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The Sohodox Backup and Restore Utility provides an easy and convenient method to backup the Sohodox database and restore the Sohodox database from backup if required.

How to backup the Sohodox DB:

1.	Click Start > All programs > Sohodox Desktop > Sohodox Backup & Restore.

2.	The Sohodox Backup And Restore Wizard window will be launched.

3.	Select Backup option and click the Next button.

4.	In the ‘Backup file path’ section, click on the […] button to browse to the location where the backup file must be saved.

Click on Advanced.. button for more backup options:
Compression Level: Set the compression level for the backup. You can choose a level which creates a smaller sized backup file but takes longer, a level which does the job quickly but creates a relatively large backup file or a level which balances both backup speed and backup file size.
Split to volumes: This option is used for splitting large backup files into multiple smaller pieces.
For e.g. A CD can usually hold around 700 MB of data. So if you wanted to store the backup file on a CD, it would not be possible if the size of the backup file was greater tha n 700 MB. In that case, you can use this option to ensure that the backup file is split into multiple pieces each not more than 700 MB in size; so you can store the back up on a set of CDs.
Encryption Method: The backup file that Sohodox creates is in ZIP format, so it can be opened by any program which lets you open ZIP files. If you want to make your backup more secure, then you can choose to encrypt the backup file using AES128 bit encryption or AES256 bit encryption. AES256 bit encryption is more secure but it would slow down the backup process.
Password: In case you have chosen A128 and A256 encryption, then enter the password. When restoring the DB again you will be prompted for the password. If you do not know the password at the time of restoring, then it would be almost impossible to restore the Sohodox DB from that backup.

6.	Check Run in background option if you wish to run the backup process in the background.

7.	Click Start option for start the backup process.

8.	Click Close once the backup process has been completed successfully.

9.	The backup of the Sohodox DB will be stored as a file with ‘.sxbak’ extension at the specified location.

How to Restore Sohodox DB:

1.	Click Start > All programs > Sohodox Desktop >Sohodox Backup & Restore.

2.	The Sohodox Backup And Restore Wizard window will be launched.

3.	Select Restore option and click next.

4.	In the ‘Backup file path’ option, click on […] button browse to the location where the Sohodox backup file (a file with a .sxbak extension) is stored.

5.	In “Restore folder path” box specify a folder where the contents from the backup file will be restored. Make sure that you specify an empty folder.

6.	In Advanced options text box enter the password if you had set a password when taking a backup of the DB.

7.	Click Start to start the restore process.

8.	Click Close once the DB has been restored successfully.

Note: If you receive any errors during the backup or restore process, you will need to click on the ‘Open error log file’ link on the last page of the Backup/Restore Wizard to view the error details.