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description: Track backups and view trends using the dashboard. Set up Smart Alerts to monitor changes to data. Search your backup history to find records and attachments. Comply with data privacy laws using tools that simplify the process.
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# Key Features of Backup & Recover for Salesforce

Track backups and view trends using the dashboard. Set up Smart Alerts to monitor changes to data. Search your backup history to find records and attachments. Comply with data privacy laws using tools that simplify the process.

- [Backup Service Dashboard](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_service_dashboard.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The Backup Service Dashboard for Salesforce provides a compreshensive overview of a service. See how many records and files are backed up, find out which recent backups had issues, and visualize changes in objects over time."): Track your most recent backups and use visual charts to view trends and changes per object over time.
- [Backup History](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_history_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "For each backup service, the Backup History tab provides an overview of all backups performed. See what type of backup was done, how long it took, and how many records and files were backed up."): Track the type of backup (synthetic or full), status, duration, object list, API calls broken out by data vs. files, items (data and files), and any issues that occurred during the process.
- [Smart Alerts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_setup_smart_alerts.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Get notified of specific changes in your Salesforce SaaS data and metadata when you define rules for Backup & Recover Smart Alerts to monitor that data. Set a percentage change threshold to minimize false positives and proactively detect unwanted schema modifications."): Set up notifications that help you analyze, detect, and react to changes in your data and metadata. Get notified when backups detect that objects have been removed, changed, or added.
- [Data Privacy Tools](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_data_privacy_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Data privacy involves the practices and measures taken to protect personal data, which helps you comply with regulations and maintain customer trust. By implementing data privacy measures, you protect personally identifiable information (PII) and mitigate risks associated with data breaches."): Handle data privacy requests, such as right to be forgotten and right to be rectified requests, related to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
- [Permissions Report](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_permission_report_faqs.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The Permissions Report lets you know when your Salesforce authenticated user is missing permissions needed to back up data. Find answers to questions about Permissions Reports."): Analyze the field-level permissions in your Salesforce org. The report lists the fields that the authenticated user doesn't have permissions to access due to field-level security. This lack of permissions prevents the app from creating a complete backup.
- [Scheduled Exports](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.administration_o_backup_export_schedule.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Schedule an export of your backup data to your existing endpoints in the Schedule Exports menu. When the Scheduled Export runs, it will export your last successful backup (either full or for specific objects)."): Configure endpoints and schedule exports of your latest successful backup (full or synthetic). The export details are in the Jobs tab under Scheduled Backup Export.
- [Backup Exclusions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_exclusions_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Exclude items that you don't need in a Salesforce backup to protect data privacy or reduce the backup duration."): Create rules to exclude Salesforce fields or objects that you don't want to back up. Exclusions reduce the backup time and help make sure that backups include only the most relevant data.
- - [Find](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_find_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Find provides advanced full-text search within your backup snapshots, so you can quickly locate specific information. Search across all fields, standard and custom objects, Chatter feeds, and even within attachments like PDFs and Word documents. See all records matching your criteria, and compare versions across snapshots to track changes over time."): Search within your backup snapshots to locate specific information. Search across all fields, standard and custom objects, Chatter feeds, and attachments. See all records matching your criteria, and compare versions across snapshots to track changes over time.
    - [Compare](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_compare_backups.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Identify record changes between two Salesforce backups by comparing them. You can analyze an entire org or focus on specific objects and their related objects. Quickly spot additions, modifications, and deletions to ensure data accuracy and integrity.") Visually identify changes between two backups. Pinpoint discrepancies, recover lost or altered records, and make sure that the Salesforce environment stays in sync with the intended data structure.
    - [Restore](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.backup_recover_o_restore_application.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The Restore application provides a comprehensive solution for restoring data based on backups to your org or instance.") : Repair lost, corrupted, or deleted Salesforce data or metadata. You can restore a single record, a set of fields, or an entire dataset, rolling back to a previous backup with just a few clicks.