Tag: Backup

The Lucid Builder now creates a series of back files (or snap shots) of the key data each time you open a key.

The builder will keep a maximum four versions of your key data (the latest versions), older versions being deleted. These backup files can be found in the keys Data folder. Each snap shot of a data file has the same file extension. For example:

Current in use data files have the following extensions:

.data
.dep
.sco
.fil

Backup data sets have the following extensions:

.data.bak{1-3}
.dep.bak{1-3}
.sco.bak{1-3}
.fil.bak{1-3}

E.g.

.data.bak1
.dep.bak1
.sco.bak1
.fil.bak1

If you do need to recover to a prior back up set ensure the following:

1. The Builder is closed.
2. Back up the “in use” data files to a safe location (e.g. network drive or backup device).
3. Remove or delete the in use data files (e.g. the files without the .bak extension).
4. Make a copy of the desired back set in the Data folder and remove the .bak file extensions.