How To Back Up Your Product Data Using the Bulk Product Editor
Regularly backing up your Shopify product data is essential to protect your business from data loss, technical errors, or unexpected changes. The Bulk Product Editor app makes this task easy, allowing you to create repeating exports of your product data.
Step-by-step guide on how to back up your data:
- Navigate to the Home Section:
Start by accessing the home section of the Bulk Product Editor app.
- Go to Export:
Click on the 'Export' option to initiate the export process.
- Select Data for Export:
- Choose 'Export all your products' to ensure you get all the data.
- Regarding the format, you can choose between CSV, Excel, or Matrixify. For this guide, we'll use the 'CSV' format.
- Specify the Columns:
- Select the attributes you want to export:
- All product attributes
- Variant attributes
- Inventory quantities
- Google Shopping Fields
- Any meta fields
- File Naming:
By default, the app will provide a name. You can keep it or change it. Example: Rename the file as 'productbackup.csv'.
- Set up Delivery Options:
Choose to repeat the export daily.
- Generate the Spreadsheet:
- Click to generate the spreadsheet. The export process will initiate.
- The export will run, and after a short while (typically a couple of minutes), the download link will be ready.
- Access the Backup:
- After the export completes, click on 'product backup' to see the saved data.
- Download the file.
- As the backup is set to run daily, you will see different versions for each day. You can download any version as needed.
Conclusion
By setting up a daily export, the Bulk Product Editor app automates the backup process, ensuring your product data remains safe. If you ever face data issues or need an older version of your product list, simply access the desired backup from the list and download it.