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Starting the program
On the Main Menu, click the File tab then click:
Backup - BS681
The initial screen GA681S01 looks like this:-
Screenshot
Note: The Show known folders
button will NOT be visible when you first use this program.
It will appear as shown in the Screenshot after you have done at least one backup
In this section
About the program
This program allows you to create a
quick and easy backup.
You can backup to an existing folder (created using Windows tools)
You can also create a new folder for your backup within the
program. See Selecting a Folder
More info:
Behind the scenes, Ideas Genie will create
a Data Location Record for the folder you use for the backup.
Ideas Genie keeps track of all your backups using Data Location Records. These are shared by other
file handling programs in the system - e.g. Open - GA626, Restore - GA693, Pack - GA692
Once you have created a backup, you can view the contents at any time
using the program
Open another database- GA626. Once opened, the database (your backup) can be explored as normal
using all the programs in Ideas Genie.
Selecting a
folder for your backup
Click the Select a Folder
button as shown here
Screenshot
This dialog box appears
Screenshot
Select an existing folder, or create a new folder for your backup
The
steps to create a new folder are described in this screenshot.
Screenshot
When you select a folder, control
returns to screen GA681S01
Click the Do Backup button to finish the exercise
Show Known Folders
Ideas Genie keeps track of your
previous backups.
To overwrite an old backup, click the Show Known Folders button.
NOTE: This button does not appear until you have done at least one backup
Screenshot
The screen changes to
display a list of folders which you have created or done backups to in the past
Screenshot
Ideas Genie attempts to place the data folders in the order you
are most likely to select
- Unused (but known) folders appear at the top of the list
- Backups come next, in the order Oldest to most recent.
This should be useful if you are rotating your backups
- Databases created using the program New - GA696 appear at the bottom of the list
since it is unlikely that you will use a folder with a New database to
receive your backup
Click once in the list to select a folder.
Click the Do Backup
button to finish the exercise
How many backups should I keep?
Read this article: About backups
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