Restoring a Backup

If this is a new installation of Church Windows, it will ask if you are restoring a backup, and you can choose to Restore Existing Data.

Important!

• When you restore a backup, it will delete the current data and replace it with the data as it existed at the exact point when the backup was made.
• Any changes made to the data after that backup was made will be permanently lost.

 

To restore a backup that was created by Making a Backup:

• From The Initial Portal of Church Windows choose Administration
• Choose Restore Data
• If the Restore Data button is grayed out with a lock symbol on it, then your Church Windows password does not allow you access to this feature.
  • Click Administration and choose Security (or have your system administrator do this) to permit your username access to the Restore function.
  • This feature can be disabled for specific Users since an accidental restore could possibly result in data loss.
• The Restore screen will open:
  
  
  
  
• When you select Restore Data, the system checks for a backup file to restore from. The system will default to restoring from the drive that was used for the most recent backup created.
• Once the Restore Data screen is open, you may then click Browse and select the location of the backup file that you’d like to restore.
• Click Begin Restore. The system will replace your current Church Windows data with the data file(s) you selected.
• When the restore has finished, a window will pop up to alert you, click OK:
  
  
  
• Another window will open telling you to restart Church Windows: