## Backing Up and Restoring Databases

Password Safe provides mechanisms for backing up and restoring password databases.

### Make Backup

Safely create a copy of the current password database.

1. Click Make Backup
2. Select a location for the backup file
3. Click Save

Note: It is strongly recommended that you make frequent backups of your password databases. This will help safeguard password lists against system crashes or corrupted files. The backup is encrypted using the same master password as the current database being backed up.

### Restore from Backup

Restore a backed up password database file.

1. Click Restore from Backup
2. Navigate to the backup location and select the file to restore
3. Click Open
   A password prompt will be displayed.
4. Enter the database password and click OK

Notes: The restored database is not "saved" as a standard Password Safe database until you have selected Save or Save As from the file menu. You will be prompted to "Save" the database and give it a name if you have not saved it prior to exiting.