# Status of backup process, new design, and getting involved

**URL:** <https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/status-of-backup-process-new-design-and-getting-involved/2592>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 1, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/status-of-backup-process-new-design-and-getting-involved/2592 "2021-03-01T21:42:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![harikb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/user_avatar/forums.foundationdb.org/harikb/32/1033_2.png) [@harikb](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/harikb)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/status-of-backup-process-new-design-and-getting-involved/2592/1 "2021-03-01T21:42:51Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to follow along the development work on the `fdbbackup`, particularly the changes described [here](https://github.com/apple/foundationdb/blob/master/design/backup_v2_partitioned_logs.md) . I see this is now in 6.3 branch & master enabled with `-p` argument. I am researching where I could potentially help / get involved. I am also planning to write some tools to read the backup export files following those format descriptions - most probably in Go, so it is important that I am not trying to catch up with a format going obsolete in a few weeks. I also read somewhere (in a different context) that backup files created using `file:://` local disk backup urls are not compatible with those created using `blobstore://` but I couldn’t find any specifics.

If anyone has any more documentation, other 3rd party attempts/libraries, or pointers to send my way, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![osamarin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/user_avatar/forums.foundationdb.org/osamarin/32/905_2.png) [@osamarin](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/osamarin)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/status-of-backup-process-new-design-and-getting-involved/2592/2 "2021-03-02T17:16:26Z")

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There is the -p switch for making a backup but unfortinally the restore from this backup is not yet possible [FDB 6.3 performant restore - #11 by mengxu](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdb-6-3-performant-restore/2137/11).

The documentation of backup format is here [foundationdb/backup-dataFormat.md at master · apple/foundationdb · GitHub](https://github.com/apple/foundationdb/blob/master/design/backup-dataFormat.md)