---
title: "Backup Settings"
slug: "backup-settings"
description: "How to configure backups, including what gets included, where backups are stored, and how often they run."
updated: 2025-10-07T09:58:25Z
published: 2025-10-07T10:25:14Z
canonical: "help.mail-and-deploy.com/backup-settings"
---

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# Backup Settings

### General

The backup functionality can be used to create regular, automatic backups of the [Repository](/release36/docs/repository) database. You can

### Configuring Backup Settings

To configure backup settings you have to connect to the [Management Service](/release36/docs/services) of Mail & Deploy, click the *Settings* item in the main menu, and then click the *Backup* tile.

### Properties

The backup configuration has the following properties:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Is Active | Determines whether backups shall automatically be created. |
| Frequency | The frequency in which backups shall be created. |
| Destination Directory | The local or UNC path to the directory in which to store backups. The [Service Account](/release36/docs/service-account) needs to have write access to that directory. |
| Number Of Backups To Keep | The maximum number of backups to keep. When the number of actual backups exceeds this setting, the oldest backup will be deleted. |
| Compress To ZIP Files | When enabled, the backup files will be compressed to ZIP files which results in smaller file sizes. |