How do I backup ALL XY Settings (for easy reinstall)

[Vocalpoint]

I will be building some new workstations in the near future and would like to be able to reinstall a perfect working copy of XY - including all my settings, scripts etc.

Best practice for backing it up?

VP

[highend]

File - Settings Special - Backup Application Data Folder...

From the file requester, create a new folder, select it, hit OK.

To restore it copy it's content back to the XYplorer's application data folder on the new machine (while XY isn't started)

[Vocalpoint]

File - Settings Special - Backup Application Data Folder... From the file requester, create a new folder, select it, hit OK.

To restore it copy it's content back to the XYplorer's application data folder on the new machine (while XY isn't started)

Cool. But - once set up as above - how do I periodically "run" a backup? Is this this manual thing all the time?

I believe the files being backed are located here:

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer\

Might be more efficient to set up my backup software to copy this folder structure on a schedule so I know I am getting recent backup.

VP

[highend]

goto <xydata>; in the address bar takes you to the place where XY's data is stored.

Regular backups: Yeah, use a tool. If necessary with revisions...

[Vocalpoint]

goto <xydata>; in the address bar takes you to the place where XY's data is stored.

Regular backups: Yeah, use a tool. If necessary with revisions...

Hmm...when I type <xydata> - I jump over to an old backup folder on my D drive. Seems I must have made some changes a while back. Is the "data" directory set via the interface or did I update an ini file or something in the past?

Can't seem to see where I set this to "d:\backup".

?

VP

[highend]

Show me the contents of the "Help - Various Information" window first...

[Vocalpoint]

Show me the contents of the "Help - Various Information" window first...

Here you go...

Various Information

XYplorer: 15.50.0100 (Pro Edition - Lifetime License Pro)
Loaded in: 888 ms at 8/29/2015 5:17:17 AM
Uptime: 2 hrs, 46 mins, 45 secs
Memory Usage: 79,964 KB, Virtual Memory Size: 48,632 KB

OS: Windows 7 Professional (Service Pack 1), 64-bit (6.1)
OS Uptime: 21 hrs, 21 mins, 24 secs
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User Role: User
Themes: Yes (Aero) RealSystem32: Yes

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DblClick Time: 500 ms
Screen: 1920x1080, 1, Virtual: (0, 0) - (1920, 1080), Work: (0, 0) - (1920, 1040)
Screen DPI: 96 (100%), twx: 15, stretch: 1
Screen Color Depth: 32
UseDPIAwareIconSizes: No, Yes
Icon Size: small=16, large=33
Icon Size Recommended: small=16, large=32

Command:
CommandW:
Command Normalized:

App: C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe
Ini File: D:\Backup\XYplorer\XYplorer.ini
App Data Path: D:\Backup\XYplorer\
Pane 1 Data Path: D:\Backup\XYplorer\Panes\1\
Pane 2 Data Path: D:\Backup\XYplorer\Panes\2\
Catalogs Path: D:\Backup\XYplorer\Catalogs\
Icons Path: D:\Backup\XYplorer\Icons\
New Items Path: D:\Backup\XYplorer\NewItems\
Scripts Path: D:\Backup\XYplorer\Scripts\
Thumbs Cache: D:\Backup\XYplorer\Thumbnails\
Catalog: D:\Backup\XYplorer\Catalogs\catalog.dat
Tags Database: D:\Backup\XYplorer\tag.dat

Language Support: 8.63
Language: No language loaded

[bdeshi]

Do you have a startup.ini file in xyplorer program files folder? Quick shortcut: <xypath>

[Vocalpoint]

Do you have a startup.ini file in xyplorer program files folder? Quick shortcut: <xypath>

Why - yes I do! And look what is in it...

[Appdata]
Path=D:\Backup\XYplorer

Looks like I must have diverted the app directory sometime in the distant past....

VP

[bdeshi]

The default content for a installed XY instance is:

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[Appdata]
Path=%APPDATA%\XYplorer

You could just move D:\backup\XYplorer to %APPDATA%\XYplorer, but looks like your <xydata> is inherently backed up already!

[Vocalpoint]

The default content for a installed XY instance is:

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[Appdata]
Path=%APPDATA%\XYplorer

You could just move D:\backup\XYplorer to %APPDATA%\XYplorer, but looks like your <xydata> is inherently backed up already!

So - is the startup.ini - standard issue? As in - does it get written when a new install is performed? If so - I should probably revert this install back to the default.

I do not want assume there will be a D drive all the time

So - to move it back would I update the startup.ini to read

[Appdata]
Path=%APPDATA%\XYplorer

And then move everything from D:\Backup over there? Obviously with XY closed?

VP


I shoud probably bumpt

[highend]

As in - does it get written when a new install is performed?

Nope. You've created it by yourself...

If you don't need it, you can delete it as well.

[bdeshi]

As in - does it get written when a new install is performed?

Nope. You've created it by yourself...

If you don't need it, you can delete it as well.

No, actually the non-portable installer of XYplorer DOES include a startup.ini. Otherwise <xydata> would default to programfiles(x86)\Data which is normally write-protected.
The portable download doesn't contain startup.ini cause it's unnecessary there.

[Vocalpoint]

Coming back to this thread after a wee bit...

If I want to revert to the default - what exactly do I do?

Change startup.ini to read

[Appdata]
Path=%APPDATA%\XYplorer

And then move everything from D:\Backup back to %APPDATA%\XYplorer?

Or

Delete startup.ini and just move everything back?

I need to get this install back to how it would be when first installed. Appreciate any help.

VP

[expee]

I have a folder with all the files inside, but I can't figure out how to restore them, and where I restore to? I have XP...? I don't have the file path suggested on other posts?.. I'm using XP... I Did a fresh install of Xp now can't put my backup into computer, with all my settings /colour schemes