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Scheduling administrative tasks Scheduling database backups
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Scheduling database backups
You can back up all hosted databases, databases in selected folders, or a selected database.
Database backups
are saved in the default backup folder or in a folder that you specify. You can set
the path in the Schedule assistant
.
During backups, FileMaker Server copies the database while it is active. Users can continue to
make modifications. When the copy is complete, the database pauses to synchronize backup files
with the current database and then the database resumes. In the Schedule assistant, you can also
specify whether to perform a consistency check on the backup file and receive email notifications
when backups are complete.
The destination disk that stores your hosted files and backups must have plenty of free space. If the
hard disk runs out of space while a file is being modified or if a database file reaches the 8 terabytes
size limit, the file will be compressed. Compression may take some time to complete.
If the hard disk runs out of space during a backup, the backup stops, the backup file is deleted, and
FileMaker Server logs an error in Event.log
. You should check the Schedules list for error
conditions, which are reported in the Last Run Status. To avoid running out of disk space when
backing up files, choose a different hard disk as your backup destination, or move completed
backups to offline storage.
For more information about backups, see Tips for database backups
(page 129).
Related topics
Creating schedules (page 134)
Tracking activity in log files
(page 110)
Default folder settings
(page 73)
Scheduling administrative tasks
(page 126)