Regularly there is need to create a Backup of an event file, for example

• when one of several contests is finished and you would like to save the current data status.
• before operations which concern several or all participants, e.g. when deleting data or manipulating data.

 

Creating a Backup

There are several options to create a backup file of an event:

1. Go to Overview -> Technical Information. You will find a link to download a backup (Note, this option is not available if you are not the owner of the file).
2. When working offline, a backup can be created easily by copying the event file. Select the file in Windows Explorer and press CTRL+C and then CTRL+V.

Restoring a Backup

If something goes wrong during an operation and you want to revert to the backup, take the following steps:

If you work offline, take these steps:

1. Close the RACE RESULT Web Server and all other programs that access the file.
2. Rename the backup file to show that you are working with this file now, and then continue working with it as before.
3. Remember to create a new backup if you want to try to execute the previously failed operation again.

If you work online and want to access a backup offline on your computer, it is best you take these two steps:

1. Check out the faulty event file. Close the file after the download and delete it.
2. Then open the backup file and check it in instead of the faulty file.

Automatic Backups

Every night a backup of all your events saved online is created automatically. If you need access to one of these backups, you can request the backup via email from RACE RESULT.

Backup without Backup file

If you executed an incorrect data manipulation but did not create a backup prior, there is still the possibility to use the History to undo your changes: In the Participants Window under History you can create a complete export of the history and thus create an Excel file which will rewrite the old values via the Participant Import (with the option Update existing participants).

Live Backup

The Live Backup is a function to always have an up-to-date backup on another computer or an external drive (e.g. USB thumb drive). In case of a black-out of the main computer (e.g. hard drive crash) you can continue working with the backup file on another computer. 

The live backup is started in the RACE RESULT Web Server via File->Start Live Backup Locally (backup on a local drive) or Start Live Backup Externally (backup on another computer on which the race result software needs to be running).