Backup to CD or DVD
To safeguard your most precious moments, you should back up your Image Archive to CD or DVD on a regular basis. The backup function is built into StudioLine.
If you store your backups at a secure off-site location away from your computer, you will be able to recover your images even in the case of a catastrophic loss.
The backup function can be performed against folders or the entire Image Archive. StudioLine will copy the original images together with any descriptors, tool and filter settings onto CD or DVD. (Web galleries are not included in the Image Archive backups. To safeguard your web galleries, use the StudioLine Explorer “Pages” and export to “StudioLine File” format.)
- To backup a folder, click the right mouse button on the folder in the album view of the Image Archive pane. Choose “Write CD/DVD” and “Backup” from the context menu. If applicable, StudioLine will prompt you whether to backup any subfolders.
- To backup the entire Image Archive, click the right mouse button on “Image Archive” in the album view of the Image Archive pane. Choose “Write CD/DVD” and “Backup” from the context menu. When prompted whether to backup any subfolders, click “Yes”.
The panel “Backup Folder to CD/DVD” opens.
You can overwrite the default title that StudioLine proposes for the disc. If applicable, you can choose which of your CD or DVD recorders to use, erase any re-writable media and set the recording speed.
The lower part of the panel displays information about the current disc, the amount of data to be written and the number of discs that will be required. Click “OK” to commence the backup.
Once complete, StudioLine will suggest how you should label your disc(s). Since StudioLine will refer to discs by its label, you should follow the suggestion and then store your backups in a safe location.
A backup disc can also be used to load images into other computers that are running StudioLine. The loaded images will include all descriptors, filters, tools and settings. However, given the critical importance of your backup disc, it is recommended that you never let it out of your possession.
Backing Up New Pictures
StudioLine keeps track of any new images that are added to a folder after it is backed up. When you select that folder for another backup, StudioLine will offer to perform either a full backup of all images, or just an incremental backup of new images.
Restoring the Entire Image Archive
You can recover from a loss of your entire Image Archive (e.g., due to a hard drive failure) by following these steps:
- Reinstall StudioLine.
- Start StudioLine and open "File" menu and choose "Restore from Backup".
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Restoring Individual Images
To restore individual images, open the backup disc in StudioLine Explorer “My Computer”. Navigate to the backup images and drag them onto the Image Archive.
StudioLine will recognize if you try to restore an image that already exists in the Image Archive and display the panel “Image Already Exists in Image Archive”.
The two topmost fields display the name of the backup image and its location in the Image Archive. For external images, you can view the location of the physical picture by resting the mouse pointer over the second field.
A drop-down list offers choices on how to proceed with the image.
For internal images, you can:
Reload Original from Backup
StudioLine replaces the master copy in the Image Archive with the backed up image from the backup disc. The option “Include Filters and Descriptors” will be off by default; changes made after the backup will be retained. If you choose the option “Include Filters and Descriptors”, then the image, its descriptors, tools, filters and settings are restored from the backup – effectively reversing any changes made after the backup.
Keep in mind that the image will be restored to the original Image Archive location illustrated in the second field of the panel. If this is not the same folder where you dragged the disc icon to originally, then appropriate image shortcuts will be inserted into that folder.
Create as New Image
StudioLine creates a new image in the target folder where you dragged the disc icon to. The option “Include Filters and Descriptors” is always active. You will now have two copies of the same image in your Image Archive.
Reload Original and Create Shortcut
This function’s like the option “Replace the Original with the Backup”. However, StudioLine will create a shortcut in the folder where you dragged the disc icon to, which refers to the restored image at the original Image Archive location.
Skip
StudioLine will not restore the image. This is equivalent to clicking the “Cancel” button.
The option “Apply to All Backed Up Images” is only relevant, when you are restoring more than one picture at a time and you want the same choice to be used for all other images that may already exist. If you deselect this option, you will be prompted for each image individually.
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