> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.advinservers.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Backups

> How to enable and restore backups of your virtual server.

## Overview

You may enable backups through the control panel, by navigating to the Backups tab and clicking the slider.

![Backups Tab](https://advin-cdn.b-cdn.net/chrome_oWplTQ1SOV.png)

Restoring a backup will cause full loss of your existing data. Backups are made on a best-effort basis, meaning that we cannot guarantee the longevity or reliability of them. Typically, we take backups once a day and keep up to 5 days worth of backups. This is not a replacement for taking your own, individual backups.

Backups can take **multiple hours** to restore since they are pulled from cold storage. It is recommended to take a backup of your VPS prior to restoration.

The backup function is currently not activated by default when purchasing a virtual private server. It is additionally not possible to take your own backups ahead of the daily backup schedule, backups are only taken once a day.