topic Re: Apps Backup (Export App) in Management & Governance

Apps Backup (Export App)

joseph_harper — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:22:17 GMT

Hello everyone!

I'd like to know if there's a way to back up all apps from QMC, perhaps with a script you could share. Currently, I can only back them up one by one. I'm not sure if there's another way to do this.

I look forward to your kind assistance.

Regards.

Re: Apps Backup (Export App)

Daniele_Purrone — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:58:48 GMT

Hi @joseph_harper ,

If it's just a backup of the apps you need, you can just copy the folder containing them, you don't need to go through the QMC.
If you need a more comprehensive backup, you can check the section of the playbook dedicated to this matter.

Re: Apps Backup (Export App)

joseph_harper — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:25:49 GMT

Hi @Daniele_Purrone

Thank you so much for your kind help. I have a question: once the backup is complete, can I restore a specific app? Or are all the apps in the backup restored? Can I choose a specific app to restore from the backup? Using the Repository Manager

Can you send me a sample image?

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Looking forward to your kind assistance.

Thank you very much.

Re: Apps Backup (Export App)

Daniele_Purrone — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:46:39 GMT

Hi @joseph_harper , at any time you can restore any app from the backup folder

Re: Apps Backup (Export App)

joseph_harper — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:37:16 GMT

Hi @Daniele_Purrone

On the server, I can see all the apps, but they're displayed with the ID (f48e012f-4855-4d9b-b49e-a1d2ee85). I can't see the exact app names. Do you know how to display the app names instead of the ID in the server's Apps folder?

We currently do not have the Repository Manager tool on the server; we can only make backups from QMC one by one.

Thank you for your help.

Regards

Re: Apps Backup (Export App)

Daniele_Purrone — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:40:29 GMT

Hi @joseph_harper , the file names are saved as hash.
As an alternative, you can use the Qlik Cli to write powershell scripts that lets you automate operations, excluding exports of apps:
https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qs-admin-playbook/Content/tooling/qlik_cli.htm
https://github.com/ahaydon/Qlik-Cli-Windows/wiki