# Backup on the fly

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-on-the-fly/2137>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-on-the-fly/2137 "2020-05-08T11:21:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![AlekseyPopov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/alekseypopov/32/4918_2.png) [@AlekseyPopov](https://forum.gitea.com/u/AlekseyPopov)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-on-the-fly/2137/1 "2020-05-08T11:21:19Z")

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Should gitea be disabled when the dump command is executed or does it support on-the-fly backuping?

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**Author:** ![tanrui8765](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/tanrui8765/32/657_2.png) [@tanrui8765](https://forum.gitea.com/u/tanrui8765)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-on-the-fly/2137/2 "2020-05-11T04:00:29Z")

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In my case, I disabled gitea before backup: diasable \> dump \> enable.

I tried to backup gitea when it was running @ V1.9.5, but failed. My environment is Windows Server 2008 64-bit.