Backing Up Files

Making a Backup

Make a Backup with FileMaker Server

• See: Backing Up FileMaker Server

Make a Backup From Within FrameReady

New in FrameReady 11

• With the click of one button, your important data files can be saved to a folder on the desktop or in your documents folder.

• Requires FrameReady single installation or peer-to-peer.

• Not available when using FileMaker Server (which has it's own scheduled backup tool). See: Backing Up FileMaker Server

How to Setup FrameReady Backups

1. Go to the Main Menu and click Setup Data.
   

2. Open the Backup tab.

3. Choose Desktop or Documents or another location on your computer to store the backup files, e.g. your Dropbox folder.

4. Choose the interval at which you want the backup to occur.

5. Click Done.

How to Manually Start a Backup

1. Log in as level4.

2. On the Main Menu, in the menu bar, click Perform and choose Backup Now.

3. A message similar to this appears:
   
   "A backup has been created in /C:/Users/[Username]/Documents/FrameReady Backups/20180124_151313"

4. Click View to see the saved files.
   
   The parent folder is named  FrameReady Backups  and inside are time-stamped folders, e.g.  20180124_151436 

CAUTION: The backup files are located on the same computer as FrameReady; it is highly recommended that you copy these data files to a removable USB drive and take them off-site and/or save them to an online file service.

Where is FrameReady Installed?

1. Go to the Main Menu and from the top menu bar, click Help > About this file...
   
   In the File Info dialog box, note the File path.

2. On a Mac, this may look like:
   
    file:/Macintosh HD/Applications/FrameReady 11 

3. On Windows, this make look like:
   
    file:/C:/SoftTouch Solutions

How to Make a Backup in Windows

Tip: If you are networking, the backup must be done on your Host computer only.

Exit out of your FrameReady program.

1. Double-click the My Computer or Computer (Windows Vista/7) icon on the desktop or select it from the Start menu.

2. Double-click Local Disk C.

3. Double-click SoftTouch Solutions.

4. Right-click on the FrameReady folder and select Copy.
   
   You may have earlier versions of FrameReady on your system; be sure to choose the version you are currently using!

5. Close this window.

6. Plug in your USB drive.

7. Double-click the My Computer or Computer (Windows Vista/7) icon on the desktop or select it from the Start menu.

8. Double-click the drive that represents your USB drive.

9. Go to the Edit menu at the top of the screen and click Paste.

10. If you do not see the edit menu, press the Alt key on your keyboard.

11. You will see a progress bar as the files are copied to the USB drive.

12. Right-click the FrameReady backup folder and select Rename.  Add the current date to the folder name.
    
    A month (02), day (05), year (2018) format is recommended, e.g. FrameReady 11 02052018

13. Remove the backup device from the computer and be sure to safely store it off-site.

Zip Backup Option for Windows

1. Right-click the FrameReady folder and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.

2. When Windows finishes zipping up the folder, give the file a useful name such as  FrameReady Backup January 5 2018.zip 

3. Copy the file to another storage location, such as USB drive, a network drive or cloud folder and be sure to safely store it off-site.

How to Make a Backup in Macintosh OSX

Tip: If you are networking, the backup must be done on your Host computer only.

1. Quit out of your FrameReady program.

2. Open Finder, and the left pane look for and click Applications. In the right pane, scroll down and locate the FrameReady folder.

3. Single-click the folder, so that it's selected and from the Menubar choose Edit > Copy.

4. Close this window.

5. Plug in your USB drive.

6. If a new Finder window doesn't automatically open, look for an icon on your desktop that represents your USB drive. Double-click it and Finder opens.

7. From the Menubar choose Edit > Paste.
   
   A progress bar appears as the files are copied over.

8. Single-click the FrameReady backup folder.

9. Single-click on the filename and add the current date to the existing name.
   
   A month (01), day (05), year (2018) format is recommended, e.g. FrameReady 11 01052018.

10. Remove the backup device from the computer and be sure to safely store it off-site.

Zip Backup Option for Mac

1. Right-click (or Control + click) the FrameReady folder and choose Compress "FrameReady 11"

2. When OSX finishes zipping up the folder, give the file a useful name such as  FrameReady Backup January 5 2018.zip 

3. Copy the file to another storage location, such as USB drive, a network drive or cloud folder and be sure to safely store it off-site.

See also: Restoring From a Backup