SQLite 3.x · any .db / .sqlite file · WAL-safe
Point the SQLite Backup Tool at the folder your application keeps its .db or .sqlite files in, and it takes a consistent snapshot of every database on a schedule — even while your app is still writing to it.
Each snapshot is integrity-checked, compressed and encrypted with AES-256, then stored on your PC, NAS, Amazon S3, S3-compatible cloud or SFTP server.
SQLite sits inside desktop apps, point-of-sale systems, websites, mobile back-ends and IoT devices — usually as a single file nobody thinks about until it is gone. A file copy taken while the app is writing can look fine and be corrupt, and it silently misses the -wal file that holds the newest transactions. A proper snapshot on a schedule is the only safe answer.
Copy app.db while the application is writing and you can catch a page mid-write — the copy opens, then fails later. In WAL mode the newest committed rows live in app.db-wal, which a plain copy leaves behind. The online backup API takes a consistent snapshot instead.
Uninstalling an app, cleaning a profile folder or a well-meant “reset” wipes the database with it. A dated snapshot stored somewhere else brings back the customer list, the settings or the order history in minutes.
SQLite databases live on the same disk as the application — laptops, kiosks and embedded devices with cheap flash storage. When that storage dies, the only copy dies with it unless a backup was sent to a NAS or the cloud.
Ransomware encrypts documents and application data alike, and a .db file in AppData is just another file to it. Encrypted backups kept off the machine are the clean copy you restore from.
A new version migrates the schema on first launch; if the migration fails halfway, the file may be unusable with both the old and the new build. A snapshot taken before the update is the rollback.
Invoices, tickets and audit trails in a small SQLite database still have to be reproducible for years. Retention tiers keep daily, weekly, monthly and yearly copies automatically, so history is a restore away.
The safe way to back up SQLite databases automatically, without stopping the application that uses them.
Backups use SQLite’s own online backup API rather than copying files. The snapshot is transactionally consistent even while other processes write, and it includes committed transactions still sitting in the -wal file — so nothing recent is lost.
The connection is a folder. The tool lists every database file in it (.db, .sqlite, .sqlite3, .db3, .s3db), checks each one really is SQLite, and lets you tick the ones to protect. New files that appear later are one click away.
Every snapshot runs PRAGMA integrity_check before it is compressed and stored. A database that is already damaged is reported instead of being silently archived, so the backup you keep is one that opens.
There is no host, port, username or password to manage. SQLite is a file, and the tool treats it as one — point it at the folder and the backup job is ready. Nothing is installed alongside your application.
Set a run time and switch on the daily, weekly, monthly or yearly tiers you want. Each tier is also its retention: keep the last 7 daily and 4 weekly copies and older ones are pruned for you. The job runs on its own from the system tray.
Store SQLite backups on an external drive, a NAS share, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, MinIO, SFTP or FTP — and add a secondary destination so every run is copied to two places.
Snapshots are gzipped as they stream, typically shrinking 60–80%, which keeps months of history cheap to store and quick to upload from a laptop or a shop PC.
After compression each file is encrypted with AES-256-GCM using a key derived from your password. A backup on a lost USB stick or in a shared bucket is unreadable without it.
Try every feature of the SQLite backup software free for 15 days — no credit card, no hidden charges. If it fits, continue for just $9 per month, billed annually, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
The SQLite Backup Tool turns a fragile file copy into a four-step wizard: choose the folder, choose where the snapshots go, set the plan, and the software handles every run from then on.
The software snapshots each selected database file, verifies, compresses and encrypts it, and stores it at the chosen location on every scheduled run.
SQLite has no server, so the only question is which folder holds the files. Desktop apps, web apps, kiosks, shared drives and developer projects all work the same way:
Most Windows applications keep their SQLite database under AppData or ProgramData. Point the tool at that folder and every database the app uses is snapshotted on schedule, without closing the app.
Flask, Django, Rails or PHP sites on a Windows host often ship with a single SQLite file. Back up the instance folder before each deploy and nightly in between.
The -wal and -shm sidecars are handled by the snapshot automatically.
Tills, ticketing kiosks and lab instruments store transactions in SQLite on a PC that is rarely backed up. A job that runs after closing time and copies to the office NAS keeps a day of sales from being the only copy.
Databases kept on a mapped drive or UNC share are backed up the same way — the snapshot is taken over the network and stored somewhere else entirely.
Store the backup on a different device than the share it protects.
Portable tools that carry their database on a USB stick can be protected too: when the drive is plugged in and the job runs, the files are snapshotted and copied off the stick.
Local development databases hold hours of test data you would rather not recreate. Snapshot the project’s data folder before migrations and keep a week of history.
Encrypted SQLCipher databases cannot be opened and are reported, not skipped silently.
Every backup follows the same simple, secure workflow. From snapshotting the live file to storing the encrypted copy, each step is designed to keep your data safe and restorable.
The tool opens each file with SQLite’s own library and uses the online backup API — the mechanism SQLite recommends instead of copying files. It captures a consistent snapshot of the live database, including committed transactions still sitting in the -wal file, without stopping your application. The snapshot is then checkpointed and passes PRAGMA integrity_check before it goes any further.
Before saving, the snapshot is compressed in a stream, typically by 60–80%. It is never loaded into memory as a whole, so a large database is handled with the same small footprint as a tiny one.
After compression the backup is encrypted with AES-256-GCM, using a key derived from your password with scrypt. Every 64 KB chunk gets its own nonce and authentication tag, so tampering is detected and the file is unreadable without the key.
