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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://ydb.tech/docs/en/llms.txt

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# Data export and import

YDB CLI contains a set of commands for exporting and importing data and descriptions of data schema objects. Data export can be used both for creating backups for subsequent recovery and for other purposes.

- [Export file structure](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/file-structure.md?version=main), used both when exporting to a file system and when exporting to an S3-compatible object storage.
- [Exporting cluster metadata to a file system using `admin cluster dump`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/tools-dump.md?version=main#cluster)
- [Importing cluster metadata from a file system using `admin cluster restore`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/tools-restore.md?version=main#cluster)
- [Exporting database data and metadata to a file system using `admin database dump`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/tools-dump.md?version=main#db)
- [Importing database data and metadata from a file system using `admin database restore`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/tools-restore.md?version=main#db)
- [Exporting individual schema objects to a file system using `tools dump`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/tools-dump.md?version=main#schema-objects)
- [Importing individual schema objects from a file system using `tools restore`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/tools-restore.md?version=main#schema-objects)
- [Connection and authentication when working with an S3-compatible object storage](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/auth-s3.md?version=main)
- [Exporting to an S3-compatible object storage `export s3`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/export-s3.md?version=main)
- [Importing from an S3-compatible object storage `import s3`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/import-s3.md?version=main)
- [Configuring NFS for backup](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/recipes/nfs-backup/nfs-backup.md?version=main)
- [Exporting to NFS `export nfs`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/export-nfs.md?version=main)
- [Importing from NFS `import nfs`](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/export-import/import-nfs.md?version=main)
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