# Selective backups skipping settings and config

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/selective-backups-skipping-settings-and-config/59157>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [3월 15, 2017, 1:54오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selective-backups-skipping-settings-and-config/59157 "2017-03-15T13:54:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [3월 15, 2017, 4:32오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selective-backups-skipping-settings-and-config/59157/3 "2017-03-15T16:32:21Z")

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What this would be is a way to specify which tables would be backed up.  
Most tables have relationships with other tables so not having a full database backup would likely cause problems.  
I think separating the settings table from the others might be doable. But in terms of size, it would be a negligible difference.

Maybe what would be more useful is a type of “reset settings to defaults” feature?  
Maybe this is already possible using the Admin Settings pages?

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