## Documentation Index

Access the complete documentation index at:
https://www.zoho.com/en-de/books/help/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available documentation pages before proceeding.

# Data Backup

You can choose to keep a record of all your organizational data offline. If you want to do so, you would need to create a backup of all the data you have in your organization in the CSV format.

**Prerequisite:** You must be an Admin user in the Zoho Books organization to create a data backup.

To back up your data:

*   Click **Settings** on the top right corner of the page.
*   Click **Data Backup** under _Developer Space_.
*   Click **Backup Your Data**.
*   Click **Continue**.

![Data Backup](/books/help/images/settings/continue-backup.png)

After this, a download link will be sent to your registered email address which will contain all the records and transactions in your Zoho Books organization in a CSV file. You will be able to download it from your email if you’re logged into your Zoho account or from the _Data Backup_ page in Zoho Books where all the data backups are listed along with the details of the user who initiated the backup.

![Backup History](/books/help/images/settings/backup-history.png)

**Notes**

*   It can take around 30 minutes for you to receive the download link from the time you’ve initiated a backup.
*   You will be able to access the download link and download the data only if you’re logged into your Zoho account.
*   The download link sent to your email address will expire in 30 days, from the date of your backup.

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