# Backing up, restoring, and exporting data
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This section shows how to back up, restore, and export data from an Amazon RDS DB instance or Multi-AZ DB cluster.

For information about backing up your Amazon RDS DB instance or Multi-AZ DB cluster, see the following topics.
+ [Introduction to backups](USER_WorkingWithAutomatedBackups.md)
+ [Managing automated backups](USER_ManagingAutomatedBackups.md)
+ [Managing manual backups](USER_ManagingManualBackups.md)

For information about restoring your Amazon RDS DB instance or Multi-AZ DB cluster, see [Restoring to a DB instance](USER_RestoreFromSnapshot.md).

For information about copying, sharing, or exporting DB snapshots, see the following topics.
+ [Copying a DB snapshot for Amazon RDS](USER_CopySnapshot.md)
+ [Sharing a DB snapshot for Amazon RDS](USER_ShareSnapshot.md)
+ [Exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3 for Amazon RDS](USER_ExportSnapshot.md)

For information about viewing automated backups managed by Amazon Backup, see [Using Amazon Backup to manage automated backups for Amazon RDS](AutomatedBackups.AWSBackup.md).