Backing up using the QuicDoc or
Office Therapy Database manager
The following will back up your databases
however for best practice management it is recommended to move your databases
to an encrypted external drive that is kept in a safe place. The will
assure if anything goes wrong to this PC, you will have the current backup to
restore. It is not guaranteed that your data can be retrieved if anything
occurs to your PC. Please see article QuicDoc
Pro\Office Therapy - How do I backup to an external hard drive?
Also, if you are using a Cloud service (e.g.
Dropbox, OneDrive), please make sure they are HIPPA complaint on storing your
data. Please make sure that these Cloud
services are setup to backup the Microsoft SQL Server Backup folder.
QuicDoc
A.
Open the QuicDoc
DB Manager.
B.
Click on Backup
Database icon.
D.
Click on Refresh
next to the server name.
E. Click Refresh
next to the database name. Click Start backup.
F.
Database successful message will appear. Click Ok.
G.
Click the ‘x’
when finished.
To back up to an external drive see end of article or click here.
Office Therapy
A.
Open the Office
Therapy DB Manager.
B.
Click on Backup
Database icon.
C.
Click on Refresh
next to the server name.
D.
Click Refresh
next to the database name. Click Start backup.
E.
Database successful message will appear. Click Ok.
F.
Repeat steps 3-5 for multiple databases. Click
the ‘x’ when finished.
Backing up to an external drive.
1.
Connect the external
hard drive.
2.
Open the QuicDoc
& Office Therapy Backups folder. (Can also simply be named Backup.)
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL12.DTISQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup
-or-
C:\ Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.DTISQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup
3.
Select the database
and right click. Click Send
to. Click the external drive.
4.
Open the directory
to the external hard drive to verify it copied over.