Keep in mind, the platform automatically saves backups. Generally it's enough to create a manual backup when you need it. You don't have to create manual backups every day.
Create a Backup of an Environment
Objective
This tutorial shows you how to create a manual Backup of your Environment. This can be useful before experimenting with customizations, or before installing a new Rollup Update (especially if you have Customizations in your system).
Prerequisites
- You are System Admin
Click Through
- Start in the Power Platform admin center
- Log in with your Admin credentials
- In the left side menu, click on Environments
- Select the Environment you want to create a Backup for
- Click on the three dots to the right of the name
- Navigate to Backup & Restore and click on + Create manual Backup
- In Label, enter a name for the backup, then click on Create below
- Your Backup is now being created
- You will get a 'Success' notification when it is done
Hint
- Be aware, depending on the type (sandbox or production), the backup can be re-inserted into the system only for 7 days. After this, the backup record will be deleted.
Result
