Define backup options

Threema Work offers several backup options that differ in various respects:

	ID export	Data backup	System backup	Threema Safe
Configuration Setting	th_disable_id_export	th_disable_data_backups	th_disable_system_backups	Documentation
OS	Android, iOS	Android	iOS	Android, iOS
Threema ID
Chats, including media files
Contacts, group memberships, and app settings
Can be managed by admins		With external MDM system	With external MDM system
Can be created by users
Storage location	File or email	File	iTunes or iCloud	Threema / Custom server
Storage duration	Custom	Custom	Custom	180 days / Custom

By default, all backup options are available. Use configuration settings to restrict some or completely disable all backup options:

Don’t allow any kind of backup

To prevent your users from creating any kind of backup, use th_disable_backups. (This configuration setting overrides all configuration settings listed below.)

Prevent ID exports

To prevent your users from exporting their Threema ID, set the parameter th_disable_id_export totrue.

Prevent data backups (Android)

In Threema Work for Android, users can create data backups. To prevent this, set the configuration setting th_disable_data_backups, to true.

Prevent inclusion in OS backups (iOS)

iTunes backups can include Threema data. Set th_disable_data_backups to true to exclude Threema data from OS backups. Due to a restriction on iOS’ part, it’s not possible to distinguish between iTunes and iCloud backups.

Threema Safe

Set the configuration setting th_safe_enable to false to prevent users from creating Threema Safe backups. To learn more about the configuration of Threema Safe using configuration settings, please refer to this Help article.