# SharePoint Server

You can use the Commvault software to back up and restore SharePoint Server.

## Backups

### Components You Can Back Up

- SharePoint databases

  - Farm components, such as Global Search settings, InfoPath Forms services, and State services.

  - Web application

  - Content databases

  - Configuration database

  - Service applications and service application proxies

- SharePoint documents

  - Subsites

  - Lists and list items

  - Document libraries and library items

- Transaction logs

### Components You Cannot Back Up

- System state data

- Active Directory data

- Personal Information Stores (PST files)

- Personal Address Books

- Offline folders

You can back up this item using the Windows File System Agent.

### Backups You Can Perform

- Full backups

- Differential backups (For content databases, a differential backup is a transaction log backup. For other SharePoint components, it is a differential backup.)

### When You Can Perform Backups

- On a schedule: The backup plan that you assign manages scheduled backups

- On demand: You can perform on-demand backups at any time

## Restores

### Backups You Can Use for Restores

- The most recent backup: For example, restore the most recent backup to its original location

- A backup from a specific date: For example, restore data to a point in time before it became unusable

- Backups from a date range: For example, restore data that was accidentally deleted

### Destinations You Can Restore To

- The current location (in place)

- A different location (out of place)

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