Create a database backup

- [Instructor] Access is one of the only programs in the Office suite that doesn't feature an auto-recovery option in the case of a program crash or an unexpected shutdown. Because of this, you'll wanna make sure that you're backing-up your databases on a regular basis. Luckily, Access makes it really easy to create backups, so there's absolutely no reason not to protect yourself and your data. To create a backup of your database, you'll come up here to the File tab, and then come down to Save As. In the Save Database As section, I'll come down and choose the Backup Database option, and then press Save As.

That'll bring up my standard file dialogue, and I can browse out to a specific location. And it's actually gonna put me into the Chapter 1 folder, which is where my original database was. And you'll notice here at the bottom that it appends today's date to the end of the backup file name. All I need to do is press the Save button. And that's all there is to it. You can now continue working in your database and have the peace of mind that you've got a backup in place should something go wrong.