Learning about the Backup Configuration Utility

Use the Backup Configuration Utility to back up and restore configuration settings within the Barr software. After you have configured the Barr software, you can save these settings using the Backup Configuration Utility. When fine tuning these settings, you may want to save your original configuration settings so you can restore the settings if needed.

You can access this utility from the Spool Window. On the Spool Window menu bar, select Tools | Backup Configuration to open the Backup Configuration Utility.

Click the portion of the window that you want to learn more about.

Backup Configuration Utility

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Actions

Selects the action for the Backup Configuration Utility to perform.

Anyone can use the Backup Configuration Utility to back up configuration files, but only users who are in the Administrators group and who have the appropriate user rights can restore configuration files.

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Items to include

Selects the items to be included in the backup or items to be restored. The following is a description of each option.

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Backup/Restore button

Begins the backup or restore process. The button label corresponds to which action is selected.

Anyone can use the Backup Configuration Utility to back up configuration files, but only users who are in the Administrators group and who have the appropriate user rights can restore configuration files.

To restore files, the current software version and the version of the backed up configuration files must be based on the same major version of the software. For example, a backup of 4.1.48 can be restored to 4.1.50, but not to 4.2.1.

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View Log button

Displays the log file, which documents the details of the backup and restore process. The log file is named BarrBackup.log and is located in the Log folder.

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