Back up a farm, Web application, database, or other components (Project Server)
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On the top navigation bar, click Operations.
In the Backup and Restore section, click Perform a backup.
In the backup tree, select the check boxes for the items you want to back up. To back up the entire farm, select the check box next to Farm; or, to limit your backup, select the check boxes for Web applications, databases, and Shared Services Providers as needed.
Click Continue to Backup Options.
In the Type of Backup section, select Full or Differential depending on the type of backup you want to perform. A differential backup backs up data created or changed since the last backup. If you are performing a combination of full and differential backups, restoring will require you to have the last full backup, the last differential backup, and intervening differential backups.
In the Backup File Location section, in the Backup location box, type the path of the backup location (for example, \\backup\SharepointSite).
Important
The file share must be configured with the correct permissions and be a valid backup location.
Click OK at the bottom of the page to begin the backup. The Backup and Restore Status page appears and indicates progress. You can click Refresh to update the status.