Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 57)

Creating a Backup File Admin
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Creating a Backup File
Backup! Backup! Backup!
Since a computer hard drive is one of the most common components to fail, a daily backup to another
type of media should always be performed! TransAct provides a backup utility for backing up the
database. Several types of backup media are available; e.g. Zip Drive, writable CD-ROM, Tape, etc.
No matter what type of backup media is used, it is important to establish an adequate backup rotation
plan.
To run the backup utility, select Admin | Utilities | Backup from the main menu. The Backup Database
window appears.
Figure 37. Backup Database Window
Options within the window include a List of used backup names , available destination drives and
directories where the file can be stored, and space to enter a backup filename.
To view a drop-down list of available drives, click the down arrow. To select
your preferred backup drive, click the drive letter.
NOTE: The TransAct backup utility will not backup directly to a read/write CD-ROM. Backup to
the local hard drive, then use Windows Explorer to copy the file to the CD-ROM.
To select a different directory, use the destination option box.
Figure 38. Default Directory