How to Backup the DashboardFox Database on PostgreSQL
Overview
This section describes the procedure to perform a backup of DashboardFox . It is important to do a backup of DashboardFox including the DashboardFox database because the database contains information such as report definitions, user provisioning, security profiles, and so on. Taking a backup helps you to restore the database anytime, in case any problem occurs with your system. The following steps are for DashboardFox installed with a PostgreSQL database backend. If you are using the Microsoft SQL database option please follow these steps.
Performing a backup for DashboardFox with embedded PostgreSQL Server
Execute the following steps to do a backup if you are using DashboardFox with embedded PostgreSQL Server:
1. Go to the Windows Administrative Tools > Services, and stop the DashboardFox Master Service and DashboardFox Database Service. Select each service and click Stop to stop the services.
2. Go to C: > Program Files (x86) > DashboardFox .
3. Right-click the DashboardFox folder and select Copy.
4. Paste the folder in any other location, other than the hard-drive. To paste the folder, right-click the location and select Paste.
Note: If you are taking frequent backup, it is recommended to add the date of taking backup, in the folder name.