# External backup

**URL:** <https://community.ipfire.org/t/external-backup/10222>\
**Category:** Installing & Running IPFire\
**Created:** [17 August 2023 14:24 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/external-backup/10222 "2023-08-17T14:24:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![cfusco](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/cfusco/32/9213_2.png) [@cfusco](https://community.ipfire.org/u/cfusco)\
**Post date:** [17 August 2023 15:58 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/external-backup/10222/5 "2023-08-17T15:58:31Z")

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> [@tratru](#):
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> I asked myself a question is it possible to back up the system on an external medium rather than on the internal disk, in this way in case of failure you can use the saved backup instead of redoing the whole configuration from scratch

From the Web User Interface (WUI) you can save the [backup](https://wiki.ipfire.org/configuration/system/backup) of all your configuration files on the disk where you open the WUI. For the restore, you still need to install a new IPFire machine but as soon as you can access the new WUI, you can restore the old configuration file.

For experimentation purpose, I also created a [mirror image](https://community.ipfire.org/t/tutorial-creating-a-mirror-copy-of-ipfire-system-disk/9765) of the internal HD on an external USB disk, and adapted the image to the different size of the external disk. This way you do not need to reinstall anything, you just need to boot from the mirror disk.

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