# Make a backup while import script is running?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-backup-while-import-script-is-running/254522>\
**Category:** Migration\
**Tags:** backups\
**Created:** [February 8, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-backup-while-import-script-is-running/254522 "2023-02-08T22:35:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![rahim123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-backup-while-import-script-is-running/254522/1 "2023-02-08T22:35:02Z")

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Hi there, I need to take a snapshot of my Discourse importer instance while the import script is still running and then restore that on a different server for testing. Would there be any problems with running the Discourse backup function while the import script is still running?

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