Your data is the most important property. Therefore just set up a backup, because a hard disk typing error, hard disk malfunction or also a virus can destroy any kind of files, also databases. Therefore it is important that you always create a functional and up-to-date backup of your databases. Password Safe already offers automatable backup mechanisms, so that you can easily set them up and always have an updated backup available for case of emergency.

 

 

Possibilities for the backup without server

Copy of the database

 

For the protection of your data the database <%DATABASE%> can be copied on file system level. Please notice that during the copying the database must not be accessed. Therefore all users have to be logged off the database. If you use a backup software in your system you can also let the database copy with it, if it is sure that during the copying nobody is connected with the database. At a hardware malfunction you can directly link the copy of the database as existing database.

 

Backup via the automated backup

 

If you use a local or a network database (on network share) you can set up the automatic backup (PSX format) via the menu „edit“ -> „database settings“ -> „auto backup“. As soon as the backup is set up every time you close the database a backup will be automatically created for the whole database. Therefore you always have the current backup as a PSX backup available and can create a new database from that at any time.

Further information on the setup of the auto backup

 

 

Backup concepts

Singleuser database

 

If you use a singleuser database we suggest to create an automatic backup  every time you close Password Safe locally on your computer. Please notice that the backups are each overwritten if you do not annex date and time. Therefore you receive a backup file which is updated every day. If you annex date and time you receive a new backup daily and can therefore also get back to older backups. If you want to continue to increase safety you can copy the backup file to file system level after the creation. As a storage location we suggest a NAS here or another computer, but also the copying to another hard disk makes sense because that way you do not loose your data in the case of a hard disk crash. The backup file can either be copied manually or also via a backup. If you should use a tool please make sure at its configuration that the backup has to be completely created before you copy it.

 

Multiuser database

 

At the use of a multiuser database we suggest to define an employee who creates manual backups daily. It is also possible here to use the option automatic backup when closing, however, here every user would be asked to create a backup when closing. Additionally it makes sense to copy the database file daily with a backup software or manually.

 

Further information on the setup of the auto backup

 

Restoration at the client

A backup (PSX backup file) can only be imported to a new database. An import to an existing database is not possible.

 

Act as follows:

1.Create a new database with the database assistant and enter the backup file which you want to restore directly in the database assistant.

2.After the database has been created the data in this database will be automatically reproduced.

3.Afterwards you can log on at the database.