# Scheduled Backups Dont Work When On Backup Server

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-backups-dont-work-when-on-backup-server/42168>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 12, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-backups-dont-work-when-on-backup-server/42168 "2021-01-12T18:07:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![dion.botha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-backups-dont-work-when-on-backup-server/42168/1 "2021-01-12T18:07:45Z")

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Hi Guys,

We had our master go down a couple of weeks ago and only knew about it several days after.

This is our scheduled backup settings:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/c/9c157170bfaed764357e770932e1346a7f0c192d.png)

I noticed that we do not have backups for the days the master was down. Does it not take backups if on backup?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-backups-dont-work-when-on-backup-server/42168/2 "2021-01-12T18:09:23Z")

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Scheduled backups only happen on master or independent gateways.

It’s not necessary to make backups on a redundant backup that has temporarily taken over because you can’t make modifications to it.

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**Author:** ![dion.botha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-backups-dont-work-when-on-backup-server/42168/3 "2021-01-12T18:11:13Z")

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You can’t run the designer when the master is down?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-backups-dont-work-when-on-backup-server/42168/4 "2021-01-12T18:12:55Z")

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No, you can’t.

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**Author:** ![dion.botha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scheduled-backups-dont-work-when-on-backup-server/42168/5 "2021-01-12T18:14:02Z")

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Makes sense to me, thanks Kevin!