We should takes this to problems but if you are unsure or just want to make back-up real easy for others who may have to do it in your absence then yes just copy the whole darn AC folder to the drive or location of your choice. There are five that are most important, but if you have things like labs activated and the like you may actually need that as well.
As I have posted for others in the past we have two drives that we copy the entire AC folder to every night (this way you get copies of any back-up files that Amazing Utilities has run in the past too, see sometimes simple is best, I've got my solid reasons) to both drives. One comes home with us in our laptop bags while the other stays locked in a fire and water proof box, locked in our med cabinet.
Every now and again I make a folder with all the back-up files AU makes, so the original AC folder doesn't get too big. They have names like BU AC db and the like, you'll be able to tell them apart from the originals. Then I make two copies of that folder to the two drives. Carlos suggested this to me many years ago as a decent housekeeping idea. Keeps that original folder tidy and from getting too large every time you run AU's.
Always have some sort of off-site back... Just in case. Loose your entire office you still have your data. Have to evacuate the entire region (Katrina style), grab that back up drive and take it with you. Heck in that case email the entire thing to another AC office in another part of the country. Not too HIPAA but at least you tried to keep a safe copy of your data, Heck email it to yourself as long as your email sits in like the ISP's servers until it is safe to go home.
Bert, I'll email mine to you. Actually send a copy of your database to tech support in a real emergency, just in case. Carlos here it comes!!!
Last edited by hockeyref; 07/16/2008 10:41 PM. Reason: AU's Part