The encrypted file is written to your chosen destination (and to the secondary one, if set), verified by checksum, and logged. Retention tiers delete outdated copies automatically so storage never fills up with files nobody needs.
The app runs this for you — there is nothing to type.
Recovering a SQLite database takes four steps in the app: choose the job, choose the point in time, choose what to do with it, review. The tool downloads the snapshot, decrypts it, decompresses it, verifies it and writes it back into the folder through the same backup API — refusing to overwrite a file another program currently has open, so a running application can never be corrupted. Press play to watch every step.
Close the application before restoring over its database — or restore to a new file name, check it, and swap it in.
Your SQLite backups contain the data your business runs on, so protecting them through the whole backup journey matters. Here, every file is compressed, checksummed and encrypted on your PC before it leaves, and stays protected while it is transferred and stored.
Your SQLite credentials and connection details are kept in the Windows Credential Manager, never in a plain-text configuration file. The settings file only stores a reference to the entry, which keeps passwords out of reach of anyone browsing the disk.
When a SQLite backup is created and sent to a storage location (local, NAS, cloud, SFTP), things can still go wrong on the way:
Checksum verification compares the stored file against the one that was written. If it is corrupted, incomplete or altered, the job is flagged as failed instead of quietly succeeding — so the SQLite backup you rely on is one that will actually restore.
The SQLite backup never passes through any of our servers. Everything happens between your machine and the storage location you chose, and the file is encrypted before it leaves. You keep full control over where your backups live and who can open them.
The SQLite backup tool is a desktop application, not a hosted service — it runs on your machine and writes each backup straight to the storage you picked. Nobody charges you per gigabyte, and no copy of your SQLite data ever sits on somebody else’s server.
You pay us once for the software — never for gigabytes. Point a job at a folder on your own PC or NAS and the storage costs nothing at all. Prefer the cloud? Use your own Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, MinIO or OneDrive account and pay their rate directly, with no markup in between. Back up 10 GB or 10 TB — the price of the software does not move.
This is a desktop application. It runs on your machine, connects straight to your SQLite server and writes the backup straight to the destination you chose. Nothing is uploaded to our servers on the way, so we never hold a copy of your data — and it is encrypted with AES-256 before it leaves, so even the storage provider only ever sees ciphertext.
Database passwords are never written into a configuration file and never sent anywhere. They are kept in the Windows Credential Manager, and the settings file only stores a reference to the entry. If you switch on the optional online monitoring, it reports job status only — name, success or failure, size and duration. Never your data, never your credentials.
| Capability | Prapl SQL Backup Tool | Other Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Backup Automation | Automatically Scheduled | Require manual setup |
| Deployment Support | Any folder — desktop apps, web apps, kiosks, NAS shares, USB drives | Limited |
| Storage Destination | Local/NAS, OneDrive, S3, Wasabi, Backblaze, R2, MinIO, SFTP & FTP | Limited storage options |
| Data security | AES-256 before the file leaves your PC | Good |
| Backup Compression | Yes | Supported but limited |
| Backup Monitoring | Dashboard, email & cloud alerts | No |
| Setup Process | Simple wizard, four steps | Complex |
| You hold the keys | Always | No |
| Storage cost | Your own storage · no per-GB fee | Often rented per GB |
SQLite sits under applications where downtime and data loss have real consequences. This backup tool exists to make regular backups effortless, remove the manual steps people forget, and make sure a restorable copy of your data is always within reach when something goes wrong.
01. ExperienceYou should always know how your backups are made and protected. The SQLite backup workflow is simple, documented on this page step by step, and built on SQLite’s own, publicly documented interfaces rather than on anything proprietary or hidden.
02. AuthoritativenessSnapshots are taken with SQLite’s own online backup API — the method the SQLite project documents for backing up a live database — and verified with PRAGMA integrity_check. On top of that the tool adds streaming compression and AES-256-GCM encryption before the file reaches its destination.
03. ExpertiseYour SQLite backup belongs to you, not to the software. Files are encrypted before they are stored and only your key can unlock them. The tool keeps no password and no hidden access to your backups — they remain under your control, wherever you decide to keep them.
04. TrustworthinessSQLBackup builds directly on what the SQLite project documents. Verify our approach against the official docs:
PRAGMA integrity_check — the check every snapshot passes before it is stored.Protect the SQLite database inside your Windows application on every customer PC: a scheduled job, an encrypted copy on their NAS or cloud account, and a restore that works even when the app is open.
Flask, Django, Rails and PHP sites that run happily on SQLite still need a backup. Snapshot the instance folder before each deploy and nightly in between.
Tills, ticket machines and lab instruments store the day’s transactions locally. An after-hours job copies them off the device so a dead disk never means a lost day.
Databases on gateways and industrial PCs with cheap flash storage are snapshotted over the network and kept encrypted off the device.
Snapshot a project’s data folder before migrations and keep a week of history — hours of test data are one restore away instead of a rebuild away.
One job per client application, each to its own destination, all visible on one dashboard with email alerts when a run fails.
.db / .sqlite / .sqlite3 / .db3 / .s3db file · WAL and rollback-journal modes · encrypted SQLCipher files are detected and reported (not supported).db) taken with the online backup API · PRAGMA integrity_check before storingAES-256-GCM, key via scrypt, per-file salt, per-chunk nonce · secrets in the Windows Credential ManagerOne flat price covers every engine on the machine. Explore the others:
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