Restore a backup in v2.0 and higher

Owned by John Bellos (Unlicensed)
Apr 05, 2016
2 min read

Operating Systems: All
Applies to Versions: DVMAX Research v2.0 or higher

Restoring Files
Use DVMAX Research Server application to restore the backup.

1 - Launch DVMAX Research Server program and immediately hold down the ALT key on Windows or the Alt/Option key on Machintosh. A window with a list of options will open.
2 - Select Restore a backup file and click Continue
3 - Navigate to the location where the desired DVMAX backup file is located.
4 - Select the desired backup file and click Open.
5 - The window that opens contains the default destination selected with a folder that will be created within the location of the DVMAX backup file chosen in the previous step.
6 - If the destination is acceptable click the Restore button. (The destination can be changed by clicking the button to the right of the path)
* If you are restoring both the backup file and the backup journal file follow steps 1-6 for each of the files.

Moving Files
 

Once the restore is complete a folder is created with contents similar to those already in your Data Folder. It is possible that there will be more files with a .4ds extension, these are data segments and are required to launch DVMAX properly.

1 - Move the current contents of your Data Folder to another folder on the hard disk.

2 - Move the contents of the restored folder to the Data Folder.

*Please contact your DVMAX representative if you need assistance locating your data folder.

Launching Restored Files

 1 - Launch DVMAX Research Server program and immediately hold down the ALT key on Windows or the Alt/Option key on Machintosh. A window with a list of options will open.
2 - Choose Select another data file and click Continue
3 - Navigate to the Data folder
4 - Select the DVMAX datafile click Open. (The DVMAX datafile has the file extension of .4dd).
5 - If you had multiple segments to your data, you may be prompted to select each segment. Select each segment the program asks for, one by one, in the same location of your Data.
6 - Once all data segments are selected, you may see a window that states: The correct Log File for this data file could not be found. Try to find it. If you cannot find the Log File, make a full backup of the data before creating a Log File.
7 - Click OK to navigate to the location of the restored log file.
8 - DVMAX can now be used.