[mjlaris]

Is it possible to specify a directory where the backup data files are automatically placed?  Currently this directory is under the same directory in which SiDiary is installed but I'd like to specify a directory on another drive.  This way is there is a hard drive failure, at lease one set of data should survive. 

Mark

[Alf]

Hi Mark,

sorry, unfortunately there's no additional (hidden) key to specify another Backup-Folder than the one in the data-folder. I'm using a small backup-tool which is copying my specified resources every day at 12:00 o'clock, including the data and backup-folder.

The automated backup from the sync and meter import should not help in case of a hard disk crash but in case of trouble with data loss during the sync - so that's just another purpose of backup.

We have built a comparable backup function like the one you are looking for but it's part of the USB-Stick Plug&Play-version only: There you can specify a folder (for each PC, the stick is plugged into) for backups and how many daily backups SiDiary will keep there...

Cheers, Alf.

[mjlaris]

No problem, I'll just copy the backup directory manually every once in a while.  My only reason for asking is that I just experienced a disk crash but was able to restore the data to my PC from my PPC.  Thanks anyway,

Mark