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# Understanding snapshots

# 🧷 Understanding Snapshots

**Snapshots** in WC Studio are full-point-in-time captures of your store — including files, database, themes, plugins, and settings. They let you roll back, restore, or replicate a store exactly as it was at the time the snapshot was taken.

Think of snapshots as ultra-powerful “save points” for your WooCommerce store.

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## 📍 Go to: WC Studio → Snapshots

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## 🧠 What is a Snapshot?

A snapshot captures your entire store’s environment, including:

* ✅ WordPress core
* ✅ WooCommerce and plugin data
* ✅ Theme files and settings
* ✅ Database content
* ✅ PHP and server settings
* ✅ Configuration and environment

This lets you restore your site at any point without reinstallation or downtime.

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## 🎯 When to Use Snapshots

* 💡 Before making major plugin or theme updates
* 🧪 Before testing new custom code
* 🛠 During site migrations or server experiments
* 🔁 Before cloning or duplicating a store
* ✅ After reaching a “perfect state” worth saving

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## 📌 Snapshot vs. Backup

| Feature  | Snapshot                         | Backup                                 |
| -------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Speed    | Instant save/restore             | Scheduled or manual                    |
| Use Case | Testing, rollback, duplication   | Recovery, disaster protection          |
| Includes | Files, DB, settings, environment | Files and/or DB only (based on config) |
| Location | WC Studio internal               | Backup provider or local               |

You can use **Snapshots + Backups** together for total store protection.