
Chapter 3: Manage Mode
and the more time you spend entering that information, the more important it is to back up your database, and to have a good
strategy for managing your backups. Losing hours of work to a system crash or other uncontrollable event is something that should,
and can, be avoided.
Backup schedule
How often you need to back up depends on how often you add or change information in the database. A good rule to use would be to
back up your data as often as you want to avoid retyping it. You can use the backup reminder settings on the Database page of the
Options dialog box to set a regular reminder for yourself to back up your data as often as you think appropriate. Business
environments and professional users should back up every day.
It is also recommended that you back up your database before performing any major adjustments to it, such as importing
information from another ACDSee Pro user, or converting a database from a previous version of ACDSee.
Backup location
It's a good idea to consider where you back up your data, as well as how often. If you're backing up to your hard drive, ACDSee Pro
creates a new folder for each day. This helps to avoid overwriting your backup, and gives you several increments from which you
can restore. Also helpful is a monthly backup that is stored in a different physical location than your computer, such as a network
drive.
Backup size
To keep the size of the backup small, choose to back up database information only, and back up your images separately, also on a
regular basis.
Restoring Database Information From a Backup
You can use the ACD Database Restore Wizard to restore previously backed up database information.
To restore database information:
1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Restore Database.
2. On the Welcome page, click Next to select the backup.
3. On the Restore Options page, select the backup and date from which you want to restore, or browse to the location of your
backup and select a .bkup file.
4. Click Next when you are ready to restore your database.
When restoring a backup from a series of backup files, ACDSee Pro will only restore the information included in and prior to
the selected backup file. Therefore, unless required, it is recommended that you select the last file in the backup
sequence.
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