# Restore and backup

**URL:** <https://forum.sambapos.com/t/restore-and-backup/360>\
**Category:** V4 Question\
**Created:** [January 23, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/restore-and-backup/360 "2014-01-23T02:21:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ivansyf](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/ivansyf/32/56891_2.png) [@ivansyf](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/ivansyf)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/restore-and-backup/360/1 "2014-01-23T02:21:49Z")

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is there a tutorial to do restore and backup ? just in chase windows crash and need to be re-install…

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**Author:** ![Isaac](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/isaac/32/65380_2.png) [@Isaac](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/Isaac)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/restore-and-backup/360/2 "2014-01-23T09:07:46Z")

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If your using SQL Server, you can do a backup in SQL Server Management Studio.

If your using a Compact SQL, you simply just have to copy the SambaPOS4.sdf file from

My Documents\SambaPOS4 folder.

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**Author:** ![ivansyf](https://forum.sambapos.com/user_avatar/forum.sambapos.com/ivansyf/32/56891_2.png) [@ivansyf](https://forum.sambapos.com/u/ivansyf)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.sambapos.com/t/restore-and-backup/360/3 "2014-01-23T13:47:55Z")

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owh…that’s how its work…  
i’m sorry i though its like any other application that have “backup & restore” button.  
thanks @Isaac