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Making a backup

In order to project your project data, it is recommended to make a backup of your project database regularly.

There are two options:

1. "Midnight backups" - Monitor one can make an online, unattended backup of the running project every Midnight (at 0:00).
2. Instant backups - An online backup (snapshot) of the project database can be made instantly.

Midnight backups

To enable online Midnight backups:

1. Switch to Designer mode.
2. Select Options|Global configuration from the menu on the main window.
3. Select the Database maintenance tab
4. Check the "Midnight backups.." checkbox.

It is recommended to leave the "Midnight" option checked!

All Midnight backups are made to separate directories.

• Every day Monitor one makes a (database only – Projectname.fdb) backup to a directory of the form: <ProjectDirectory>\<ProjectName>_Midnight_Day_Day#
• At a week boundary (Sunday to Monday night) a full backup to a directory of the form: <ProjectDirectory>\<ProjectName>_Midnight_Week_Week#
• At a month boundary a full backup to a directory of the form: <ProjectDirectory>\<ProjectName>_Midnight_Month_Month#

Instant backups

To make an instant backup:

1. Switch to Designer mode.
2. Select Options|Global configuration from the menu on the main window.
3. Select the Database maintenance tab
4. Select one of the two backup options and click the <Start> buttons to make an instant full backup.