Backup and restore
You will be able to: Take, schedule and copy a backup off the computer; Prove a backup can be restored without changing live data; Restore safely and know what a restore replaces.
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A backup is a copy of everything on the Zeyto computer: every company, with documents, masters, settings and users. Settings ▸ Backup takes backups by hand, runs a daily automatic one, copies to a cloud-synced folder and restores. A backup is trusted only after someone has proved it restores, so a new file shows as Not restore-tested.
Take a backup now
- Choose Where to write it.
- Type a Passphrase of at least 12 characters and repeat it. Write it down and keep it away from the backup drive. Zeyto never stores it, and a lost passphrase means the file can never be opened.
- Press Run backup now. The new file appears in Backup history.
| File | Encrypted | Made by |
|---|---|---|
| Manual backup (.zbk) | Yes, with your passphrase | You, on this screen |
| Automatic or installer backup (.pgdump) | No, a plain file | The daily schedule, the installer, Start Menu Back up Zeyto data |
Manual backups are never removed automatically. Automatic backups follow the retention rule (daily, weekly and monthly copies); the safety copies made before an update or a restore are kept for the last few only.
Prove it restores
In Backup history press Restore… on a row, enter the passphrase for a .zbk file, and press Check this backup. Zeyto restores it into a temporary copy, counts what is inside and shows the result. Nothing on the computer changes, and a pass marks the row Restore-tested. Do this at least once, and set Restore-test after writing to Never, The monthly copy or Every backup.
The daily schedule and a copy elsewhere
- Under Scheduled backup tick Run a daily backup automatically, set the Daily time (for example 02:00) and Save schedule. It applies within a minute.
- A backup that only sits on the Zeyto computer is lost with it. Use Download on a history row, copy the file elsewhere, or use Back up to cloud storage.
- Cloud storage works by saving into a folder your OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox or iCloud app already syncs. Zeyto never signs in to those services, and the feature needs the Cloud Backup module in your licence. Test this folder first.
Restoring
- Choose the file in Backup history, or bring a .zbk or .pgdump from another computer.
- Enter the passphrase for an encrypted file and press Check this backup first.
- Type RESTORE and press Restore over current data.
- Zeyto takes a safety copy of today first, restores into a temporary copy, and replaces live data only if that succeeds. A failed restore changes nothing.
Try it in the demo
- Open Settings ▸ Backup in the demo and read the tiles: Last backup, Last restore-tested and Backups kept.
- Read the Backup history columns: Status, Made by, Kept and File state.
- Find Check this backup on a history row; do not run a real restore on shared demo data.
Public demo company, sign in as admin / demoAdmin123. Data refreshes nightly.
- A backup is trusted only after a restore test.
- Passphrase: at least 12 characters, never stored by Zeyto.
- Keep one copy off the Zeyto computer.
- Restore replaces every company, after a safety copy; type RESTORE to confirm.
Check yourself
4 questions on this lesson. Not timed, not the exam, and you can try again. Score 60% or more, and read the lesson, to complete it.
1. What is the minimum length of a backup passphrase?
2. What does Check this backup do?
3. What happens when you press Restore over current data after typing RESTORE?
Select all that apply.