diff --git a/scripts/backup_data.php b/scripts/backup_data.php
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+ /tmp/birdnetbackup.log 2&>1");
+header('Location: /backup_inprogress.html');
+?>
diff --git a/scripts/backup_data.sh b/scripts/backup_data.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Tar and compress all data
+source /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
+
+tar -czvf /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi/BirdNET-Pi_Data_Dump_$(date +%F).tar.gz ${EXTRACTED} /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi/BirdDB.txt
diff --git a/scripts/backup_inprogress.html b/scripts/backup_inprogress.html
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+ A backup is being made that includes all of
+ your extractions and the BirdDB.txt
+
+ The backup is in /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi
+
+