Diversity Collection

Backup

If you want to create a backup of your database, there are 2 options. You may either export the data as csv files to your local computer or you may create a backup on the server.

Export data as csv

To export your data as csv files to your local computer, choose Data → Export → CSV(bcp) ... from the menu. A window will open as shown below, where you can select the tables that should be exported. Click on the Start Export button to export your data. If you choose the option as shown below 2 files will be created for every table. The first file (*.csv) contains the data while the second file (*.xml) contains the structure of the table.

Create backup on the server

To create a backup of your database on the server, choose Data → Backup database from the menu. This will create a SQL-Server backup on the server where the database is located. Ensure that there is enough space on the server.

Another option is to create a direct copy of the database files on the server. For this you have to use the functions provided by SQL-Server. However, you need administration rights for the database you want to create a backup of. Open the Enterprise Manager for SQL-Server, choose the database and detach it from the server as shown in the image below.

After detaching the database, you can save a copy of the ..._Data.MDF file to keep it as a backup.

After storing the backup you have to reattach the database.

A dialog will appear where you have to select the original database file in your directory.