**** We would recommend that you regularly backup your data and store a copy of it on a separate hard drive or burn a copy to cd.  Please see further details below how to automate this process with Dropbox and automated folder synching.

 

You can easily create and restore backups of your data from the Admin Section.

 

To create a backup simply click on the Backup Button.

 

A new backup will be created and displayed in the Archives Window.

 

The file name of the backup is formatted day:month:year:time so a backup created on the 2^nd August 2012 at 9:09am would be  02082012.99.BAK

 

If you are unsure of which one is the latest backup simply check the backup folder and sort by date to verify the latest copy

 

To restore a backup simply click on the red push pin next to the backup file name in the Archive window.

 

If you need to restore a backup onto another computer the backup file can be found under the Craft Maker Pro Directory where you saved the program in the Backups Folder.

 

Copy over the file before starting Craft Maker Pro.  The backup will only show in the archive section if it was copied there prior to starting Craft Maker Pro.

 

** Very Important:

If working across two computers you need to be extremely careful when restoring data to another machine, as all old data will be over written.  If you have made any changes that are not on the backup you are going to restore they will be lost as the backup facility does not merge the data but completely installs the backup file.

 

You may also backup the entire program by copying the entire Craft Maker Pro folder to a cd or other external hard disc for safe keeping or transfer to another computer.

 

If you have a problem with your computer and lose your data we can always send you a new copy of the Craft Maker Pro but you must be responsible to backup your own data as if you lose that there is nothing we can do.