Creating and restoring backups – Ag Leader SMS Basic and SMS Advanced Getting Started Guide User Manual
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Creating and Restoring Backups
The software provides you the ability to create a backup copy of all the data and settings
that you have stored in the system. Backup files can then be restored at a later date to go
back to a previous state of your data or to recover data that may have been lost. Choosing to
create a backup creates a compressed file of all the data, archived files and settings that
are stored in your Data directory. It is recommended that you periodically create backups of
your system to protect the data that you have loaded into it and the management settings
that you have made. SMS Advanced allows you to create backups of a single project,
multiple projects, or all your projects that you wish to backup.
Follow these steps to create a backup of the data in the SMS Software:
1.
Go to the Services menu and select Backup/Restore Project(s)
2.
Select to Backup Project Data Now and click OK
3.
Proceed with the steps below for the SMS product you have installed:
a.
You will be prompted with a dialog that allows you to select one, multiple or all
projects to be backed up. Each project, even if multiple or all are selected, will
be placed in its own backup file.
b.
Enter a custom description and custom name for the backup folder.
c.
Select the directory to store the backup file in.
d.
Click OK to begin creating the backup file(s).
Restore
This feature allows you to select one or more backup files that were previously created to
restore your data, archived files, and settings to the same state that they were in when you
created the backup(s).