# Back Up Category Data

(Available for the IDOL Category component, and IDOL Proxy.)

On the Category Backup/Restore tab in the Console page, you can save a copy of all your category, taxonomy, and cluster data.

The `Backup` maintenance action performs the category data backup. For information about this action, see the IDOL Server Reference.

To back up your category data

- On the Category Backup/Restore tab, click Backup.

  The `Backup` maintenance action backs up the category data to the backup directory that you specified using the `BackupDir` parameter in the `[Server]` section of the `category.cfg` configuration file. The Backup Action String field shows the action that is sent to IDOL Server.

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