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Backing up your System Five 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
refer back to a working, non-effected copy of your data.

When it comes to backing up your System Five, the data directory folder is what you need to take into consideration.
The System Five data folder holds everything from your inventory to invoices, transactions, etc.

To check where your data folder is located

1. Sign into your System Five and navigate to the Help > About menu.



2. Find your System Five Data Directory by scrolling down to the datadirectory section.



Copying your System Five Data Directory

Now that you know where your data is stored, you can easily copy it to create your backup.
Navigate to your Data Directory and right click on the folder, and select copy, like shown below:


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.

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 a backups folder, like below:


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.

backing_up_your_system_five_data.1275000202.txt.gz · Last modified: 2010/05/27 15:43 (14 years ago) by nbains