# When to use "readonly mode during backup"

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-use-readonly-mode-during-backup/136009>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** read-only\
**Created:** [December 15, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-use-readonly-mode-during-backup/136009 "2019-12-15T17:07:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-use-readonly-mode-during-backup/136009/4 "2019-12-16T00:47:53Z")

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Maybe we can remove this setting @eviltrout?

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