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title: "Database dumps"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/2212006509/Database%20dumps"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

A backup of the App creates a dump of the app database only.** **It does not include Jira issue data (Jira backup is a separate process that creates a Jira backup file). 

![image](media://36e874f3-5d0d-4405-a9e1-1e1833750430)

## Jira backup vs App restore

Jira and BigPicture store their data separately. 

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

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

![image2022-1-3_13-17-32.png](media://f0f69ebd-72cd-4c16-bb58-ee0e57ef7ce5)

## How does a "restore" work?

An App restore **overwrites the 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 cannot:

- Combine two dumps,
- Amend an existing state.

![image](media://756dd18f-5c04-4409-bf1d-348982986cb0)