BUCHI DuMaster D-480 - Manual (Page 96)

Operation Manual D-480 ©BÜCH Labortechnik AG
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Autoexport
Autoexport creates a backup of the current document as an mdb file after every save or sub-save
process. The advantage of this is that you do not always have to save the whole database. However,
autoexport is only performed if you have defined a directory for saving backups. You can set this
directory in the Configuration menu. The file name is as follows: xxxxx.YYMMDDhhmmss.mdb. The
file name consists of the following components:
Component Meaning
xxxxx Document name
YYMMDD Current date (year, month, day)
hhmmss Current time (hour, minute, second)
Important Notice
It cannot be ruled out that under some circumstances (power failure, defective PC etc.) the
database file might be damaged. In most cases, a damaged database file is no longer useable.
Therfore, it is strongly recommended that you perform backups in appropriate intervals in
order to allow to restore the damaged database file without major data losses. Backups should
not be performed on the local harddisk but a safer strategie should be used (e.g. backup on a
PC of the network or on an external harddisk etc.).
Starting the database backup
Start backup
Proceed as follows:
 Open the "Backup configuration" dialog by selecting File > Backup/Restore > Database >
Backup.
 Click Select to specify the directory to save to. This displays the "Find folder" dialog.
 Select the desired directory and click OK.
 Click Backup now in the "Configure backup" dialog. The backup is performed.
 Click OK in the "Configure backup" dialog to close the dialog.
 The backup was successful.
Further information
Further information can be found in:
 Database backup (on page 95).
 Configure backup (on page 269).
Reorganize database
What does reorganize mean?
Reorganization removes all sample data and the contents of the logbook from the database file, but
retains the other data such as settings, coefficients, etc.
Safety instruction
Strictly observe the safety instruction "Working with the database" under Warning notes during
operation (on page 24).