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title: "How to back up video files on new Dahua UI"
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# How to back up video files on new Dahua UI

### Description

This article is to show you how to back up the video file from new system UI.

### Prerequisites

1. From the main menu, go to the second menu page, and click on **Backup**.

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28687%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:SecondPage.png)

1. Backup page will launch as shown below:

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28686%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewUIBackup2.png)

1. You must plug in an external drive to save your downloaded file. Select the path where you want to save the file at. From this pop-up screen, you have an option to create new folder. After you select, click **OK**.

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28685%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewUIBackup3.png)

1. Select the **Record Channel** you like to search. You can only search 1 channel at a time.

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28684%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewUIBackup4.png)

1. Select the Recording Type you like to search.

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28683%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewUIBackup5.png)

1. Set the start and end time for searching. Then click **Search**. All recorded files that meets your search criteria will shown on the list.

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28682%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewUIBackup6.png)

1. Select the files, and click **Backup**.

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28681%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewUIBackup7.png)

1. Downloading process start.

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28680%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewUIBackup8.png)

1. Once finished, the folder information will pop up, then click **OK**.

[![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/698fbf35-46b1-42c8-9a01-0506761ce4e8/Images/Documentation/image%28679%29.png)](https://dahuawiki.com/File:NewUIBackup9.png)