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# 📦 Backups & Recovery in Snapshot

### 🔁 1. Automatic Backups

Once your store is connected, Snapshot runs backups **automatically** based on the frequency you choose:

* **Daily**: One backup every 24 hours.
* **Twice Daily**: Two backups per day (e.g., 00:00 and 12:00).

These run silently in the background—no action needed. Your product data, variants, and inventory quantities are always backed up and ready to restore.

#### To adjust your automatic backup schedule:

1. Go to **Dashboard > Settings**.
2. Choose your preferred frequency: **Daily**, **Twice Daily**, or **Monthly**.
3. Click **Save** to apply the changes.

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### ⚡ 2. Manual Backups

Need a backup right before making major changes? You can create one **any time**:

#### To trigger a manual backup:

1. Navigate to your **Dashboard**.
2. Click **Start Backup**.
3. Choose an option:
   * **Run Now**: Starts the backup immediately.
   * **Schedule for Later**: Opens a date-and-time picker to set a future backup.

Once queued, your backup will run as scheduled. You’ll be notified when it’s complete.

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### 📚 3. Viewing Backup History

Easily access your past backups to audit changes or prepare a restoration.

#### To view your backup history:

1. Go to the **Dashboard**.
2. Scroll through the list of backups, organized by **date**, **time**, and **type** (Automatic or Manual).
3. Click a backup to view detailed contents:
   * Products
   * Variants
   * Location-based inventory
   * Restore options

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### 🕒 4. Product Version History

In addition to full catalog backups, Snapshot automatically tracks changes to individual products over time.

Every time a product is created, updated, or deleted, a new version is recorded. This allows you to view how a product has changed and restore a specific version when needed.

#### What is tracked

Each product version includes:

* Product title and description
* Variants (price, SKU, options)
* Inventory quantities per location
* Metadata and attributes
* Status (active, draft, archived)

#### How it works

* Version tracking runs automatically in the background
* No configuration is required
* Each change creates a new version entry

#### Viewing Product Versions

To view version history for a product:

1. Go to the products page
2. Select a product
3. Navigate to the Version History section

You will see a timeline of changes, including when the change happened and what was modified.

#### Restoring a Product Version

To restore a specific version:

1. Open the product inside a backup
2. Select the version you want
3. Click Restore Version
4. Confirm your selection

A new copy of the product will be created using the selected version.

💡 Tip: Use version history to safely undo small mistakes without restoring an entire backup.

### ♻️ 5. Restoring Products from a Backup

Restore individual products from any backup in just a few clicks.

#### To restore a product:

1. In your **Backups List**, locate the backup you want.
2. Click to open it, then select the product to restore.
3. Click **Recover**, then confirm your selection.

A copy of the product will be created in your Shopify store.\
By default, the restored product will be **unpublished**, so you can review or edit it before making it public.

> 💡 **Tip**: Keep at least two recent backups available. This gives you a reliable safety net against data issues or accidental edits.