# What is the correct format for import backup file **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 13, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/what-is-the-correct-format-for-import-backup-file/8625 "2017-02-13T00:29:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/what-is-the-correct-format-for-import-backup-file/8625/4 "2017-02-13T02:55:09Z")
See these Guides, if you have not: > [@Make a backup of existing business](https://forum.manager.io/t/make-a-backup-of-existing-business/6258): > > Before you start working with Manager, it’s important for you to know how to backup your future accounting data. Backups will allow you to restore the original data after a data loss event. As long as new accounting data is being recorded, backups will need to be performed at frequent intervals. The most common method of performing a backup of Manager is to use the Backup button in the top-right corner when working with an accounting entity. Example Let’s try to backup a business named “Brill… > [@Import a sample business](https://forum.manager.io/t/restore-from-backup/6263): > > If you’d like to experiment with a sample business already containing a broad range of transactions, you can import a fictitious company called Northwind Traders. Northwind is a trading company selling food to customers all over the world. Manager has a lot of modules and the way Northwind is using Manager is just one of the many examples of how Manager can suit custom business requirements. Northwind is using Manager to: Track supplier invoices to know how much it owes to suppliers Issue inv… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.manager.io/t/what-is-the-correct-format-for-import-backup-file/8625)._