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# Backup files folder setting

This setting controls where AyaNova stores backup and restore files used by the backup and restore features built into AyaNova.

Warning: this folder MUST NOT be the same location set for AYANOVA_ATTACHMENT_FILES_PATH or AYANOVA_TEMP_FILES_PATH or AyaNova will not start.

## Default

If no override is specified AyaNova will store backup files in a `backup` folder in the location specified by AYANOVA_DATA_PATH setting.

## Overriding

AyaNova expects the backup files folder path to be provided by a config.json property, environment variable or command line parameter named

`AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH`

The value specified should be a string containing a fully qualified file path for the platform.

Example LINUX config.json entry

    {
      ...other properties...
      "AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH": "/var/lib/ayanova/backupfiles"
    }

Example WINDOWS config.json entry (Back slashes need to be doubled in config.json file or the server will fail to start)

    {
      ...other properties...
      "AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH": "c:\\ProgramData\\backupfiles"
    }

Example command line parameter

`ayanova.exe --AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH="/var/lib/ayanova/backupfiles"`

Example environment variable

Windows

`set "AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH=c:\ProgramData\ayanova\backupfiles"`

Linux

`export AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH="/var/lib/ayanova/backupfiles"`