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| howtos:backup [2010/07/13 20:12] – Stand-alone PFI Diagnostic Utility v0.2.0 is a 61 KB zip file xuesheng | howtos:backup [2010/08/04 18:47] – Stand-alone PFI Diagnostic Utility v0.3.0 is a 62 KB zip file xuesheng | ||
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| The installer creates shortcuts to the program // | The installer creates shortcuts to the program // | ||
| - | Since the SFN format is not very human-friendly, | + | Since the SFN format is not very human-friendly, |
| To make a full backup of POPFile, simply backup the POPFile folder and subfolders and, if your User Data is stored separately, backup the User Data folder and subfolders (assuming that the default locations were used for message history, etc). | To make a full backup of POPFile, simply backup the POPFile folder and subfolders and, if your User Data is stored separately, backup the User Data folder and subfolders (assuming that the default locations were used for message history, etc). | ||
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| * if a clean install was performed, or if a new user configuration has been created by the 'Add POPFile User' wizard, then the default location of the User Data depends upon the Windows version and how it has been configured. For example, if you are using Windows 2000 or XP then the default location is probably // | * if a clean install was performed, or if a new user configuration has been created by the 'Add POPFile User' wizard, then the default location of the User Data depends upon the Windows version and how it has been configured. For example, if you are using Windows 2000 or XP then the default location is probably // | ||
| - | The installer and the 'Add POPFile User' wizard make it very easy to select a different location from the default one, and even if the default locations are used it can be difficult to find the relevant folder, so a small utility has been created to avoid the need to delve into the registry. If you used the Windows installer for 0.22.0 (or later) then the utility can be run by selecting Start -> Programs -> POPFile -> Support -> PFI Diagnostic utility (simple). If you are using POPFile 0.21.x the [[http:// | + | The installer and the 'Add POPFile User' wizard make it very easy to select a different location from the default one, and even if the default locations are used it can be difficult to find the relevant folder, so a small utility has been created to avoid the need to delve into the registry. If you used the Windows installer for 0.22.0 (or later) then the utility can be run by selecting Start -> Programs -> POPFile -> Support -> PFI Diagnostic utility (simple). If you are using POPFile 0.21.x the [[http:// |
| Once you have identified the folders which are to be backed up, you can simply make a copy of those folders but you may want to use a utility like zip or WinZip. | Once you have identified the folders which are to be backed up, you can simply make a copy of those folders but you may want to use a utility like zip or WinZip. | ||
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