Learn Spanish (Latin America): Toda la información está respaldada en el servidor. - All the information is backed up on the server.

Toda la información está respaldada en el servidor.

All the information is backed up on the server.

Breakdown of Toda la información está respaldada en el servidor.

in / on / at

estar

to be (location/state)

Questions & Answers about Toda la información está respaldada en el servidor.

Why do we use está here instead of es for "is backed up"?

This sentence uses the state passive (pasiva de resultado). We use estar plus a past participle to describe the condition that remains after an action is completed. The information was already saved, and now it is in a backed-up state. If you said es respaldada, it would mean the action of backing up is happening right now by someone.

Why does the past participle respaldada end in an "-a"?

When you use estar with a past participle to form a state passive, the participle functions as an adjective. This means it must agree in gender and number with the subject it describes. Because la información is feminine singular, the participle becomes respaldada.

Does the verb respaldar only apply to data and computers?

No, respaldar is very versatile. Beyond making a digital backup, it also means to support, endorse, or back up a person, argument, or claim, similar to how we use "back up" in English.

We say "on the server" in English. Could I use sobre instead of en here?

For digital and abstract locations like a server, a computer, or the internet, Spanish uses en. You would only use sobre if you were talking about placing a physical object physically on top of the server hardware.