = backupDir
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

With MicroStream foundation classes:

{% code title="Java" %}

```java
StorageBackupSetup backupSetup = StorageBackupSetup.New(
    Storage.FileProviderBuilder()
		.setBaseDirectory(BACKUPDIR.getPath())						
		.setTruncationDirectory(TRUNKATIONDIR.getPath())
		.setDeletionDirectory(DELETIONDIR.getPath())
		.createFileProvider()
	);	
				
StorageConfiguration configuration = StorageConfiguration.Builder()
	.setBackupSetup(backupSetup)
	.setStorageFileProvider(StorageFileProvider.New(WORKINGDIR))
	.createConfiguration();
```

{% endcode %}

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[](https://manual.docs.microstream.one/2.0/data-store/configuration)
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