# Disabling backups does not remove item from admin sidebar **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-backups-does-not-remove-item-from-admin-sidebar/362099 **Category:** UX **Created:** [April 16, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-backups-does-not-remove-item-from-admin-sidebar/362099 "2025-04-16T13:55:49Z") **Posts on this page:** 3 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ) #### Post date: [April 16, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-backups-does-not-remove-item-from-admin-sidebar/362099/1 "2025-04-16T13:55:49Z")
On the “old” admin menu, the “Backups” item would disappear if `enable_backups` was set to `false`. In the new admin sidebar, the “Backups” item stays. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/9/5/b957c2396d5138a57945e269d770fb006ab92522.png) Clicking it gives “Access Denied” though. ---
### Author: ![kris.kotlarek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kris.kotlarek/32/176919_2.png) [@kris.kotlarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kris.kotlarek) #### Post date: [April 23, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-backups-does-not-remove-item-from-admin-sidebar/362099/10 "2025-04-23T02:28:55Z")
Thank you for reporting this bug. We don’t want to fully hide backups, as admin may still want to download existing files or have access to setting. However, buttons to create a new backup, restore or delete were removed. [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/32396](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/32396) Demo ---
### Author: ![kris.kotlarek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kris.kotlarek/32/176919_2.png) [@kris.kotlarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kris.kotlarek) #### Post date: [May 22, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-backups-does-not-remove-item-from-admin-sidebar/362099/12 "2025-05-22T07:52:00Z")