Backup folder
You can back up a project to a folder on any of the following types of storage devices:
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Local disk on your computer. For example, a Backups folder in a My FieldWorks folder.
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Disk on a network file server or on another computer.
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Removable disc (for example, CD-RW).
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Universal Serial Bus (USB) device.
Important
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If there is not enough storage space on a disk, FieldWorks cannot back up the project.
If a removable disc fills up, you need to insert another disc in the drive.
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If you back up projects to a local disk, make sure to back up the FieldWorks backup folder regularly to a network file server or a removable disc. For example, whenever you back up your Documents folder.
Because the default backup folder depends on the active user account, we recommend that you log on a consistent user account to back up the projects on a computer.
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To delete obsolete files, go to the backup folder in Windows® Explorer, or Linux equivalent, and then delete the files.
Select a backup folder
In the Back up this Project dialog box, the Save in box displays the default backup folder.
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You can click Browse:
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To make the selected folder become the default for future backups.
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To make a temporary change for this backup.
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Default Backups folder
The default backup folder locations are:
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C:\Users\name\Documents\My FieldWorks\Backups (Windows®)
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/home/<name>/documents/fieldworks/backups (Linux).