# Backup problem: 'dump' only create a 1KByte .zip file

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-problem-dump-only-create-a-1kbyte-zip-file/1581>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 16, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-problem-dump-only-create-a-1kbyte-zip-file/1581 "2019-10-16T15:47:58Z")\
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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:** [October 16, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-problem-dump-only-create-a-1kbyte-zip-file/1581/1 "2019-10-16T15:47:58Z")

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Hello,

I got a problem with gitea backup. I tried to use dump command to backup my gitea, but only got a 1KByte empty .zip file.  
I am using Windows Server 2008 R2, Gitea 1.9.4.

Many Thanks~

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**Author:** ![elfuego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/elfuego/32/4746_2.png) [@elfuego](https://forum.gitea.com/u/elfuego)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-problem-dump-only-create-a-1kbyte-zip-file/1581/2 "2019-10-19T11:11:52Z")

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Gitea has some backup problems, so I solve it by backuping manually, as follows.

> [@Backup issue for Gitea](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/5):
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> 1.dump db (I use postgresql, so pg\_dump) 2.copy git repos 3.copy /var/lib/gitea

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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:** [October 20, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-problem-dump-only-create-a-1kbyte-zip-file/1581/3 "2019-10-20T13:21:26Z")

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Thank you @elfuego.  
I then refer to a solution on this issue: [https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4372](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4372)  
Just stop the gitea service first, then execute .\gitea dump, and start the gitea service at last.

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**Author:** ![elfuego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/elfuego/32/4746_2.png) [@elfuego](https://forum.gitea.com/u/elfuego)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-problem-dump-only-create-a-1kbyte-zip-file/1581/4 "2019-10-20T14:19:12Z")

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ah, that makes sense =) but what else makes sense is to check your backup, i.e. to try to restore it somewhere and see does gitea work.

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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:** [October 22, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-problem-dump-only-create-a-1kbyte-zip-file/1581/5 "2019-10-22T04:34:16Z")

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You are right, I’ll make a double check 👍