# How to Backup a Project

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**Created:** [November 7, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/how-to-backup-a-project/4087 "2025-11-07T00:20:48Z")\
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If you want to backup a project, one option is to publish the project. By doing so, even if the data on your local device is deleted, the project will be stored on the server side, allowing you to import it. You can also synchronize it when working on another device.

For information on how to publish and import projects, please refer to the following:

Publishing a Project - [Link](https://ja.exploratory.io/note/exploratory/How-to-Publish-Items-to-Exploratory-Server-ioA6gXy7)  
How to Import a Project - [Link](https://ja.exploratory.io/note/exploratory/How-to-Import-Projects-in-Exploratory-Desktop-eEM3Rnm6)

However, if you cannot publish the project, the repository is what holds information about projects and other data. You can backup everything in bulk by periodically compressing it into a Zip file and saving it to cloud storage.

The following may be helpful as a reference for repository retention:

> **[Migrate (move) the Exploratory Repository to another machine](https://exploratory.io/note/exploratory/Migrate-move-the-Exploratory-Repository-to-another-machine-blR9eqy0)**
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> This note explains how to migrate (move) the Exploratory Repository to another machine for both Mac and Windows.