Note: If you are using Daylite 3.2.3 or above, read this article to learn how to restore a database from its backup. If you are using Daylite 3.2.2 or lower versions, read the following article to understand how you can restore a database from its backup.


When making any changes to your Daylite database file, all actions should be undertaken in an application called "OpenBase Manager."OpenBase is a relational database for the Mac OS X. OpenBase Manager is a tool to monitor the activity on your OpenBase databases. So for example, if you wanted to delete an existing database and start again from scratch, you would perform this action in Openbase Manager instead of manually deleting the file from it's originating folder.


1) RENAMING OR DELETING AN EXISTING DAYLITE DATABASE

You should rename your existing Daylite database before attempting to restore a backup. This will prevent any data corruption and ensure that you are not simply overwriting over an existing file. So ideally, when restoring a backup, it has it's own unique name and doesn't clash with any other files in the database folder. To do this, you will need to ensure that it has stopped in the OpenBase manager application before renaming it.

Note: If you are moving a database to another computer, or restoring a database where an existing one doesn't exist, skip to step #2)

1. Ensure that the Daylite application is closed.
2. Launch the OpenBase Manager application located in Applications -> OpenBase -> OpenBase Manager.
3. In the OpenBase Manager window, click 'Local' located on the left hand panel.
In the panel on the right hand side, you should see a list of databases that currently reside on the computer (if the main OpenBase Manager does not appear on screen, try selecting Window -> Show Databases... from the OBM menu bar).

Note: There is a colored icon to the left of the database name. The color of this icon denotes the current status of the database.

Green = Active
Red = Inactive
Grey = Stopped (Inactive)
Yellow&Red = Database is starting
Blue = Finalizing processes (appears just before the database has activated)

4. Highlight your existing Daylite database name.
5. From the OpenBase Manager menu bar (or short form "OBM"), choose Action -> Stop Database.
A alert opens saying 'Are you sure that you want to shut down the database?'
6. Click Shutdown.
A red light will appear beside the database name confirming that it has stopped successfully
7. From the OBM menu bar, choose Action > Configure Database.
A new window will appear.
8. Select the 'General' tab.
9. Rename the database in the 'Database Name' field (i.e, by appending the word "OLD")
Tab out of this field (or press the [return] key on your keyboard), and then close the configuration window.
10. In the alert window, click Save Changes.

Note: If you would like to delete the database instead of renaming it, stop it first, and then select Action -> Delete Database from the OBM menu bar.
An alert window saying 'Are you sure you want to delete the database?' opens.
Click Delete.
You can now safely restore the backup of your Daylite database.

2) RESTORING A DAYLITE DATABASE

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1. Locate and unarchive the backup database by double clicking the *.tgz file. This will expand to produce a *.db file (Backups are stored by default in the following directory Hardrive -> Library -> Openbase -> Backups folder. If you are transferring the backup from one computer to another, copy the backup file to the computer's desktop first before unarchiving it).

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