Make sure to provide enough storage space, or implement some version control system for the data.
adb_backup()
No return value, called for the side effect of saving the inventory, the stage3 files and modified ontology/gazetteer into the backup directory.
This function creates a tag that is composed of the version and the date, appends it to all stage3 files (tables and geometries), the inventory and the ontology/gazetteer files and stores them in the backup folder of the current areal database.