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This section, intended mainly for M-Files system administrators, explains how to manage, maintain, and configure the M-Files system.
Setting up and maintaining M-Files
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M-Files Cloud requirements
Supported backup formats for M-Files Cloud

Supported backup formats for M-Files Cloud

Before you create a backup of a local vault, make sure that these requirements are fulfilled: Requirements for on-premises to cloud migrations with vault backups.

These formats are supported for M-Files Cloud backups:

MFB file with file data included in the file (Firebird backup)
MFB file with separate file data folders (Firebird backup)
BACPAC file with separate file data folders (SQL backup)

These formats are not supported:

BAK file with separate file data folders (SQL backup)
Any SQL backup file with file data included in the file
ZIP file