How to restore an H2OS backup

Important: H2OS backup and restore operations work with data files only, not software (program files) .

The purpose of the restore operation is to make it possible for an H2OS installation to "fall back" the installation to an earlier point in time. H2OS must be pre-installed on every computer on which the program is used.

When restoring an H2OS created backup, you must restore it into an existing H2OS installation.

About ZIP files

Zipped files are compressed, which saves disk space. Database tables are particularly well suited for compression. Compress also makes downloading files from the Internet run faster, and software producers can put more information on distribution media, such as a DVD.

ZIP files typically have a .zip filename extension, as in testfiles.zip

Partial restores

If you have WIndows/XP or WinZIP or other compatible compression software, you can open (unzip) an H2OS backup (regardless of how it was created) and extract all or specific files from within it, however you should only perform an operation like this with specific advice from customer support (because some files can be "related" to other files, and must be restored in sync)
 

Procedures

There are currently 2 procedures to restoring a full H2OS backup:

Restore Database menu selection

For completeness, the menu system includes a selection to restore a database.

When selected, the message however will point the operator to using a separate (provided) program (h2os_recover.exe) for this purpose.