There are many reasons for reverting back to an older backup when using our applications, this article will outline the steps you can take to do just that.
- Open and Log into the program as normal
- Go to the File menu in the top toolbar
- Select the option to "Restore from a previous backup"
- Click the browse button:
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(Finance Coordinator) - Select the backup you wish to restore to. The default backups location is "C:\Data Developments\{Program Name}{Version}\Backup
- Enter the relevant encryption key only if you manually entered one in at the time the backup was taken otherwise leave it blank
- Double click on the file
- The name of the backup should appear near the centre of the screen
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(Finance Coordinator) - then click the "Restore" button or the green tick as shown above
The program will close to complete the restore and when you open it up again the data will be as it was at the time the backup was created.