Restore a Project

Projects > Restore a Project

You can restore a project that has been backed up using the Restore Project functionality. This functionality allows you to:

Overwrite a current project with a backed up version
Restore a backed up project as a new project.

To restore a project:

In the Project activity, select Home.
On the Command Bar, click Backup | Restore.

The Restore Project dialog appears.

Complete the required fields (see below for a description of the fields).

Click OK to initiate the restore process.

Restore Project Dialog Box Fields

Field

Description

Backup File

Name and location of the backup file for the project you would like to restore. You can use the Browse button to locate the file.

Original product version

Indicates which version of Citect SCADA was used to create the selected backup file.

Select all included projects

Select to restore all of the included projects that were added to the backup file. This will place a check mark next to each of the included projects listed in the panel below. Clear the Select all included projects check box to restore the project without any of its included projects.

Or:

In the panel displaying the list of included projects, select the check box for each included project you would like to restore.

If you restore an included project that already exists, the existing project will be overwritten. If you restore an included project that does not already exist, it will be added as a new project to the same parent directory as the main project.

Note: If the Select all included projects check box is disabled, it indicates that the backup file does not contain any included projects.

Current project

Select to overwrite the project that is currently selected in the Project activity in Citect Studio.

New project

Select to restore a backed up project as a new project. If required, enter a new Name for the restored a project.

Location

Specify the destination for the restored project files. The path should end with a directory that reflects the project name. You can either type in the path directly, or use the Browse button to select a location.

Clear destination before restoring

Select the check box to delete all existing content before the restore commences.

Note: Be careful when using the Clear destination before restoring feature, as every file and sub-directory in the destination location will be deleted before a restore commences. If you accidentally set the restore path to the root directory of your computer drive, the entire disk drive will be deleted.

NOTICE

HARD DISK DRIVE ERASURE

The Clear destination before restoring feature will delete all files and sub-directories in the restore location. Do not set the location path to the root directory of your drive (usually c:\).

Failure to follow these instructions can result in equipment damage.

Configuration files

Select to restore backed up INI files, and the TimeSyncConfig.xml file used to store the time synchronization settings configured in the Time Synchronization utility. To make these files active, and to update the current Wizard or Time Synchronization settings with the restored settings, copy the restored files to the Config folder, replacing the currently used corresponding configuration files.

Select all sub-directories

If the backup file includes a project's sub-directories, select this check box to restore all of the sub-directories that were added to the backup file. This will place a check mark next to each of the sub-directories listed in the panel below.

Note: If the Select all sub-directories check box is disabled, it indicates that the backup file does not contain any sub-directories.

Or:

In the panel displaying the list of included sub-directories, select the check box for each sub-directory you would like to restore.

Or:

Clear this check box to restore the project without any of its sub-directories.