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title: What Is Continuous Data Protection, and How Do You Set It Up?
description: Understand how to configure Continuous Data Protection to back up critical data as changes occur and reduce data loss between backups.
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July 14, 2024

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# What Is Continuous Data Protection, and How Do You Set It Up?

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This demo covers Acronis Continuous Data Protection, and how you set it up. 

**Continuous data protection (CDP)** is part of the Advanced Backup pack. It backs up critical data immediately after this data is changed, ensuring that no changes will be lost if your system fails between two scheduled backups. You can configure Continuous data protection for the following data: Files or folders in specific locations & Files modified by specific applications. 

Read more [in the dedicated Support document.](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/CyberProtectionService/#continuous-data-protection.html)

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