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.. _backing_up:
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Backing up OpenLP
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Backing up data files
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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OpenLP gives you the ability to directly access your data files making your data
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easy to back up. Using the menu items at the top click on
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:menuselection:`Tools --> Open Data Folder...`.
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.. image:: pics/backup_data_folder.png
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You will be presented with the folder where all of the OpenLP data files are
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stored in their individual folders.
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.. image:: pics/backup_folders_all.png
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You can select an individual folder or all of the folders and copy your data to
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your choice of media or a flash drive. This is also an easy way to get all of
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your data onto another computer that is running OpenLP.
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You can restore your data folders and files by copying them back into your data
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folder :menuselection:`Tools --> Open Data Folder...`. You will overwrite all of
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your original data with the data you are copying back into the folder.
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**Warning:** Once you overwrite your data there is no way to retrieve your
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original data.
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**Note:** If you copy your data files back into the OpenLP data folder you must
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shut down OpenLP and restart it to see the changes.
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Export Settings
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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OpenLP stores all of the configuration settings in a configuration file for
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Linux and OS X or the Window's registry. Once you have OpenLP configured to your
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liking you should backup your settings. This is done from the menu item at the
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top by clicking on :menuselection:`File --> Export --> Settings`.
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.. image:: pics/backup_export.png
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You will then be presented with a window to choose what to name and where you
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want to save your configuration file. Click :guilabel:`Save`.
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.. image:: pics/backup_export_settings.png
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Import Settings
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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You can import OpenLP configuration settings from a previous backuped up
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configuration file or from an exported file from another computer. This is done
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from the menu item at the top. by clicking on
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:menuselection:`File --> Import --> Settings`.
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.. image:: pics/backup_import.png
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Please read the complete warning and click :guilabel:`Yes` to continue or
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:guilabel:`No` to cancel.
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.. image:: pics/backup_import_sure.png
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You will then be presented with a window to find and restore your saved
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configuration file. Click on the configuration file and click :guilabel:`Open`.
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.. image:: pics/backup_import_settings.png
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Your configuration settings will be imported. Click on :guilabel:`Ok` to restart
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OpenLP.
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.. image:: pics/backup_import_restart.png
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