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it impossible to confuse it with another file Backing Up Your Files
saved in a different folder.
It is always a good idea to create
Exporting Files backup copies of all your important
files on your computer.
Chief Architect has a number of options for It is strongly recommended, however, that
exporting and importing information out of you never save directly:
and your drawings. See “Importing and
Exporting” on page 1173. • Across a network, such as onto a server;

Often, file export dialogs are simply versions • Onto removable media such as a USB
of the Save File dialog. thumb drive, CD, or DVD;
• Across the Internet.
Similarly, file import dialogs are often
similar to the Open File dialog. See Instead, copy your files to such locations
“Importing Files” on page 64. only after you have saved them on your
computer’s hard drive and exited the
Backup Entire Plan program.

Similarly, you should never open files saved
File> Save As is a simple way to transfer in these locations. Copy the files to the local
a plan or layout to a different location on hard drive, and then open them. See
your computer. Bear in mind, though, that “Opening and Importing Files” on page 63.
plan and layout files often reference external
data files such as imported textures, images, Archive folders are used by Chief Architect
and backdrops. These external files are not to manage prior versions of your files. You
should not view these files as a substitute for
affected when Save As is used.
your own backup routine, and should never
If you transfer a plan file from one computer save a file in an archive folder. See “Auto
to another, the program will warn you of Archive” on page 61.
missing files if the external data files used by When backing up your Chief Architect files,
the plan cannot be found when you open it.
consider backing up not only your .plan and
Layouts are also dynamically linked to plan .layout files, but your custom user data, as
files. When transferring layout files to well - including library content, toolbar
another computer, be aware that the plan files configurations, and textures. This custom
are also external file references and are not data is all located in the Chief Architect Data
actually contained in the layout. folder, so it can be easily backed up. See
“Chief Architect Data” on page 55.
When transferring plans or layouts to another
computer that does not have these external You can, if you wish, create a folder inside
files, use the Backup Entire Plan tool. the Data folder for your .plan and .layout
See “Backup Entire Plan or Project” on page files, as well. See “Organizing Your Files” on
72. page 55.

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