diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2c6a28c7..78f9917f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nightTab",
-  "version": "5.44.0",
+  "version": "5.45.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 770e8fcf..f20eb314 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nightTab",
-  "version": "5.44.0",
+  "version": "5.45.0",
   "description": "A neutral new tab page accented with a chosen colour. Customise the layout, style, background and bookmarks in nightTab.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/js/data.js b/src/js/data.js
index 19cc96f4..2d37c302 100644
--- a/src/js/data.js
+++ b/src/js/data.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ var data = (function() {
 
   var _saveName = "nightTab";
 
+  var _backupName = "nightTab-backup";
+
   var mod = {};
 
   mod.import = function() {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ var data = (function() {
     if (data) {
       if (!("version" in data) || data.version != version.get().number) {
         console.log("data version " + data.version + " found less than current");
+        mod.backup(data);
         data = update.run(data);
         mod.set(_saveName, JSON.stringify(data));
       } else {
@@ -53,6 +56,20 @@ var data = (function() {
     };
   };
 
+  mod.backup = function(data) {
+    if (data) {
+      var dataBackup = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data));
+      if (dataBackup.state.background.image.file) {
+        if (helper.checkIfValidString(dataBackup.state.background.image.file.data)) {
+          dataBackup.state.background.image.file.name = "";
+          dataBackup.state.background.image.file.data = "";
+        };
+      };
+      console.log("data version " + dataBackup.version + " backed up");
+      mod.set(_backupName, JSON.stringify(dataBackup));
+    };
+  };
+
   mod.set = function(key, data) {
     localStorage.setItem(key, data);
   };
diff --git a/src/js/version.js b/src/js/version.js
index 407235a4..8821c388 100644
--- a/src/js/version.js
+++ b/src/js/version.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var version = (function() {
 
-  var current = "5.44.0";
+  var current = "5.45.0";
 
   var name = "Macabre Caterpillar";
 
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index fccc59ac..bb40e1f9 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nightTab",
   "short_name": "nightTab",
   "description": "A neutral new tab page accented with a chosen colour. Customise the layout, style, background and bookmarks in nightTab.",
-  "version": "5.44.0",
+  "version": "5.45.0",
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "chrome_url_overrides": {
     "newtab": "index.html"