Rice Lake TransAct 1.0 - Manual (Page 56)

5 2 Setting Up TransAct
Utilities
Backup
Why is it important to backup your data? Electronic data is very
fragile. If your hard drive fails, everything on it is lost. It is important
to create a backup plan and train users to follow the plan. Tape backup
is the most commonly used type of backup.
A common backup plan is a weekly backup, where a week’s worth of
daily tapes are rotated Monday through Friday. Other companies
utilize a monthly rotation using a different tape for each day of the
month. Regardless of your backup method, be certain not to rely on a
single tape.
TransAct provides a utility for backing up your database to your local
hard drive. TransAct allows backup of the database to a floppy diskette
if the database is small enough to fit on one floppy. Unfortunately, it
rarely is, so tape backup is recommended. A database backup to your
local drive should be performed daily prior to tape backup.
Creating a Backup File
To run the backup utility, click on Admin... from the toolbar and select
Utilities from the Admin pull-down menu. Select Backup and click
the left mouse button.
Selecting Backup
The Backup Database window appears.