# Creating a backup

Before Duplify can start creating your automatic weekly backups, you need to run your first backup. This initial backup captures your products, themes, and pages so Duplify has a starting point to work from. 

The process only takes a few minutes, depending on your store size, and once it’s done, your weekly backups run automatically in the background.

## In this section

* [Set up your first backup](#set-up-your-first-backup)
* [Ongoing backups](#ongoing-backups)
  * [Trigger a backup manually](#trigger-a-backup-manually)

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## Set up your first backup

Before Duplify can back up your store automatically, you need to run an initial backup. 

This first backup may take a few minutes, depending on your store size.

**Steps:**

1. From the Duplify app dashboard, click **Set up backups**.
2. Click **Get started**. 
3. Review what will be included (products, themes, and pages).
4. Click **Start backup**.

When the backup is complete, review what has been backed up.

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## Ongoing backups

After the initial setup, Duplify automatically creates weekly backups of your store data. 

You can view and manage these backups anytime from the **Backups** page.

#### Trigger a backup manually

Backups run automatically every week, and you can also manually trigger additional backups within that period if needed.

**Steps:**

1. From the Duplify app navigation, click **Backups**.
2. Click **Backup now**.

The backup begins, and you can review the backup when it's finished.