Data - Backup and Restore

Database backup and restore.

Data Backup

In Version III and IV the database can and should be backed up on regular bases. The backup / restore feature is located under Tools & Preferences / Data backup

To backup your database click "Backup your data" button. The software will dump all the records from your database in to a small file. You will see the records dumping in the blue field. Then the file is encrypted with your license key and the "Save As" dialog box will appear. Browse to where you want to save the backup file (My Documents, a CD, a memory stick, a thumb drive etc). Type in the name of the backup file and click Save button.

The backup file also contains the date of the backup.

Data Restore

To restore database backup navigate to the backup / restore feature located at Tools & Preferences / Data backup

Click on the "Browse" button and navigate to the backup location. (My Documents, a CD, a memory stick etc) . Select the file you want to restore and click "Open". The file is first decrypted and the backup properties will appear to the right showing file location, the date of the backup the build number with which the backup was made and the name of the user this backup is licensed to. (You).

If the database backup encrypted with some one else's key it will not open on your machine. Similarly: if you loose your portable backup device and some one opens it the back up will be worthless without your license key.

Once the "Perform backup" button is enabled you can click it to restore the data.

The "Wipe out all existing records" check box (OFF by default) is checked the software will delete all existing records in the database before performing a restore. Use this only if both conditions apply:

A) You are sure of the backup file. You know that the backup file contains the right data.

B) You want to perform a clean restore.

NOTE:

The either restore options will erase the existing account data and re-create it from the backup.