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Title: How to backup Collanos for re-install on same PC? Post by: takabanana on March 13, 2009, 03:38:39 PM I need to wipe-off and reinstall Windows and don't want to lose any of the Collanos data.
How can I backup and restore the Collanos data (shared Workspace files, discussions, links, etc as well as Collanos application settings)? Where is the data located and what is the best/right way to backup and restore the data and settings? Thanks. Title: Re: How to backup Collanos for re-install on same PC? Post by: Alexander.Onishko on March 13, 2009, 03:45:56 PM Dear Takabanana,
To transfer data you may use Collanos backup feature. Please do the following: Before you uninstall Collanos: ---------------------------------------- 1. Go to Tools -> Collanos Workplace -> Workplace Data 2. Choose the action "Backup Workplace data to a location I select" 3. Select Location (you should create a special folder for this) 4. Click "Apply" ---------------------------------------- When you reinstall Collanos: ---------------------------------------- 5. Log in with your old user name 6. Go to Tools-> Collanos Workplace -> Workplace Data 7. Choose the action "Restore Workplace data from an existing backup" 8. Select Location 9. Click "Apply" ---------------------------------------- Title: Re: How to backup Collanos for re-install on same PC? Post by: looplab on March 20, 2009, 01:07:53 AM If you do that.. all the invitations and shared workspace will be back again or you will need to re-invite ppl?
Title: Re: How to backup Collanos for re-install on same PC? Post by: Alexander.Onishko on March 20, 2009, 03:36:42 PM Normally you will have all workspaces and invitations in place unless something goes wrong.
Title: Re: How to backup Collanos for re-install on same PC? Post by: VirtualAd3pts on August 14, 2009, 01:54:29 AM Regarding this procedure; I performed it a week ago as I migrated from Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM. I choose to do a backup/wipe/reload instead of upgrading. When I restored the data, everything worked correctly. When I disconnected my USB Backup drive, Collanos went crazy and lost all of the data. I discovered that Collanos simply looked at the data on the external USB drive and did not import it back to its local storage on drive C: I was able to manually fix it; by copying all of the data to the C:\Users\<my name>\AppData\Collanosworksplace Here I made a folder called "Data" copied all the content there. I then edited the configuration ini file and told it to look here instead.
I'm wondering what went wrong. I'm positive I went to "Backup Data" within Collanos, then followed up with Restore. Was this a simple glitch or perhaps a windows error? The program is a wonderful alternative to MS Groove; other than a few instances such above I think it is a great program. |