Schedule a backup of your data
Use the Scheduled Backup window to schedule a backup of your firm’s database.
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At the time of the scheduled backup, Practice CS doesn't need to be running, and staff don't need to sign out of Practice CS for the backup to run.
- SelectSetup,System Configuration, and thenScheduled Backup.noteTo schedule a backup with this procedure, you'll need to have security permission to back up the firm database and to theSetup, thenSystem Configurationmenu command. If you don't have access to this menu command, selectFile, thenBackup, then selectSchedule a recurring backup linkin the Backup Firm window.
- In the Scheduled Backup window, mark theSchedule backups to occurcheckbox.
- Select a frequency from the dropdown list. You can selectDaily, or select a specific day of the week.
- Select theUp/Down arrowbuttons to select a time of day for the backup.
- Enter a path for the backup file location, or select
to go to the location. This backup path must be a valid backup path on the SQL server. - In theUser nameandPasswordfields, enter a Windows account user name and password that has rights on the SQL server to created Windows Scheduled Tasks.
- SelectOKto save your scheduled backup information.note
- Practice CS will keep up to 11 scheduled backup files. The most recent backup file is called Backup.BDF. The next oldest will be named BackupArchive001.BDF, then BackupArchive002.BDF, and so on, through BackupArchive010.BDF. Practice CS deletes the oldest of the 11 backup files whenever the newest one is created.
- If your firm has multiple databases, you shouldn't specify the same backup file destination for both scheduled backups. Doing so will limit the number of archived backups of each database retained, if they are scheduled for different times. If you schedule to be backed up at the same time with the same destination, only 1 database will back up successfully.
