How to resolve mongodump error "not recognized"?

Question

Hi feel like this question has an easy answer but I just can't see it. I am using the command

Mongodump --db <name> 

and i get

'mongodump' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file

. how can i get a backup of my mongodb thanks

Answer 1

Starting with MongoDB 4.4, the MongoDB Database Tools are now released separately from the MongoDB Server and use their own versioning, with an initial version of 100.0.0. Previously, these tools were released alongside the MongoDB Server and used matching versioning.

https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/database-tools?tck=docs_databasetools

Once database tools contents are put into the bin, set the path and restart your PC.

Answer 2

You need to run set path command first, if you have installed mongodb.

set path="<mongodb installed directory which contain mongodump file>"

If you don't want to set path every time you open command prompt. then, set the path in environment variables if you are using windows.