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Osvaldo Sosa EchanisOsvaldo Sosa Echanis 

Daily backup of Salesforce information

Is there a way to make a daily backup of all the information saved in Salesforce?
Similar to the .zip you can get either monthly or weekly back up, but on a daily basis.

There's a limit to the exports you can make and usually you get the following message if you try to speed up the export process.

Your export has been queued. You will receive an email notification when it is completed.
Swayam@SalesforceGuySwayam@SalesforceGuy
Hi,

When you are takling about backup there will be two types of backup 

1. Data Backup (Getting all the record associated to the object) -  You can use :

Data Export Service- This service is available for users with the "Data Export" profile permission by navigating to Setup, Data Management | Data Export.  For more details see Exporting Backup Data.

- (In the New UI ' Lightning ', users will find this under Setup Home | Data | Data Export)

2. Meta-Data Backup - (Getting all code and object schema)  -- You can use  :

Download Force.com Plugins
Link :- https://developer.salesforce.com/page/Force.com_IDE_Installation
Then:-Create new project and select Force.com
Enter username, password,security Token
Select Environment in which you have to take backup e.g Sandbox.Step by Step process link :- 
http://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/34760/how-to-deploy-eclipse-backups-from-personal-folder-to-a-sandbox

Another way is to use the Ant Tool
Link:- http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/daas/Content/forcemigrationtool_install.htm
LINK:- http://learningthecloudway.blogspot.in/2013/02/how-to-use-ant-for-metadata-backup.html

How to Step Up ANT :-
Link:- http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/daas/salesforce_migration_guide.pdf

Hope this helps,
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Thanks,
Swayam
@salesforceguy
 
Mario PaesMario Paes
Here's an article that explains how to take a daily backup using ANT - http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/automated-daily-backup-using-ant-migration-tool-and-git/
Wang YenWang Yen
The best option is to use a 3rd party backup solution, like Skyvia Backup (https://skyvia.com/backup/salesforce-backup). In case you need to store the backed data at your side you can also take a look at Skyvia data loader (https://skyvia.com/data-integration/salesforce-data-loader) for Salesforce. It allows to export Salesforce data as CSV + .zip files on a regular basis and store them locally or on file storage.