# Introduction to Backup addon

## Introduction

The **backup addon** allows you to enable the history of changes made by users and some objects related to them.

## What is the backup addon?

Soffid allows you to save <span style="text-decoration: underline;">snapshots for each user</span> to keep track of changes as they occur.

On the **user** page, you can view these snapshots and also view the history of other items:

- The **groups** you have belonged to,
- The **accounts** you have linked,
- The **roles** you have been assigned,
- And the **mail lists** you have belonged to.

<p class="callout info">For further information, please consult the [Users](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/users#bkmrk-backups "Users") page.</p>

On the **User backup configure &amp; restore** page you can perform botch actions.

- To configure the backup, you could manage the frequency and number of user snapshots.
- To restore user data for a specific date, you only need to select the proper record and click the restore button.

<p class="callout info">For further information, please consult the [User backup configure &amp; restore](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/backup/page/user-backup-configure-restore-page "User backup configure & restore page") page.</p>