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How to restore the BudgetLink database from a backup (view source)

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 # Close '''BudgetLink''';
-# Open '''Windows Explorer''' and browse to the '''\BudgetLink\Workspaces\[Your Workspace]''' folder;
+# Open '''Windows Explorer''' and browse to the '''\BudgetLink\Workspaces\[Your Workspace]\Backup\''' folder;
-# Locate the '''AddonsLink Workspace.mdb''';
+# Create a folder called '''Workspace Restored'''. This will be used to store a copy of the current corrupted files just in case we need to refer to them
-# Move the '''AddonsLink Workspace.mdb''' file '''\BudgetLink\Workspaces\Backup\''' folder. Rename with a date time stamp if a file with the same name already exists;
+# Go up one folder to the '''\BudgetLink\Workspaces\[Your Workspace]''' folder
-# Browse to the '''\BudgetLink\Workspaces\''';
+# Cut the Databases in that folder and Paste them into the new "Workspace Restored" folder. One of those will be called '''AddonsLink Workspace.mdb'''
-# Browse to a Date Time stamp folder when BudgetLink was working;
+# Browse to the '''\BudgetLink\Workspaces\[Your Workspace]\Backup\Workspace''' folder. It should contain files named in the format YYMMDD HHMM which represents the date and time the backup was taken ;
-# Copy the '''AddonsLink Workspace.mdb''' file and paste into the '''\BudgetLink\Workspaces\[Your Workspace]''' Folder;
+# Open one which is likely to have a functional copy you wish to restore from and copy all the databases
+# Go up one folder to the '''\BudgetLink\Workspaces\[Your Workspace]''' and paste the copied databases into it
 # Restart '''BudgetLink''';
 # Run a '''Full Get Data'''.