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This process takes a 4D Backup file and restores it into a folder containing the Genie data files i.e. Genie.4DD, Genie.4DR, and any Genie<N>.4DS files. It assumes that you have been using the built in automation procedures as outlined in the previous section, and you are set as the administrator of Genie.
| 1. | Ask your clients to log off, then Quit Genie Server. |
| 2. | On your server, open Genie single user: |
a) On a Mac it is situated: /Applications/Genie/Genie
b) On a PC it is situated: C:\Genie\Solo Application\Genie.exe
| 3. | From the File Menu, select Maintenance & Reports i.e. |
| 4. | Select the Administrator tab at the top of the screen. |
| 5. | Click the Restore a Backup button. |
| 6. | You will be prompted to select a 4D backup file. If your backups are less than 2GB in size, it will be in the format Genie[XXXX].4BK, otherwise it will be in the format Genie[XXXX-0001].4BK. The backups will be located in the backup folder you have specified as outlined in the Automated Backup section |
| 7. | A folder will be created in the same folder as the Genie[XXXX{-0001}].4BK file called Genie[XXXX{-0001}].4BK-Restore. This contains your restored Genie data files i.e. Genie.4DD, Genie.4DR and any Genie<N>.4DS files. |
| 8. | Close the Maintenance & Reports window and Quit Genie. |
| 9. | Move the restored Genie data files i.e. Genie.4DD, Genie.4DR, and any Genie<N>.4DS files to your Genie folder, replacing any files with the same name (i.e. the corrupted data files that you no longer want) |
| 10. | Start Genie single user and ensure the restored database opens and contains the expected information. |
| 11. | Quit Genie single user. |
| 12. | Restart Genie Server, selecting Genie.4DD if prompted for a data file. |
Your Genie data files should now be successfully restored.
Note: If your data file is missing or too corrupted to open the single user version of Genie to perform the restore operation, you can download a simple 4D restore utility for your required platform (Mac or Windows) from here:
4DRestore for Mac
4D Restore for Windows
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