# Is backup enough to restore everything?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-backup-enough-to-restore-everything/379499
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 20, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-backup-enough-to-restore-everything/379499 "2025-08-20T18:28:26Z")
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### Author: ![alltiagocom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alltiagocom/32/492709_2.png) [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-backup-enough-to-restore-everything/379499/1 "2025-08-20T18:28:26Z")

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Is the Backup in `/admin/backups` (including the uploads) enough to restore 100% of my forum?  
I’m thinking of disabling both my forums until Jan, so I can first focus on other priorities and avoid distractions.

If I just install Discourse again from scratch, then enable Restore:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/0/7/1078cb2c611640ee84f702fd12eef5035295bf3f.png)

and restore it from that backup, will my forum go back to being what it is today?

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