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Creating a Backup
Automatic Database Backups
Movie Collector automatically keeps multiple time-stamped backups of your database file
• The software keeps multiple time-stamped database backups, saved to your Backups folder as
“backup of [yourdatabasename] – [timestamp]”.
• Use the “Number of Days” setting in Tools / Options / Backup to select how many days of backups
you want to keep. Older files are automatically pruned.
• Use the Tools / Maintenance / Restore Database submenu to easily restore a backup. Restored
backups are copied back to your Data folder as “[yourdatabasename] RESTORED”.
! The automatic database backups do not include your image files, it is just a backup
of the database itself.
Creating an External Backup manually
Although Movie Collector creates an immediate backup of your database file, it’s advisable to create an
external backup of your complete collection (including thumbnails and images), in case your computer
catches a virus. Or worse.
To do this, copy the complete Movie Collector folder (with it’s subfolders) to an external hard disk, a USB
stick or burn it to a CD-ROM or DVD.
Below are the default locations of the Folder that you need to backup:
Default location of folders used in Movie Collector
Windows XP – My Documents/Movie Collector
Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10 – Documents/Movie Collector
* The .*.MVC file contains all information on your collection, but not the images.
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