taken from the
This option will restore your data for a specific set of books
or your hard drive or in a valid folder on your system. This option uses the
Pkzip to uncompress or unzip the size of files contained in the backup file. To
Restore a Set of Books from a Backup, a valid Backup (tcBackup.exe) file must exist.
It may however, happen that your data may for some reason become corrupt. Using the restore facility allows you to restore your data from a previous backup and will correct the possible errors. You may have to re-enter your data since the last backup until your last transaction before it became corrupted. It is recommended that you keep record of which data is backed up and which is not, as to prevent re-entering data that is already on your backup disks. The amount of data to be re-entered depends on the frequency and quantity of your data that is entered, since your last backup.
The very same backup disks or backup files on your hard drive are used to restore your data in your set of books. If you do not make regular backups, you may have to re-enter thousands of transactions and general ledger, debtor, creditor and stock information. It is also important to keep record of your backup disks or files or to label your backup disks to prevent restoring a Set of Books from an incorrect backup disk or file.
To Restore a Set of Books:
Click on File - Backup/Restore Set of
Books menu option or click on the 
speed button or icon. You may also press the
and 
and 
keys on your keyboard. TurboCASH will automatically close the Set
of Books. The Backup Set of books screen will be displayed.
Click on the 
icon. The Backup screen will change to the Restore
Set of Books screen.
Select the Name of the Set of Books you wish to restore. Click on the
Folder 
icon on the right hand side of the File Name field to select a Backup
file from the TurboCASH Backup Select File
screen.
If you have included the system date and time as part of the file name, it will be easier to select the correct backup file to restore from.
If the Backup file for the Set of Books you need to restore is located on a network server, select the
option and locate the file on the server.
Select the Drive to Restore from. The default backup path (drive or
folder) for a set of books as set in the Setup - Preferences - Backup Path menu
option will be displayed. If you have not set the default backup path, the
default system drive (normally this would be the Stiffy Drive A) will be
displayed. You may select any other drive or folder on your system.
You may also click on the Folder icon on the right
hand side of the Restore To field to locate a file your hard drive or network
drive in which your backup data is stored on the Browse
Folder screen.
If the Stiffy drive is used, TurboCASH will prompt you to insert the next disk until the restore process is completed. You could also select a to Restore from your hard drive e.g. Drive C or any available drive on your network). TurboCASH also allows you to restore from a Re-Writable CD, provided that you have a CD writer installed on your system and the backup is correctly done on the CD.
Click on the 
button the Information screen will be
displayed.
Click on the 
button, to start the restore process. If you click on the
, the operation will be cancelled. When the restore process is completed, the
following Information screen will be displayed:
Click on the 
button.
Click on the button and click on the 
button on the Backup / Restore Set of Books screen. You may also press the 
button on your keyboard
to close or exit the
Backup / Restore Set of Books
screen.
If no valid Backup file exists, TurboCASH will display an Error message that the Backup file could not be found.
Click on the button. Try to relocate the tcBackup.exe
file.
It may however, happen that your data may for some reason become corrupt. Using the restore facility allows you to restore your data from a previous backup and will correct the possible errors. You may have to re-enter your data since the last backup until your last transaction before it became corrupted. It is recommended that you keep record of which data is backed up and which is not, as to prevent re-entering data that is already on your backup disks. The amount of data to be re-entered depends on the frequency and quantity of your data that is entered, since your last backup.
The very same backup disks or backup files on your hard drive are used to restore your data in your set of books. If you do not make regular backups, you may have to re-enter thousands of transactions and general ledger, debtor, creditor and stock information. It is also important to keep record of your backup disks or files or to label your backup disks to prevent restoring a Set of Books from an incorrect backup disk or file.
To Restore a Set of Books:
Click on File - Backup/Restore Set of
Books menu option or click on the speed button or icon. You may also press the
and and keys on your keyboard. TurboCASH will automatically close the Set
of Books. The Backup Set of books screen will be displayed.
Click on the icon. The Backup screen will change to the Restore
Set of Books screen.Select the Name of the Set of Books you wish to restore. Click on the
Folder icon on the right hand side of the File Name field to select a Backup
file from the TurboCASH Backup Select File
screen. If you have included the system date and time as part of the file name, it will be easier to select the correct backup file to restore from.
If the Backup file for the Set of Books you need to restore is located on a network server, select the
option and locate the file on the server.Select the Drive to Restore from. The default backup path (drive or
folder) for a set of books as set in the Setup - Preferences - Backup Path menu
option will be displayed. If you have not set the default backup path, the
default system drive (normally this would be the Stiffy Drive A) will be
displayed. You may select any other drive or folder on your system. You may also click on the Folder
icon on the right
hand side of the Restore To field to locate a file your hard drive or network
drive in which your backup data is stored on the Browse
Folder screen.If the Stiffy drive is used, TurboCASH will prompt you to insert the next disk until the restore process is completed. You could also select a to Restore from your hard drive e.g. Drive C or any available drive on your network). TurboCASH also allows you to restore from a Re-Writable CD, provided that you have a CD writer installed on your system and the backup is correctly done on the CD.
Click on the button the Information screen will be
displayed. Click on the button, to start the restore process. If you click on the
, the operation will be cancelled. When the restore process is completed, the
following Information screen will be displayed: Click on the button.Click on the button and click on the button on the Backup / Restore Set of Books screen. You may also press the button on your keyboard
to close or exit the
Backup / Restore Set of Books
screen.
ûError - File not Found
If no valid Backup file exists, TurboCASH will display an Error message that the Backup file could not be found.
Click on the
button. Try to relocate the tcBackup.exe
file.