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The following are the menu options on this menu:
| Backup Database | Copy a backed-up version of your database, which contains all of your current data, to a USB memory key, writeable CD, or a subdirectory on your hard drive. |
| Restore Database | Bring back a backed-up database from a USB memory key, CD or subdirectory on your hard drive etc., overwriting (i.e. completely replacing) your current database. |
| Email Backup | Email a compressed and encrypted backup of your database to any desired email address. |
Restore Emailed Backup After receiving an emailed backup, and saving the attachment to your hard drive, use this menu option to restore it, overwriting your current database.
Restore Internet Backup Allows you to restore an Internet backup, stored on the Software4Nonprofits Internet backup storage area. Not available in the OnDemand version, which does not need or use Internet backups because it is already running on a server.
Restore Non-Backup Database Allows you to restore an actual copy of the database file (for example DONATION4.DB), if you don't have an up-to-date backup file. That's as opposed to the more common option of restoring a backup file (DONATION4.DB.GBK, DONATION-YYYY-MM-DD.DB.GBK, or DONATION-YYYY-MM-DD.HH.MM.SS.DB.GBK, where YYYY-MM-DD represents the date the backup was made and HH.MM.SS represents the time)
| Backup Frequency and Options | This window allows you to set the frequency at which you are reminded to backup your database, and determine how many older backups are stored in your backup location. The reminder frequency defaults to Weekly, and the reminders occur just as you are exiting the program. This window also allows you to set up for Internet Backups. |