Should you want to take your Paper Tiger Document Management Software and Filing System database backup file and move it to a remote location, such as a server, flash drive or a CD, producing a backup file to do so with is simple.
Archiving a Database Backup
1. Select Database Backup Manager from the File menu
2. Select Full Database from the Type of Backup area
3. Click on Backup Database
4. Select Create New Backup File from the Type of Backup area
5. Click on Backup Database again
6. Under the window area entitled Backup Files, select the second item from the top in the list of backup files*
7. Click on Archive Backup File
8. Name the file you wish to save and select where it will be located
9. Click on Save
*The most current backup file cannot be archived. Archiving a backup file requires that a newer backup file be generated first. This is to ensure that automatic backups can still occur when the program is closed. Thus the reason for choosing the 2nd item from the top in the list.
Archived backups are not selectable/usable from the database manager window. They can only be selected by clicking on the Restore Archive File button.
Restoring Your Database from an Archived Backup File
When in need of restoring your database from an archived backup file,
1. Select Database Backup Manager from the File menu
2. Click on Restore Archive File
3. Browse to and open the specific file you wish to restore from
4. Select the newly restored backup file
5. Click on Restore Database
6. A confirmation window appears asking if you chose the correct database restore point. Click yes if you are positive you have chosen the correct point
