NOTE THE FOLLOWING IS NOT FOR THE LATEST SQLite SOFTWARE VERSIONS 09 and 2010 software needs the QCBack-up Tool
Here are two different Client Back-Up Options.
It is highly advisable to save your backed up file to an external media: flashdrive, CD, DVD, iPod, or external hard drive. You should save your client files regularly. Set yourself a schedule of doing it every week, or whenever you add new clients. It is always a good idea to keep a file backed up separately from the automated QC Back up as well (if you have that software feature) as an extra safety net for your client files.
NOTE: Make Sure you back up your client files before uninstalling an older version of Clasp32. You cannot restore the entire datafolder from an older Clasp32 version to the New 2009 versions. See special instructions below ‘BACK UP OF CLIENT AND EXAMINE FILES ONLY’.
BASIC BACK-UP OF ENTIRE DATA FOLDER CONTENTS OLD VERSIONS 05 06 07
(Used for Version’s 2007 and earlier, or used as a safety net from which specific client and ‘examin’ files can be later extracted)
NOTE: Cannot be used (as such) to restore clients to New 2009 Clasp32 Verison’s)
- Double-click on My Computer
- Double-click on Local Disk (C:)
- Double-click on Clasp32
- Right-click on Data
- Click on Copy
- Close out of the window by clicking on the red X at the top right-hand corner.
- Right-click on an empty space on the Desktop (not on an icon).
- Click on Paste.
- Once the files have transferred you will have a new folder labeled Data
DATA folder must be renamed
- Right-click on Data folder
- Click on Rename
- Data will be highlighted and you can now erase it
- Type “Client Data (date)“.
- Press Enter on your keyboard to save the name change.
BACK UP OF CLIENT AND EXAMIN FILES ONLY
(Used to extract just the client and ‘examin’ files from the DATA folder in order to restore or transfer them to the new 2009 software versions)
- Double-click on My Computer
- Double-click on Local Disk (C:)
- Double-click on Clasp32
- Double-click on DATA
- Click Search on the tool bar above
- Click All files and folders ( usually to the left)
- Type “Patient” into ‘search for a word or phrase in the file’
- Click Search
- Click Edit
- Click Select All
- Click Edit
- Click Copy to Folder
- Select Desktop
- Click Make a New Folder
- Click Paste
- Click New Search
- Type “Examin” into ‘search for a word or phrase in the file’
- Click Search
- Click Edit
- Click Select All
- Click Copy to Folder
- Select Desktop
- Find the folder previously created
- Right Click on the folder and Paste
- Right Click on the folder and name
- Title it Client Data Files with today’s date
- Press the Enter key on your keyboard to save the name change
NOTE: Alternatively, you can refer to the FAQ ‘How to use the QCBack-Up Tool’. This handy tool will perform the above steps automatically for you.
However, it is always advisable to have this type of back up as well for an extra safety net.
