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description: Aside from scheduled backups, you can start backups on demand in Backup & Recover Next up to three times a day. Run a backup on demand before or after a deployment or maintenance, or any time an additional recovery point is needed.
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# Run a Backup On Demand

Aside from scheduled backups, you can start backups on demand in Backup & Recover Next up to three times a day. Run a backup on demand before or after a deployment or maintenance, or any time an additional recovery point is needed.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with the Backup &amp; Recover Data and Backup &amp; Recover Files add-on licenses</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d79582e74 ">To run backups on demand:</td>

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1. Click the **Backup** tab.
2. Click **Back Up Now**, in the top-right corner.
3. Click **Back Up Now**.