iDB

081126

http://www.idbmaster.com/info/info6.html#ITM22

Restoring from a Backup

(Note: Currently this feature available only in 'Pro' version.)

To restore a backup, just select 'restore' option after connecting to the server and
'Submit'. It will ask for the name of a dump file:


 

Provide a previously saved backup filename and submit. iDB will then restore the
databases in the backup. If those DBs already exist on the device, existing content will
be wiped-off first before the backup is restored. If any database was deleted after the
backup, restore will re-create it.

One may end up with a question: "I did a restore and immediately had a
backup. How come the latest backup is different than the original I restored?"

'Restoring' does not tinker with new databases created after the backup. It only
restores whatever was backed-up earlier. Therefore you may take a backup, delete all
databases in the device, then create new DBs, restore from the backup, and then take a
second backup immediately. The second will be bigger than the first backup dump; it will
have both old and the new databases.