Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “How often should you back up?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)Backup frequency depends on **how much data loss you can afford** if something goes wrong: critical databases (finance, orders, customers) get backed up **daily** or even **hourly** (incrementally), medium-sized production databases get a **daily** full backup plus intermediate incremental ones every 4-6 hours, and test or rarely used databases need only a **weekly** backup. **Key point:** it's important to keep **several copies** (e.g. covering the last 7 days) and store at least one backup **off the server** (in the cloud or on another device).Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)ImageBackup frequency depends on **how much data loss you can afford** if something goes wrong. The usual rules are: 1. **Critical databases (finance, orders, customers)**, backed up **daily** or even **hourly** (incrementally). 2. **Medium-sized production databases**, a **daily** full backup, plus intermediate incremental ones every 4-6 hours. 3. **Test or rarely used databases**, a **weekly** backup is enough. It's also important to: - keep **several copies** (e.g. covering the last 7 days); - store at least one backup **off the server** (in the cloud or on another device). **Summary:** you need to back up **often enough** that, in case of a failure, the data loss stays **minimal and acceptable** for your project.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.