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Example. When backing up data to a remote location through an unstable or low-bandwidth network
connection (such as backing up through WAN using VPN access), you may want to save the initial full
backup to a detachable media. Then, send the media to the remote location. There, the backup will
be exported from the media to the target storage. Subsequent incremental backups, which are
usually much smaller, can be transferred over the network.
By exporting a managed vault to a detachable media, you obtain a portable unmanaged vault that
can be used in the following scenarios:
 Keeping an off-site copy of your vault or of the most important archives.
 Physical transportation of a vault to a distant branch office.
 Recovery without access to the storage node in case of networking problems or failure of the
storage node.
 Recovery of the storage node itself.
The resulting archive's name
By default, the exported archive inherits the name of the original archive. Because having multiple
archives of the same names in the same location is not advisable, the following actions are disabled
with the default archive name:
 Exporting part of an archive to the same location.
 Exporting an archive or part of an archive to a location where an archive of the same name
exists.
 Exporting an archive or part of an archive to the same location twice.
In any of the above cases, provide an archive name that is unique to the destination folder or vault. If
you need to redo the export using the same archive name, first delete the archive that resulted from
the previous export operation.
The resulting archive's options
The exported archive inherits the options of the original archive, including encryption and the
password. When exporting a password-protected archive, you are prompted for the password. If the
original archive is encrypted, the password is used to encrypt the resulting archive.
Operations with an export task
An export task starts immediately after you complete its configuration. An export task can be
stopped or deleted in the same way as any other task.
Once the export task is completed, you can run it again at any time. Before doing so, delete the
archive that resulted from the previous task run if the archive still exists in the destination vault.
Otherwise the task will fail. You cannot edit an export task to specify another name for the
destination archive (this is a limitation).
Tip. You can implement the staging scenario manually, by regularly running the archive deletion task followed
by the export task.
Different ways to create an export task
Using the Export page is the most general way to create an export task. Here, you can export any
backup, or archive you have permission to access.
You can access the Export page from the Vaults view. Right-click the object to export (archive or
backup) and select Export from the context menu.