--- title: INSTALLATION / SETUP - Archive description: Create an Archive of Accounts (Users), Media (pictures and attachments), and Reports, along with the data for the selected company into a compressed file, so all these can be restored at once.  This is an alternative to creating Snapshots (data only) --- [![company logo](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gemini-Logic-Logo%20(1).png?height=120&name=Gemini-Logic-Logo%20(1).png)](https://www.geminilogic.com/) [User Manual](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual) - [Go to Gemini Logic](https://www.geminilogic.com/) - [New Ticket](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/kb-tickets/new) - [Go to Customer Portal](https://cs.geminilogic.com/tickets-view) Spire User Manual - New Instal/Company Setup - [Spire Systems - General Knowledge Base](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base) - [Tips and Tricks](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#tips-and-tricks) - [Spire Administration - General Ledger](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-general-ledger) - [Spire Administration - Sales](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-sales) - [Spire Administration - Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-inventory) - [Analytics for Spire](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/analytics-for-spire) - [Spire User Manual - System Overview](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-system-overview) - [Spire User Manual - User Settings](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-user-settings) - [Spire User Manual - Vendors](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-vendors) - [Spire User Manual - Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-inventory) - [Pricing](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-inventory#pricing) - [Spire User Manual - Price Matrix](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-price-matrix) - [Spire User Manual - Purchase Orders](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-purchase-orders) - [Spire User Manual - Sales Orders](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-sales-orders) - [Spire User Manual - Keyboard Shortcuts](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-keyboard-shortcuts) - [Spire User Manual - Company Settings](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-company-settings) - [Spire User Manual - New Instal/Company Setup](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-new-instal-company-setup) - [Spire User Manual - General Ledger](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-general-ledger) - [Spire User Manual - Accounts Receivable](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-accounts-receivable) - [Spire User Manual - Accounts Payable](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-accounts-payable) - [Spire User Manual - Payroll](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-payroll) - [Spire User Manual - Production Manager](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-production-manager) - [Spire User Manual - Service Manager](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-service-manager) - [Spire User Manual - User Defined Fields](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-user-defined-fields) - [Spire User Manual - Job Costing](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-job-costing) - [HubSpot](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/hubspot) - [Updates](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/hubspot#updates) - [Gemini Logic](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/gemini-logic) - [Shipping](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/shipping) - [Sales Taxes](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/sales-taxes) - [Spire User Manual](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual) - [Customers](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual#customers) [Back to home](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual) 1. [User Manual](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual) 2. Spire User Manual - New Instal/Company Setup - [Spire Systems - General Knowledge Base](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base) - [Tips and Tricks](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#tips-and-tricks) - [Spire Administration - General Ledger](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-general-ledger) - [Spire Administration - Sales](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-sales) - [Spire Administration - Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-systems-general-knowledge-base#spire-administration-inventory) - [Analytics for Spire](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/analytics-for-spire) - [Spire User Manual - System Overview](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-system-overview) - [Spire User Manual - User Settings](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-user-settings) - [Spire User Manual - Vendors](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-vendors) - [Spire User Manual - Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-inventory) - [Pricing](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-inventory#pricing) - [Spire User Manual - Price Matrix](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-price-matrix) - [Spire User Manual - Purchase Orders](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-purchase-orders) - [Spire User Manual - Sales Orders](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-sales-orders) - [Spire User Manual - Keyboard Shortcuts](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-keyboard-shortcuts) - [Spire User Manual - Company Settings](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-company-settings) - [Spire User Manual - New Instal/Company Setup](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-new-instal-company-setup) - [Spire User Manual - General Ledger](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-general-ledger) - [Spire User Manual - Accounts Receivable](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-accounts-receivable) - [Spire User Manual - Accounts Payable](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-accounts-payable) - [Spire User Manual - Payroll](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-payroll) - [Spire User Manual - Production Manager](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-production-manager) - [Spire User Manual - Service Manager](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-service-manager) - [Spire User Manual - User Defined Fields](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-user-defined-fields) - [Spire User Manual - Job Costing](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual-job-costing) - [HubSpot](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/hubspot) - [Updates](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/hubspot#updates) - [Gemini Logic](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/gemini-logic) - [Shipping](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/shipping) - [Sales Taxes](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/sales-taxes) - [Spire User Manual](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual) - [Customers](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/spire-user-manual#customers) # INSTALLATION / SETUP - Archive ## Create an Archive of Accounts (Users), Media (pictures and attachments), and Reports, along with the data for the selected company into a compressed file, so all these can be restored at once.  This is an alternative to creating Snapshots (data only) ### **![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-29-2022-11-43-47-52-PM.png?width=51&height=53&name=image-png-Aug-29-2022-11-43-47-52-PM.png) ** see also [Installation / Setup - Snapshots](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/manual/installation-setup-data-snapshots) **Access** - Tools > Server Administration **![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-17-2023-10-51-46-1932-AM.png?width=180&height=153&name=image-png-May-17-2023-10-51-46-1932-AM.png)** - create an Archive       ![ServerAdminArchive-1](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ServerAdminArchive-1.png?width=592&height=493&name=ServerAdminArchive-1.png) - - select the **Export **tab - **Select Options** - click on items to be omitted from this Archive: - **Accounts** (Users) - **Media** (pictures and attachments), - Custom **Reports** - click **Create Archive** - an Archive zip file will be created in c:\\ProgramData\\Spire\\Snapshots, with the date and time the Archive was created, as part of the file name - restore from an Archive  ![ServerAdminArchiveImportTab](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ServerAdminArchiveImportTab.png?width=590&height=429&name=ServerAdminArchiveImportTab.png) - - - select the **Import** tab - click **Upload Archive File **to locate and upload the Zip file                      ![ServerAdminArchiveImportUploadArchive](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ServerAdminArchiveImportUploadArchive.png?width=345&height=255&name=ServerAdminArchiveImportUploadArchive.png) - - - - option to ![CheckBoxCheckedGreen](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CheckBoxCheckedGreen.png?width=20&height=20&name=CheckBoxCheckedGreen.png) **Restore archive file after upload** - click **Upload** - option to  ![CheckBoxCheckedBlack](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CheckBoxCheckedBlack.png?width=20&height=20&name=CheckBoxCheckedBlack.png) select from the list of previously uploaded Archive files and click ![Upload](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Upload.png?width=16&height=18&name=Upload.png) Restore - once the Restore process is complete, it will create a new database ID, populate all data and other included files, and appear in the **Companies** list [![company logo](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gemini%20Logic%20-%20Black-1.png?height=120&name=Gemini%20Logic%20-%20Black-1.png)](https://www.geminilogic.com/) Gemini Logic - [![linkedin_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/linkedin_circle_color.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/2460588) - [![youtube_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/youtube_circle_color.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/GeminiLogicInc/featured) - [![twitter_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/twitter_circle_color.png)](https://twitter.com/gemini_logic) - [Go to Gemini Logic](https://www.geminilogic.com/) - [New Ticket](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/kb-tickets/new) - [Go to Customer Portal](https://cs.geminilogic.com/tickets-view)