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At your Guardall Director workstation
(server PC if client-server) open the
Windows Start menu, and select
Programs, Guardall Director V4,
and Guardall Director-Repair.
Under Backup/Restore , click
[File], and locate and select your
desired ".BAK" file
(double-click the file,
or select it, and click [Open] )
. Then, click
[Restore Database]. When the
'success' confirmation screen
appears, click [OK] to close the
confirmation screen, and click the [x]
in the upper-right corner of the
'Director-Repair' screen to close the
database check/repair utility.
Restoring an Entire PC
In the event of a hard drive failure or other
'catastrophe', you'll need to:
1) Have the computer repaired back into a
reliable state.
2) Reinstall MS Windows, and all of your
software as necessary--plus the Guardall
Director software (new version if applicable).
3) Perform a database restoral;
(Details previous/above).
4) If you upgraded the Director software, you
must convert the restored database.
QuickRef: Guardall Director-DB Convert.exe.
Related Topic
: See step #6 under "Upgrading
from an Earlier Version of Software".
- [File]: Click here to locate and select your
desired 'backup' file (i.e., a BAK file that was
created previously). Tip
: Double-click the file,
or select the file and click [Open].
- [Restore Database]: Click here to revert to your
selected database file.
(You'll be informed when
the restoral is finished.)
Reminder: In a client-server Guardall Director
system, this utility is available only
at the server PC,
and all associated copies of the Guardall Director
software must be shut down
to repair or restore the
database. (To check if anyone else is connected
(logged in) to the database, refer to a preceding topic /
above.)
- [x]: When finished, click this symbol in the top-
right corner of the form to exit from the database
check/repair utility.
- [Backup Database] and Repair Database :
For details on these features, refer to the
preceding topics/above.
Note: 'Backups' can be done directly through the
Guardall Director software, or through the database
repair utility. Repairing the database, or restoring a
previous 'backup' can be done only through the
database repair utility.
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- User Logins  : This feature is documented
separately.
Related Topics: Advanced Database Features
Exporting or Importing Activity or
Audit Logs (Archive)
What is Archiving?
The archive feature allows moving message
logs out of the main database (to improve
performance), or re-importing them for use
with activity and audit reports.
Read Me: Archiving or purging on a regular basis is
highly recommended since the system can become
Guardall Director-Repair.exe
Backup/Restore  [
Restore Database ]