# Documentation Nexus IQ Server 1.26

**Nexus IQ Server 1.26**

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## 6.3. Backing Up the IQ Server

**We highly recommend** that you establish a data recovery plan in accordance with your company’s policies.

The IQ Server keeps all its configuration and data, besides the startup configuration, in the `sonatypeWork` folder as configured in `config.yml`. By default, this folder will be the `/sonatype-work/clm-server` folder in your installation directory.

There is a tight coupling between report data stored in the file system and the data stored in the H2 database. Any backup strategy for `sonatypeWork` while the IQ Server is still available to users runs the risk that the database will still be open, leading to a corrupt backup. Therefore, the IQ Server should be shut down before performing the backup.