Restoring Data From a Backup

Restoring Comindware backups is performed from the Comindware.DbRestore.exe command-line utility located in the Comindware installation folder. The default path to the utility is «C:/Program Files (x86)/Comindware/Products/Site/bin/».

To restore a Comindware backup:

1. Stop the Comindware Products application pool if CMW Tracker is installed as an IIS web site, or stop the Comindware Products service if CMW Tracker is installed as a service.

2. Run the ComindwareDbRestore.exe command-line utility with administrator rights: 

• Click on the «Windows Start» button;
• In the «Start Search» box, type in «Cmd» (without quotes);
• Right click on the «Command Prompt» in the resulting search list;
• In the right click menu, click on the «Run as Administrator» menu item;
• Type-in the path to the Comindware.DbRestore.exe command-line utility (with double quotes): ««C:/Program Files (x86)/Comindware/Products/Site/bin/Comindware.DbRestore.exe»».

4. Start the Comindware Products application pool or the Comindware Products service.

Default paths

The default path to a backup location is: C:\ProgramData\Comindware\Database\Backup\. You can always find out the path to the backup location and the list of available backups in the «Administration» > «Backup Management» area.

The default path to the Comindware database is: C:\ProgramData\Comindware\Database\.