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title: "Project Backups"
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# Project Backups

> <IUCard title="Making Project Backups" link="https://www.inductiveuniversity.com/video/making-project-backups/7.9" />

## Project Backup/Export

Projects can be exported individually. Project exports only include project-specific elements, like windows, transaction groups, templates, reports, client Tags, and project scripts. They **do not** include Gateway resources, like database connections, Tag Providers, alarm pipelines, and global script items.

### Resources in a Project Export

The resources listed below are included in a Project Export. Note that this Project Export is not the same as a Global Export, which is detailed later on this page. 

- [Windows](visualization-and-dashboards/windows/windows.md)
- [Project Templates](designer/project-templates.md)
- [Client Tags](tags/understanding-tags/types-of-tags.md)
- [Transaction Groups](sql-bridge-transaction-groups/sql-bridge-transaction-groups.md)
- [Project Properties](projects/project-properties/project-properties.md)
- [Client Event Scripts](scripting/scripting-in-ignition/client-and-gateway-event-scripts.md)
- [Gateway Event Scripts](scripting/scripting-in-ignition/client-and-gateway-event-scripts.md)
- [Named Queries](sql-in-ignition/named-queries/named-queries.md)
- [Reports](reporting/reporting.md)

### Resources in a Global Project Export

An export of the Global Project will only contain resources that are listed under the **Global** section of the project browser. The resulting file may be treated like a standard Project Export in regards to importing. The following resources are included in a Global Project Export:

- [Global Templates](visualization-and-dashboards/templates/templates.md)
- [Alarm Pipelines](alarming/alarm-notification/alarm-notification-pipelines/alarm-notification-pipelines.md)
- [Shared Scripts](scripting/scripting-in-ignition/project-and-shared-scripts.md)
- [Sequential Function Charts](sequential-function-charts/sequential-function-charts.md)

There are two primary ways you can export / backup a project:

- **Gateway Webpage** - exports the entire project as a .proj  backup file.
- **In Designer using File > Export in the Menubar** - lets you export an entire project or select only the resources you want to export from your project.

### To back up a project in the Gateway Webpage

Making a project backup from the Gateway webpage creates a project backup of the entire project.  

1. Go to the **Configure** section of the Gateway webpage.
2. Select **System** > **Projects**.
The **Projects** page is displayed and you can see your existing projects. 
3. To the right of project name, click the **More** button and select **export**. This exports your project as a `.proj` backup file. By default, the `.proj` backup file is saved in your web browser's default Downloads folder.  This export of the project can be [uploaded](gateway/making-backups-and-restoring/project-restore.md) to any other instance of Ignition that is running the same version or later.

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### To Make a Backup in the Designer

Making a project backup in the Designer lets you select an entire project or only the resources you want to backup.
This example exports only selected resources.  

1. In Designer, select **File** > **Export**.

![" "](making-bkups-project-export2.png)

2. An Export window will open. Check the resources from your project that you want to export, and click **Export**.

![" "](making-bkups-project-export-checkbox.png)

3. If you are exporting selected resources, Ignition will enter '**partial**' in the filename.
4. Click **Save**.

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