Mariner Software MacGourmet - Manual (Page 66)

Appendix A
Backing Up Your MacGourmet Data
We can’t stress how critical it is to have a backup plan. While we can retrieve
lost serial numbers, we can’t retrieve lost data due to hard drive failures or
other such catastrophes. Files can be accidentally deleted, or corrupted too, so
it’s always a good idea to make copies of your information from time to time. If
you are someone who updates your recipes daily, you may want to consider
backing up your data even more frequently. There are two components of
MacGourmet that should be backed up:
The MacGourmet4Database.mgdatabase file
This is the file you created the first time you ran MacGourmet 4. If you chose to
put it in Documents, and you regularly back up that folder using something like
the Apple Backup application, your information will get saved. If you put it
somewhere else, make sure you add this file to whatever backup plan you have.
The MacGourmet Application Support folder
This folder stores things you’ve added to MacGourmet, like themes, etc. If you
don’t use something like Backup, make sure you add the folder Library/
Application Support/MacGourmet in your home directory to your backup plan.
The application file itself will always be available from our servers, so you can
back that up, but it’s not critical.
Changing the Location of Your MacGourmet Data
By default, your library is found in the “Documents” location on your hard drive.
To change this location (not recommended), open Preferences and navigate to
the Advanced tab. Next press the “Change...” button and select the folder that
you would like to use to store your MacGourmet4Database.mgdatabase file.
Make sure that this folder is read/write for any user that will be using
MacGourmet. Note that this location is the folder that will CONTAIN the data-
base file. Note: The Mac App Store Version default location for the MacGourmet
database is: ~/Library/Containers
To reset the location to the default, press the “Reset” button.
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