A typical problem I find when working with patrons at our FHC is they try to *open* a backup file rather than *restore* a backup file. When opening doesn't work they think the file is corrupted. The difficulty comes about because we mix terminology. The PRINCIPLE of backing up can be fulfilled either by creating a *backup file*, which is a specific file and uses a .zip extension, OR by creating a *copy* of the original .paf file. By the same token, the terms open and restore have precise meanings but are often used or interchanged incorrectly. If the*backup* is a copy, then it should be *opened*, using the same program that created it. If the *backup* is a true backup file then the way to retrieve it is to use the *restore* command. If you try to restore a .paf file, or try to open a .zip file, neither will work. It therefore becomes essential to specify and understand the differences between a backup copy and a backup file. The second most common error I see with patrons is thinking they are saving their backup (of whatever type) to a floppy, only to arrive at the fHC with a blank disk. Invariably they actually saved the file to their hard drive. Gary Templeman ----- Original Message ----- From: <GenBound@aol.com> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:00 AM Subject: [PAF-5] Re: Backing up PAF files > Whatever method you chose be sure to try opening it. Some have thought they > were making backups only to find, when they really needed it, that it did not > work. > > Sharon > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAF-5-USERS/ >