| Jeff | email | Jan 22 2015, 07:51 PM |
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I noticed two things about backups: 1. First, if you go the the area to back up the database, you have to also give it a file name. Shouldn't a name already be there by default? 2. Also, it would be really convenient to be able to store the database in a directory of the user's choosing, instead of the default one. That makes it easier for those of us who do tape backups. For example, I have a data directory on my C: drive that I back up. I like to keep that stuff central. Is there a way to do those things? |
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| Stephane Grenier | email | Jan 23 2015, 01:15 PM |
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Hi Jeff, Please find my responses below: 1. First, if you go the the area to back up the database, you have to also give it a file name. Shouldn't a name already be there by default? This is intentionally designed that way. Firstly we don't want you to use the same name, this is a very bad backup strategy. For example if you're always writing to the same backup file what happens if your backup file is corrupted (a bad drive, etc.). This means you have no other backups to revert to. In most cases you will want to use some kind of strategy, such as including the date in the filename, a memo if it's for example your year end, and so on. 2. Also, it would be really convenient to be able to store the database in a directory of the user's choosing, instead of the default one. That makes it easier for those of us who do tape backups. For example, I have a data directory on my C: drive that I back up. I like to keep that stuff central. You can select any folder you want, it just has to be included in the path. For example you can enter c:\data\backup-Jan2014.ran. Please note that instead of typing it in you can also use the Browse button to select the folder you wish to save your backup into. That being please note that as soon as you start to backup data to other mediums, such as CD's, DVD's, tape, etc. you may first want to save the backups to a special folder that those solutions will then pick up your newly created backups. So for example you cannot directly create a CD through the backup functionality of the software, the same as you can't save a Microsoft Word document file directly to a CD. To save to a CD you need to go through a special step. However in either case, you can select which folder you want the backups to be saved to. Regards, Stephan Grenier Founder LandlordMax Software Inc. http://www.LandlordMax.com http://www.FollowSteph.com |
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| Jeff | email | Jan 23 2015, 02:54 PM |
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Thanks for the info. One the second one, I asked the wrong question. Sorry - I meant the working data directory, which is currently stored in the user's profile. In my case it's C:\Users\++++\AppData\Roaming\LandlordMax\desktop\database Can that be changed to another directory? Thanks again. |
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| Stephane Grenier | email | Jan 23 2015, 09:25 PM |
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Hi Jeff, No this cannot be changed. This location is chosen according to the standards set by Microsoft Windows for third party applications. That being said, if the software were to use an embedded folder anywhere else we would be required to have the software ask for Admin permission when starting the application. That or every single time you start the software you would have to point to your database folder. Well even then this wouldn't really work because the database is consists of an ACID compliant database engine, which in turn means it consists of a large number of smaller files within a directory rather than a single file. With that in mind, if you do use an automated backup solution, it is important that you make sure the backup is either automatic (all files in one step) or that the backup is done while the software is NOT running. It's much the same as you would expect when say backing up a MySQL database. Regards, Stephan Grenier Founder LandlordMax Software Inc. http://www.LandlordMax.com http://www.FollowSteph.com |
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