What is the easiest way to return the backup documents to WhizFolders? I had to restore my system and want to use the backup files.
The main thing to remember is that a backup document is nothing but a simple copy of a WhizFolder document with the name changed to show that it is a backup copy made on a certain date. Also, multiple copies of the same document are present in the backup folder. So all you need to do to reuse a backup document is to copy the file back to your documents folder and then rename it back to the original document name by editing the name a little bit.
Here are the detailed steps:
- Open the backup folder in Windows Explorer.
- You will see the backup WhizFolder documents with names starting with “Backup” and ending with a date. By looking at the date in the name, you can easily find the latest backup copy of a document.
If this seems difficult, use the following steps to sort the file list in Windows Explorer on modified date.(a) Change the Explorer to show the “detailed” list by View menu. On Windows Vista, you may have to right-click on the column names and add “modified” column to the list.
(b) Once you are viewing in the View–Details mode, click on the Modified column once or twice to sort the list such that the most recent date appears at the top.
- By now, you should have selected a proper backup document–the one you want to reuse.
- Right-click, copy the file and paste it in your regular documents folder, say “d:\my whizdocs”
- Rename the copied file to remove “Backup” from the beginning of the name and the date from the end.
- Double-click on the file name so that it opens in WhizFolders. Or, use the File–Open menu in WhizFolders to open it.
- As soon as you open it, it appears in the main document list of WhizFolders.
- Repeat the above steps for each back up document that you want to reuse.
