Backup types
Avada Backups & Restore can capture 13 types of store data. When you run a manual backup — or set up your schedule — every type is selected by default. Uncheck any you don't need.
What gets backed up
| Data type | What it includes |
|---|---|
| Products | Products, variants, images, and product metafields |
| Collections | Manual and automated collections |
| Customers | Customer records and their metafields |
| Orders | Order records (backup only — see note below) |
| Themes | All theme files: assets, sections, snippets, templates, layouts, locales, and config |
| Pages | Store pages |
| Blog posts | Blogs and their articles |
| Navigation | Menus and links |
| Metafields | Store-level and resource metafields |
| Metaobjects | Metaobject definitions and entries |
| Files | Files in your Shopify Files library |
| Policies | Store policies (refund, privacy, terms, shipping) |
| Redirects | URL redirects |
⚠️ Orders are backup-only. Avada Backups & Restore captures orders so you have a record, but Shopify does not allow apps to recreate orders, so orders cannot be restored. Every other data type above supports both backup and restore.
Choosing what to back up
- Back up everything (default) — the safest option, and what we recommend for most stores.
- Narrow the scope — uncheck types you don't need to save storage or speed up the backup. For example, before a theme edit you might back up Themes only.
The same data types appear when you restore, so you can also back up everything and restore just one type later.