# iHost backup function

**URL:** <https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-backup-function/16662>\
**Category:** eWeLink CUBE\
**Created:** [April 17, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-backup-function/16662 "2023-04-17T13:11:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-backup-function/16662/34 "2024-05-02T07:02:04Z")

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> [@psavie](#):
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> What about an image **backup of the SD Card**? I’ve not tried it on my ihost but regularly do it on a Pi which is harder to rebuild from scratch for me.

> [@john.e.dixon](#):
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> Good question - does this work for the iHost? I’d give it a try but the app says clearly  
> 'Do not remove the TF card after the installation as it may cause malfunction or even irreparable damage ’  
> **Can we make a copy of the card?**  
> Would it be usable as a backup?

There was already a discussion about cloning the card…  
[https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/clone-ihost-sd-card/](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/clone-ihost-sd-card/)

> [@Clone Ihost SD card?](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/clone-ihost-sd-card/26763/4):
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> The answer is no.
> 
> Each SD card has a unique ID and iHost will record the field once it is formatted on the iHost. So even if you try to use image tools like Etcher to clone, the new card won’t work due to a different ID.

But…

> [@Clone Ihost SD card?](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/clone-ihost-sd-card/26763/6):
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> [How to Change SD Card Serial Number Without Formatting [Tutorial]](https://www.partitionwizard.com/news/change-sd-card-serial-number-without-formatting.html)
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> [CID change on SD card update (evoplus\_cid) - Richard's stuff](https://richard.burtons.org/2016/07/31/cid-change-on-sd-card-update-evoplus_cid/)
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> [Changing the CID on an SD card - Working! - Richard's stuff](https://richard.burtons.org/2016/07/01/changing-the-cid-on-an-sd-card/)

In short, it is unlikely that it will even be possible…

They did it consciously, everything is closed and limited on purpose. No backup copy of the CUBE configuration, no possibility of cloning the card… It is clearly visible that the goal is to limit and close the ecosystem as much as possible so that the company has total control over the product and the customer should not get involved in these issues.

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