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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 you need to take into consideration. \\  +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, etc. \\ 
-your inventory to invoices, transactions, etc.+\\
  
 +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://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=faq:backup|Click here and go to Getting everyone out]]
  
-===== To check where your data folder is located =====  
-**1.** Sign into your Windward Software version.\\ 
-**2.** From the help menu, choose about.\\ 
-**3.** Find the "Data Directory" and this is the location of your data. 
  
 +
 +===== To check where your data folder is located =====
 +**1.** Sign into your System Five and navigate to the **Help > About ** menu.
 +
 +{{helppv1.jpg|}} \\ \\
 +
 +**2.** Find your System Five Data Directory by scrolling down to the datadirectory section.
 +
 +{{datadir.jpg|}} \\
 +
 +In this case, **F:\DATA\WINDWARD\_datafiles** is the **datadirectory**.
 \\ \\
  
-**1.+===== Copying your System Five Data Directory ===== 
 + 
 +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:  
 + 
 +{{datadir1.jpg|}} \\ 
 + 
 + 
 +**2.** Navigate to your Data Directory (check the datadirectory image) and **right click** on the folder, and select **copy**, like shown below: 
 + 
 +{{datadir2.jpg|}} \\ 
 + 
 +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:\Windward\System5\Data** or **W:\System5\Data** 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Pasting your Data directory and completing backup ===== 
 + 
 +Once you have copied your **Data directory** you can paste it to whichever location you would like, typically in the System5 folder, like below: \\ 
 + 
 +**1.** Right click on any white space in the folder and select **Paste**  
 + 
 +{{datadir3.jpg|}} \\ 
 + 
 +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. \\ \\ 
 + 
 +After making a backup of your System Five Data you will be ready undergo the next step in upgrade prerequisites. \\ 
 +[[http://wiki.wws5.com/doku.php?id=updating_system5|Click here to go back to the update checklist]] 
 + 
 + 
  
  
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