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Existing backups in your Dragonfly Cloud account can be [restored to an active data store](#restoring-from-backup)
at any time.

For Swarm (multi-shard) data stores see [cluster backup limitations](#swarm-multi-shard-backups).

## Manual On-Demand Backups

To create a manual on-demand backup, follow the steps below:
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- Make **100% sure you select the correct backup** from the dropdown.
- Click **Restore**.

## Swarm (multi-shard) Backups

Dragonfly Cloud supports backups for Swarm (multi-shard) data stores. A multi shard datastore backup
captures the full dataset distributed across all shards at the point in time the
backup was taken.

### Limitations

- **Shard count must match on restore**: The target data store must have the same number of shards
as the data store at the time the backup was created. Restoring a cluster backup to a data store
with a different shard count is not supported.
- **Shard distribution is enforced by the backup**: Data is partitioned across shards by hash slot ranges.
When restoring, the slot distribution of the target data store is overwritten to match the shard
distribution recorded in the backup. The target data store will reflect the original slot layout
after the restore completes.
- **Swarm backups cannot be restored to a single-shard data store**: A backup taken from a
multi-shard swarm data store cannot be restored to a single-shard (non-clustered) data store.
The reverse is supported — a single-shard backup can be restored to a swarm data store.

## Viewing and Deleting Backups

- You can view all backups under the [Account > Backups](https://dragonflydb.cloud/account/backups) tab.
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