How to Backup Universal Office Data

This article will help you create manual backups as well as schedule daily backups of your database.

To perform the following procedures, open the Universal Office Backup Utility on your server computer. A backup can be done only on the server.

Manual Backup

1. Click on the Backup Universal Office Data button.
2. Check the box next to the database you want to backup or check Select all.
3. Choose a destination folder or leave it as default.
4. Click Start.
   The Universal Office Backup begins.
5. Click Done when finished.

Schedule Backup

1. Click on the Schedule backup button.
2. Click Set Schedule next to the database you want to schedule backup.
3. Choose a destination folder or leave it as default.
4. Check the box next to each day of the week you want to perform a backup and pick the time for each selected day, then click Save.
   Note: Make sure the Enabled box is checked.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 for every database to schedule an automatic backup.
6. Click Done when finished.

Notification Settings

When the notification settings are configured, emails can be sent to notify you if a scheduled backup fails, when a scheduled backup was not performed, and when a scheduled backup was completed.

1. Click on the Notifications Settings button, then click Set Notification Settings.
   The Set Notifications Settings window opens.
2. In the Send to field, enter the email address to which the notifications will be sent. Separate multiple email addresses using semicolon character.
3. Specify the From name. This name will appear in the receiver’s email “From” field.
4. Check the Notification Triggers boxes to select which notification emails will be sent.
5. Click Save to apply the Notification Settings.
   Tip: To clear settings and start over, click Reset Settings.
   Note: To ensure your Notification Settings are configured correctly, click the Send test button to send a test email. If the Notification Settings were configured correctly, you will receive the test email in your email inbox shortly.
6. Click Done when finished.