# Backups

Use this page to back up the Sugar application files for recovery purposes.

Enter information for the following fields:

- Directory: Specify a directory that is writable by the same user as the Apache process.
- Filename: Enter a file name for the Zip file including the .zip extension.

Click Confirm Settings to ensure that the backup operation can be performed.

Click Run Backup to create the .zip file of your Sugar application files.