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# Restore data

Pick the right way to bring data back: one item, a few items, whole data types, a theme or an exported file.

Restore puts data from a backup back into your Shopify store. This page helps you choose the right way to restore, so you only change what you mean to change.

## Which restore do I need?

| I want to...                                                                           | Use this                                                                                                             | Safety backup offered?      |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Bring one product, collection, page, customer or other item back to an earlier version | [Restore a single item](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/restore-a-single-item.md)                           | No                          |
| Restore several items of one data type at once                                         | [Restore selected items from a list](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/restore-selected-items.md)             | Yes                         |
| Restore whole data types, specific items or tagged products from a chosen backup       | [Restore from a backup (restore wizard)](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/restore-from-a-backup.md)          | Yes                         |
| Bring back only items that were deleted, and leave everything else alone               | [Restore deleted items](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/restore-deleted-items.md)                           | Yes (not for a single item) |
| Restore a theme, selected theme files, a copy of a theme or a new theme                | [Restore a theme](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/restore-a-theme.md)                                       | Yes, off by default         |
| Restore a blog with its articles, or a metaobject definition with its entries          | [Restore a blog or metaobject definition](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/restore-blogs-and-metaobjects.md) | Yes, off by default         |
| Restore from a `.zip` file you downloaded earlier                                      | [Restore from an exported file](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/restore-from-a-file.md)                     | Yes                         |

A safety backup is a copy of your store taken right before a restore writes anything. Read [Safety backups and undoing a restore](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/safety-backups.md) to see how it works and how to undo a restore.

## What you can restore

You can restore these data types:

* Products
* Collections
* Metafield definitions
* Metaobject definitions
* Metaobject entries
* Pages
* Blogs
* Blog posts (articles)
* Menus
* Files
* Themes
* Customers

Orders, inventory, policies, saved searches and shipping zones are backed up and you can browse them, but you cannot restore them. For the details of each type, see [How restore works](/backup-and-restore-tipo/reference/how-it-works/how-restore-works.md).

## Before you restore

* Only one restore can run at a time for your store.
* You cannot start a restore while a backup is running. Wait for the backup to finish.
* If your store is over what your plan includes, backups and restores are paused. Free up space or upgrade your plan. See [Usage and plan limits](/backup-and-restore-tipo/plans-and-billing/plans/usage-and-limits.md).
* A restore writes only the differences. Anything that already matches the backup is left alone.

{% hint style="info" %}
A restore does not run unless you start it. Nothing changes in your store while you browse backups or compare items.
{% endhint %}

## After you restore

* [Follow a restore and read the results](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/follow-a-restore.md) shows how to watch a restore and what each result means.
* [Restore history and details](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/restore-history.md) lists every past restore and the reason for each item.
* [Safety backups and undoing a restore](/backup-and-restore-tipo/restore/restore/safety-backups.md) explains how to go back if a restore was not what you wanted.