I’m going to start this off by making an assumption: that we all understand the importance of backing up our critical information (whether or not we actually DO is another story…). I think I can say with a certain amount of confidence that most – if not all- of us have, or know someone who has, lost critical files due to computer malfunction, viruses, user error, or a plethora of other always-unexpected oopses in the land of technology. At best, this is an inconvenience; at worst, an irreversible catastrophe- either way time is lost, effort expended, and frustrations abound. In the interest of avoiding all of the above, here are some simple instructions to guide you through backing up your song database and/or (NOT or!) your media resources in EasyWorship. Just one more case of how being proactive can save you major grief down the line.

Step 1. Browse to your data folder to backup song files, or resources folder to backup your media (video clips, backgrounds, etc.) (see below for folder locations depending on Windows / EasyWorship version you are running).

Step 2. To backup onto a CD/DVD or removable storage device, right click the folder and choose “Send To” then select your desired location (USB stick, CD drive).
–OR–

To copy your data to a second location on the same computer, right click the folder and choose “Copy”, then right click on your NEW folder location (i.e. a new folder on your desktop called “EZW Backup”) and click “Paste”.

Note: this is OK temporarily, but if you have a computer oops and don’t have it off the hard drive you will still be out of luck, so by all means, use the second folder option for now, but move that NEW folder as soon as you can- onto a home computer, CD, Send To a zip file and email it to your sister, JUST BACK IT UP!

That’s it! All your song files and media resources are now safely stored in an alternate location. Here’s hoping you never need it.

VERSION 2007

Windows Vista
Data – Computer / C: Drive / Users / Public / Public Documents / Softouch / EasyWorship / Default / Databases / Data
Resources – Computer / C: Drive / Users / Public / Public Documents / Softouch / EasyWorship / Default / Resources

Windows XP/2000
Data – My Computer / C: Drive / Documents and Settings / All Users / Shared Documents / Softouch / EasyWorship / Default / Databases / Data
Resources – My Computer / C: Drive / Documents and Settings / All Users / Shared Documents / Softouch / EasyWorship / Default / Resources

Windows 95/98/ME
Data – My Computer / C: Drive / Windows / All Users / Documents / Softouch / EasyWorship / Default / Databases / Data
Resources – My Computer / C: Drive / Windows / All Users / Documents / Softouch / EasyWorship / Default / Resources

VERSION 2006

Data – My Computer / C: Drive / Program Files / Softouch / EasyWorship / Data
Resources – My Computer / C: Drive / Program Files / Softouch / EasyWorship / Resources

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