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classic:backup [2013/09/04 06:05] – [Restoring Individual Images] henning_stummer | classic:backup [2015/10/29 10:38] (current) – [Restoring Individual Images] penelope_chapron | ||
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====== Backup Originals | ====== Backup Originals | ||
- | To safeguard your precious images and image editing work, you should back up your Image Archive to CD or DVD on a regular basis. | + | To safeguard your precious images and image editing work, you should back up your Image Archive to CD, DVD or Harddisk |
We recommend you store your backups at a secure location away from your computer and, if possible, a different location altogether. | We recommend you store your backups at a secure location away from your computer and, if possible, a different location altogether. | ||
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* To backup a folder, right-click on the folder in the Albums view of the Image Archive Pane. Choose “Backup” → “Backup Folder to CD/DVD” from the context menu. If applicable, StudioLine will prompt you whether to backup any subfolders. | * To backup a folder, right-click on the folder in the Albums view of the Image Archive Pane. Choose “Backup” → “Backup Folder to CD/DVD” from the context menu. If applicable, StudioLine will prompt you whether to backup any subfolders. | ||
- | * To backup the entire Image Archive right-click on “Image Archive,” the topmost listing in the Albums view of the Image Archive Pane. Choose “Backup” → “Backup Folder to CD/DVD” from the context menu. When prompted whether to backup any subfolders, click “Yes.” | + | * To backup the entire Image Archive right-click on “Image Archive,” the topmost listing in the Albums view of the Image Archive Pane. Choose “Backup” → “Backup Folder to CD/DVD” from the context menu. When prompted whether to backup any subfolders, click “Yes”. |
The window “Backup Folder to CD/DVD ” opens. | The window “Backup Folder to CD/DVD ” opens. | ||
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Once complete, StudioLine will suggest how you should label your disc(s). | Once complete, StudioLine will suggest how you should label your disc(s). | ||
- | A backup disc can also be used to upload images to other computers that are running StudioLine. | + | A backup disc can also be used to upload images to other computers that are running StudioLine. |
==== Backing Up New Pictures ==== | ==== Backing Up New Pictures ==== | ||
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* Reinstall StudioLine. | * Reinstall StudioLine. | ||
- | * Start StudioLine and open “File” menu and choose “Restore from Backup.” | + | * Start StudioLine and open “File” menu and choose “Restore from Backup”. |
* Follow the on-screen instructions. | * Follow the on-screen instructions. | ||
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To restore individual images, open the backup disc in “StudioLine Explorer -- My Computer” (via the “Browse and Load” button on the QuickStep Bar). Navigate to the backup images and drag them onto the Image Archive desktop. | To restore individual images, open the backup disc in “StudioLine Explorer -- My Computer” (via the “Browse and Load” button on the QuickStep Bar). Navigate to the backup images and drag them onto the Image Archive desktop. | ||
- | StudioLine will recognize | + | StudioLine will recognize |
The two topmost fields display the name of the backup image and its location in the Image Archive. | The two topmost fields display the name of the backup image and its location in the Image Archive. | ||
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A drop-down list offers choices on how to proceed with the image. For internal images, you can: | 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 therefore be retained. | + | * **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 therefore be retained. |
- | * **Create as New Image**\\ StudioLine creates a new image in the target folder you dragged the disc icon to. The option “Include Filters and Descriptors” is always active by default. | + | * **Create as New Image**\\ StudioLine creates a new image in the target folder you dragged the disc icon to. The option “Include Filters and Descriptors” is always active by default. You will now have two copies of the same image in your Image Archive. |
- | * **Reload Original and Create Shortcut**\\ This functions 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. | + | * **Reload Original and Create Shortcut**\\ This functions like the option “Replace the Original with the Backup”. |
- | * **Skip**\\ StudioLine will not restore the image. | + | * **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. | + | 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. |