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12.2 Backing Up Important DeskTop.SMS Files
Primarily, we suggest that you export your message and contact databases as Microsoft
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Excel .XLS files. If you perform this task on a regular basis, you will keep an accurate and
complete backup record of your message correspondence and contact details.
Please refer to sections 5.1, 5.2 and 6.5 for information on exporting your messages and
contact details.
If you wish to make a thorough backup of your copy of the DeskTop.SMS application, we
suggest that you make a dated copy of the program folder.
To backup the program folder, follow this procedure:
Using a suitable file-managing program (e.g. Microsoft
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Windows
Explorer) locate the DeskTop.SMS program folder (e.g. C:\Program
Files\DeskTop_SMS by default).
Inside the DeskTop.SMS program folder, you will find all of the files used to run the
program and to store your messages and contact details.
Make a copy of the folder and rename it to include the date
when you made the backup.
Move the copied backup folder to a secure location (e.g. a separate hard disk drive
or CD-ROM).
In the unlikely event that you lose your DeskTop.SMS program folder (e.g. during a
system failure), you will be able to restore your copy from the backup.
To restore DeskTop.SMS from a backup program folder copy, follow this procedure:
To be able to restore a previous copy of DeskTop.SMS from scratch, you must first
install from the DeskTop.SMS CD-ROM.
Once the installation is complete, locate your
backup program folder and overwrite the
folder generated by the installation program
(e.g. C:\Program Files\DeskTop_SMS by
default).
This action will restore your application settings, your message databases and your
contact details.
Important. You must install DeskTop.SMS from the CD-ROM before you copy
your backup folder. DeskTop.SMS will not operate correctly with out being
installed by the installation program.
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