1. A method for backing up an index, the method comprising: identifying an index to be backed up in a multitenant environment, wherein the multitenant environment includes data for multiple client entities, each identified by a tenant identifier (ID) having one of one or more users associated with the tenant ID, users of each of multiple client identities can only access data identified by a tenant ID associated with the respective client entity, and the multitenant environment is at least a hosted database provided by an entity separate from the client entities, and provides on-demand database service to the client entities; creating a staged copy of the index to be backed up; segmenting the staged copy of the index; and uploading the segments to a pre-selected location.