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NinjaOne Backup: Manual Backups

  • Last Updated March 11, 2026

Topic

This article explains the process for performing a manual backup with NinjaOne Backup.

Environment

NinjaOne Backup

Description

While NinjaOne Backup has robust scheduling capabilities that allow you to perform backups at a predetermined frequency, there may be times when you need to initiate a backup that you haven't scheduled in advance. NinjaOne enables you to perform manual backups at your convenience.

Starting a Backup

  Follow these steps to initiate a manual backup:

  1. From the NinjaOne dashboard, navigate to the device overview page for the device on which you want to run the backup.
  2. Place your cursor over the drive icon located next to the device name at the top of the page to reveal a drop-down menu of the backup plan options.
  3. Select Run Backup Plan. 
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Figure 1: Run backup plan (click to enlarge)

If your device is on more than one backup plan, you can select the plan you want to execute.

  1. Select the plan you wish to execute and click Run. The backup will begin immediately. 
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Figure 2: Run backup plan (click to enlarge)

Running Actions

You can monitor the progress of your backup by scrolling to the Running actions section at the bottom of the device overview page.

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Figure 3: Running actions (click to enlarge)

The Running actions section displays all actions currently running on the device and their current progress. It will also indicate when NinjaOne ran the last backup for the device. 

Place your cursor over the action menu icon (3 dots), to reveal the Cancel and Detail options. Refer to the sections below for a detailed description of each option.

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Figure 4: Action menu options (click to enlarge)

Cancel

Click Cancel to open a modal where you can select Cancel backup to stop the backup job.

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Figure 5: Cancel backup (click to enlarge)

Details

Click Details to open a modal that displays details of the running job, including the number of files scanned and the size of the uploaded files. You can also cancel the backup from here by clicking Cancel backup.

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Figure 6: Details (click to enlarge)

 When your backup is complete, it will no longer display in the Running actions section. The backup is now available for download or restoration. NinjaOne will list it in the Activities section of the device overview page and on the NinjaOne Backup dashboards, where you can access it for downloads or restores. For more information on backup dashboards, refer to NinjaOne Backup: Backup Dashboards

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Figure 7: Activities (click to enlarge)

Additional Resources

Refer to these resources for more information on backups.

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