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If your laboratory has no schedule for database backups, the system
does inform you when your database approaches its size limit. You
should back up the database according to a periodic schedule.
‹ To back up the database:
1. Click Tools from the menu bar.
2. From the Tools menu, select Database Backup. The Backup
Database To dialog box appears.
Figure 104. Backup Database To Dialog Box
3. Choose the file name and location of the database that you want
to back up.
4. Click Save. The LX100 IS Database Backup dialog box appears
informing you the backup is in progress to the specified location.
See Figure 105.
Figure 105. Database Backup Dialog Box
Erase the
Database Data
You can erase sample information from the database at any time.
You will see a warning when the database is 80% full
(approximately 200 MB free of a two GB hard drive limit). This
provides advanced warning to erase database information.