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docs:guide-user:troubleshooting:backup_restore [2021/08/15 17:42] – unify headers vgaeteradocs:guide-user:troubleshooting:backup_restore [2023/01/17 10:56] – [Introduction] vgaetera
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 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
-  * This how-to describes the method for performing OpenWrt file-level backup/restore. +  * This how-to describes the method for using OpenWrt file-level backup/restore. 
-  * Make sure to [[docs:guide-user:installation:generic.sysupgrade#savingrestoring_user-installed_packages|save and restore user-installed packages]].+  * Follow [[docs:guide-user:installation:sysupgrade.packages|Preserving packages]] to back up user-removed/installed packages.
   * Follow [[docs:guide-quick-start:admingui_sysupgrade_keepsettings|Preserving configuration]] to determine whether to keep the settings.   * Follow [[docs:guide-quick-start:admingui_sysupgrade_keepsettings|Preserving configuration]] to determine whether to keep the settings.
   * Follow [[docs:guide-user:installation:generic.backup|Generic backup]] for block-level backup/restore.   * Follow [[docs:guide-user:installation:generic.backup|Generic backup]] for block-level backup/restore.
 +  * Extroot or additional overlay setups require extra measures.
  
 ===== Goals ===== ===== Goals =====
-  * Provide an easy way to restore OpenWrt to the previous configuration state.+  * Back up and restore OpenWrt configuration.
  
-===== Web interface =====+===== Web interface instructions =====
 ==== 1. Customize and verify ==== ==== 1. Customize and verify ====
 Customize your backup configuration. Customize your backup configuration.
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 ==== 3. Restore ==== ==== 3. Restore ====
 Restore previously saved OpenWrt configuration from local PC. Restore previously saved OpenWrt configuration from local PC.
 +Reboot to apply changes.
  
 <code bash> <code bash>
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 ls /tmp/backup-*.tar.gz ls /tmp/backup-*.tar.gz
 sysupgrade -r /tmp/backup-*.tar.gz sysupgrade -r /tmp/backup-*.tar.gz
 +reboot
 +</code>
 +
 +===== Extras =====
 +==== Backup settings ====
 +Backup combines multiple sources and covers most configurations by default.
 +
 +<code bash>
 +# Automatically detected modifications
 +opkg list-changed-conffiles
 +
 +# System configurations supplied by individual packages
 +grep -r -e . /lib/upgrade/keep.d
 +
 +# User configuration to edit if necessary
 +grep -e . /etc/sysupgrade.conf
 +
 +# Obsolete settings no longer supported
 +uci show luci.flash_keep
 </code> </code>
  
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