= Backup strategies= == Manual backup == Bisq1 has a manually triggered backup feature that saves a copy of the whole contents of the data directory to a selected location: [[backing up application data]] Bisq2 has a very similar feature that can be reached under Support > Resources > Backup, and works in a similar manner. == Built-in automatic backup == Bisq2 extends the existing manual backup, and also provides a feature to create versioned backups: [[automatic backup]] == Custom automatic backup scripts == A standalone script is also available to create versioned backups on Windows, MacOS and Linux, of the essential database files of both Bisq1 and Bisq2: [[automatic backup script]]