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admin:backup_and_restore [2021/04/29 11:39] – [Restoring your data] Gary Willetts | admin:backup_and_restore [2022/01/17 23:10] – [Restoring your data] Mark Glover | ||
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If your data is important, then data backups need to happen, because things can go wrong (power failures, disk failures, ransomware, etc.) | If your data is important, then data backups need to happen, because things can go wrong (power failures, disk failures, ransomware, etc.) | ||
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===== Restoring your data ===== | ===== Restoring your data ===== | ||
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- | For data security purposes, the restore function is disabled if you are on a satellite site in a synchronising system. | + | For data security purposes, the //New data file//, //Restore// and //Open new datafile// functions are disabled if you are on a satellite site in a synchronising system. |
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- Select the data file and hit the **OK** button. | - Select the data file and hit the **OK** button. | ||
- You may be prompted for a log file. Click on the **Create** button. | - You may be prompted for a log file. Click on the **Create** button. | ||
- | - You will be prompted | + | - You will be advised that **The log file will be activated after the next backup of the data file. Do you want to start the backup automatically? |
+ | - After clicking **OK** or **Cancel**, the data file will open. | ||
+ | - You will then be asked to **Please create and specify the location of of your log file in the next window.** | ||
- mSupply should open your restored data file and you should be presented with the log in screen to the new data file. | - mSupply should open your restored data file and you should be presented with the log in screen to the new data file. | ||