Starting the program On the Main Menu, click the File tab then click: Quick Backup - BS481
The initial screen BS481S01 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, Bank Genie will create a
Data Location Record for the folder you use for the backup. Bank 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 - BS426, Restore - BS493, Pack - BS492 Once you have created a backup, you can view the contents at any time
using the program Open another database- BS426. Once opened, the database (your backup) can be explored as normal using all the
programs in Bank 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 BS481S01 Click the Do Backup
button to finish the exercise
Show Known Folders Bank 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 Bank 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 - BS496 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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