====Restoring ARDI====

You can restore a previous ARDI backup by going to the [[Administration Page|administration page]] (via the [[ardiuserguide:the_sidebar]]).

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  * Go to **Administration | Restore Database**
  * Click 'Choose File...' and select your backup ZIP file.
  * Hit **Restore Database**

NOTE - To restore backups requires a fully-working ARDI system to be installed, which takes time and resources to set up. Our preferred method of creating a **disaster recovery** backup is to create a 'Bare Metal' backup by taking a snapshot of your virtual machine image.

However, backing up and restoring is an excellent way of moving ARDI databases from development to production machines.

===Notes on Drivers===

Note that the restore process does NOT install new drivers - it simply activates drivers that are already installed. If you are restoring a backup to a fresh ARDI system, please ensure that you have installed all of the relevant ARDI driver files //before// you attempt to restore the backup.