FAQ: MicroBase Pro Data Backup And Restore
 
  Recent versions of MicroBase Pro (v 2.21 and later) include an automatic archiving and backup feature for all user created content. DSS strongly recommends that you back up your MicroBase Data to an external or network drive so that in the event of a computer failure, you won't lose your valuable data.
 

How Do I Set Up My Automatic Backup?

Setting up MicroBase Pro automatic archiving is a simple procedure. We strongly recommend that all installations be protected in this way.

First, decide where you would like to save your MicroBase Pro archives. You might want to use an external drive, dropbox folder or a network drive for this purpose. In the example below, we will save our archives to a network drive.

  • Locate your network drive (for example Z:)
  • Create a new folder on the drive for your data archives (example: Z:\microbase_archives)

Next, configure MicroBase Pro to back up your data to your network archives folder:

  •  Open MicroBase Pro
  • Click Options - System Settings
    • Check [X] Auto Archive Database Every [Y] Days (Y is the minimum number of days between archives)
    • Check [X] Auto Archive Messages
    • Check [X] Include Application Files
    • Check [X] Include Raw Data
    • Check [X] Include Exchange Files
    • Check [X] Include Utility Worksheets
  • Check [X] Copy Archive To External Folder
    • Enter the full path to your network archives folder (Z:\microbase_archives)
  • Click OK and your backup plan is ready to run.

Your backup plan will now run upon MicroBase Pro shutdown every Y days.

How Do I Restore My MicroBase Pro Data?

The steps needed to restore your MicroBase data are listed below.

Unlike auto archiving setup, restoration of archived data is a manual process. If you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable working with Windows folders and files, you may want to obtain help from your IT Professional.

We will refer to the computer you wish to restore data from as the Archive, and the computer you wish to restore data to as the Target. If these happen to be the same computer, don't worry, this won't be a problem.

  •  On the Target PC:
  •  On the Archive PC:
    • Locate your MicroBase Pro Backup Archives Folder (example: Z:\microbase_archives)
    • Select an archive to restore:
      • Example Archive Name: MB-20201101-122901-593-(auto)
      • Archive created: 1 Nov 2020 at 12:29:01
      • Archive contains 593 data items
      • Archive was created automatically
  • Copy Archive: <archive contents> (*.db*) to Target: <data folder> <mbase folder>
  • Copy Archive: <folders listed below> to Target: <data folder>
    • alarms
    • appnotes
    • exchange
    • groups
    • machines
    • msgs
    • rawdata
    • utils
  • Start MicroBase Pro and your data will be restored

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