> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.tipo.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.tipo.io/backup-and-restore-tipo/reference/how-it-works.md).

# How it works

Learn how backups, restores, exports and emails work behind the screens of Backup & Restore Tipo.

These pages explain what Backup & Restore Tipo does behind the screens. Read them when you want to know exactly what a backup contains, what a restore writes, or what an export file looks like.

| Page                                                                                        | Use this when...                                                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [How backups work](/backup-and-restore-tipo/reference/how-it-works/how-backups-work.md)     | You want to know when backups run, why later backups are faster, and what each backup status means.          |
| [What we back up](/backup-and-restore-tipo/reference/how-it-works/what-we-back-up.md)       | You want to check what each data type includes, whether it can be restored, and what no backup can capture.  |
| [How restore works](/backup-and-restore-tipo/reference/how-it-works/how-restore-works.md)   | You want to know what a restore changes in your store, in what order, and how each data type behaves.        |
| [Export file format](/backup-and-restore-tipo/reference/how-it-works/export-file-format.md) | You want to know what is inside a downloaded backup .zip file and why a large export comes as several files. |
| [Emails we send](/backup-and-restore-tipo/reference/how-it-works/notification-emails.md)    | You want to know which emails the app sends, when, and which setting controls each one.                      |

Looking for step-by-step instructions instead? Go to [Backups](/backup-and-restore-tipo/backups/backups.md) or [Restore](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore.md).