backing_up_your_system_five_data
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Before upgrading your System Five, it is always a good idea to make a backup of your data. \\ | Before upgrading your System Five, it is always a good idea to make a backup of your data. \\ | ||
Making a backup of your data is key, because if anything potentially goes wrong in an update, you can always \\ | Making a backup of your data is key, because if anything potentially goes wrong in an update, you can always \\ | ||
- | refer back to a working, non-effected copy of your data. \\ \\ | + | refer back to a working, non-effected copy of your data. \\ |
- | When it comes to backing up your System Five, there are only **two** folders | + | When it comes to backing up your System Five, the **data directory** folder is what you need to take into consideration. \\ |
- | The System Five **bin** folder holds the actual System Five executable files and the System Five **data** folder holds \\ everything from | + | The System Five **data** folder holds everything from your inventory to invoices, transactions, |
- | your inventory to invoices, transactions, | + | |
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+ | For a successful backup copy, **EVERYONE** will need to be **SIGNED OUT** of **System 5**. To ensure no one logs into System 5 \\ | ||
+ | during the backup copy, use the **GETOUT!.NOW** file. For more information on this file, [[http:// | ||
- | ===== To check where your data folder is located ===== | + | |
+ | ===== To check where your data folder is located ===== | ||
**1.** Sign into your System Five and navigate to the **Help > About ** menu. | **1.** Sign into your System Five and navigate to the **Help > About ** menu. | ||
{{helppv1.jpg|}} \\ \\ | {{helppv1.jpg|}} \\ \\ | ||
- | **2.** Find the "Data Directory" and this is the location of your data. | + | **2.** Find your System Five Data Directory |
{{datadir.jpg|}} \\ | {{datadir.jpg|}} \\ | ||
+ | In this case, **F: | ||
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+ | ===== Copying your System Five Data Directory ===== | ||
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+ | Now that you know where your data is stored, you can easily copy it to create your backup. \\ | ||
+ | To find your data directory, copy and paste the path from the **datadirectory** image into an explorer window. \\ \\ | ||
+ | **1.** To open a explorer window, **right click** on the **start menu** shown below: | ||
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+ | {{datadir1.jpg|}} \\ | ||
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+ | **2.** Navigate to your Data Directory (check the datadirectory image) and **right click** on the folder, and select **copy**, like shown below: | ||
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+ | {{datadir2.jpg|}} \\ | ||
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+ | As you can see the at the top of the screen circled, is the path of your **data** directory. | ||
+ | * It's always good to verify this path with the **DataDirectory** Path in the previous image. \\ | ||
+ | * In this case we used a different dataset, but typically the most common path is **C: | ||
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+ | ===== Pasting your Data directory and completing backup ===== | ||
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+ | Once you have copied your **Data directory** you can paste it to whichever location you would like, typically in the System5 folder, like below: \\ | ||
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+ | **1.** Right click on any white space in the folder and select **Paste** | ||
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+ | {{datadir3.jpg|}} \\ | ||
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+ | After you have **pasted** your **Data** folder, the end result will be a folder called **Copy of Data**. This will be your backup copy. \\ | ||
+ | Of course, this can always be renamed to the date of the backup, but it isn't mandatory. \\ \\ | ||
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+ | After making a backup of your System Five Data you will be ready undergo the next step in upgrade prerequisites. \\ | ||
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