Restore Backup

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You can use Restore Backup to restore data from previous backups. You can restore data from floppy disks, tape drives or from the back office system on your network.

You can start backup by selecting the Restore backup button on the System Administration screen. The following screen will be displayed:

The grey dialogue box is used to gather certain information for the restore backup process.

Firstly select the drive i.e. 3 ½’ floppy (A) that holds the backup data file from the list of devices and folders in the Look in field. The file data.bak should then be displayed. Click the required file and then click Open to complete the recovery operation.

Note - The system automatically enters ‘Data’ into the File name field, this being the name of the file created by backup.

The recovery backup time will depend on many factors such as the amount of data being recovered and the device type being used.

The following screen will displayed to signify a successful recovery:

Click OK at the information prompt.