# Backup

> A backup is a copy of your data stored somewhere else, so you can restore it if the original is lost or damaged.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/backup

A backup is a copy of your data stored somewhere else, so you can restore it if the original is lost or damaged.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

A device can be stolen, break or get coffee spilled on it. A copy on the same device does not help. Test a restore once to be sure it works, not only the making of it.

## A worked example

Your device failed on 3 March. Yesterday copy is safe, so you lose one day of sales instead of 3 years.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/backup
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/backup

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