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title: "Database dumps"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BPEdc/2534409098/Database%20dumps"
format: markdown
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A backup of the App creates a dump of the application database **only. **It does not include Jira issue data (Jira backup is a separate process that creates a Jira backup file). 

![image](media://4495208c-523a-486f-aaca-113e85da7c78)

## Jira backup vs App restore

Jira and BigPicrture store their data separately. 

Creating a dump of the App data IS NOT a Jira backup. 

BigPicture App Configuration > Advanced > **Database dumps** allows you to create (and download) a backup of the state of the BigPicture app.  


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## How does a "restore" work?

An App restore **overwrites current app data** and replaces it with the state saved in the dump. There is no possibility of merging two different states of the app:

- you can't combine two dumps
- you can't amend an existing state

![image](media://dd67bf2a-782b-43f5-bf09-5dcd27f7e935)