Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 System Manual page 1355

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You can find the backup in the project tree under the CPU in the "Online backups" folder.The

following figure shows an S7-1200 CPU for which two backups have been created:

Note that you can also back up the online CPU from the SIMATIC Automation Tool (SAT) or

the Web server Online backup standard Web page (Page 1035).

When you back files up from STEP 7, STEP 7 stores the files within the STEP 7 project.

When you back files up from the Web server, your PC or device saves the backup files in the

default folder for downloads. You cannot restore STEP 7 backup files from the Web server

and you cannot restore Web server backup files from STEP 7. You can, however, save

STEP 7 backup files directly to the download folder of your PC or device. If you do so, then

you can restore these files from the Web server.

Saving backup files to your PC or device

To save a backup file to your PC or device, follow these steps:

1. Right-click a file from the Online backups folder in the project tree.

2. Select "Save as" from the context menu.

3. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the file, for example the default folder for

downloads on your PC or device.

4. Click Save.

S7-1200 Programmable controller

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15.17 Backing up and restoring a CPU