Backing Up A Project Folder
Every project has it's own folder on some storage device where all of its database files and the files you
copy and link to database records are kept. It's a good idea to backup this folder often and it's not hard
to do.
It's important to know that this software does full backups and not incremental ones. Which means that when
it runs, it does not just backup records that have changed since the last backup, it duplicates everything
again.
Before you can backup a project folder, you've got to be in the Projects Index Window and use it to
select the project you want backed up.
Locate the project's record entry in the list and then single click on it to select it.
Now click on the Backup The Selected Project's Files hyperlink to start the backup.
The Project Backup Window opens and it will look similar to the one in this image.
In the Backup Locations Panel, select all the backup locations you want the project folder stored in,
by
clicking on their check boxes.
If you want to backup to all the existing locations, then click the
Select All Locations hyperlink.
If the location you want does not exist in the list, then you'll need to click on the Add New
Location
hyperlink on the left hand side of the window. Later in the page how to add new
locations.
In the Backup Description Panel, enter a description for your backup.
Enter as much text as you like.
You
and others will use this text in the future to search for and restore Project folder's from specific
backups.
Click the Backup Project hyperlink, on the left hand side of the window, to start the backup.
As the backup is being done, information about its progress is being written to the Backup Status
Panel.
When each selected location's backup is finished, you'll see details about that backup printed in the
Backup Status Panel.
One of those details is an estimate of how long the backup took.
The estimates
round off their values, so they're close, but not perfect.
Adding New Backup Locations
A backup location specifies the name of a storage device and the set of folders and subfolders that you want
the backup folder to be placed inside of. This information is displayed as a backup location in the Backup
Locations panel.
To add new backup locations click the Add New Location hyperlink.
The Select Backup Folder dialog box pops up.
Use the Look In section of the dialog box to navigate to
the
backup location you want to add to the list.
Then click the Open button to have it recorded.
The dialog box will close, and you'll see the new location in the list.