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Figure 6.11: Data Management aspect of the Advanced screen.
in the first dialog. But if you choose to “Demo” in that dialog, you’ll need to
use this “Erase and Use Backup Copy” button to finish updating. It can also
be used to revert your data back to the last time you saved a set of backup files.
To view where these FlockFiler Lite backup files are on your computer,
push the ‘Show “Exports” Folder’ button. FlockFiler Lite will then ask your
computer to open up a window in Windows Explorer or the Macintosh Finder
displaying the “Exports” folder. You can then copy these backup data files to a
safe place off of your computer for safe keeping. These backup files are critical
for transferring your data to a newer version of FlockFiler Lite. You can also
use these backup files to copy your FlockFiler Lite data from one computer to
another. For more information on these topics see Chapter 12 on updating or
Chapter 13 on making backup copies of your data.
The ‘Show “Images” Folder’ button will open up the “Images” folder located
inside the “FlockFiler Lite” folder. This is the recommended place to store image
files you use to populate the Photo field on the Basic screen.
The “Export All Data to Text Files” button will create two new text files in
the “Exports” folder inside the FlockFiler Lite installation folder. These two exported files will contain all of the information that you typed into FlockFiler Lite
in both the Sheep and Log Entries areas. The files are saved in CSV (commaseparated values) format that any spreadsheet can read. The first record in each
the file contains the names of the data fields (headers).
Unlike the data exported using the “Export Records. . . ” selection in the File
menu, the data exported from this button is not limited to the records you are
currently browsing. All of the data you entered in all of the records is exported,