Like any software, it is essential to make database backups in the event of a hard drive failure, a cyber attack, data corruption, etc. The frequency of these backups depends of the amount of data added over time, in the first few months of database feed we recommend to make a backup every week.
For security reasons, it is advisable to store the backups on a different disk than the one where Cabinet Vision is installed
The Backup Utility is in Utilities / Backup Utility
When opening, you may have a window asking you if you want to delete backups, it is an alert that can be set to notify us that we have exceeded a certain number of backups or that the total volume of backups exceed the set limit. Click "No" if you do not wish to delete any backups. If you click on "Yes" you will be able to see the various backups already carried out as well as the associated comments.
The backup utility is divided into two parts. On the left the data that we want to include in our backup, on the right the data that we want to exclude from the backup. To pass the data from one side to the other you have to use the "<<" and ">>" buttons.
After including the various data to backup, click OK. The comment window will appear, it allows you to comment on the save or rename the folder (if requested in the settings). Click OK to save.
By clicking on the toothed wheel with the key you will access the utility parameters
The "Prompt To Delete Archives" box allows us to warn us when we exceed the limits of backups entered, and to automatically delete the backups to keep only a certain number. The backup path is automatically C: \ Cabinet Vision \ Solid_XX \ Automatic Backups but it can be changed (be careful with network installations). The last box allows you to use the comment as the folder name.