{"id":3010,"date":"2015-05-14T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2023-11-03T09:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:52:01","slug":"backup-to-a-local-drive","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/knowledge-base\/backup-to-a-local-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup to a Local Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Having backups or copies of critical files could save you time and headaches if they were ever lost for any reason.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">By default, Artisan asks whether or not the user would like to do a backup every time the Day-End is done. At this point, the user could select &#8220;<strong>Yes<\/strong>&#8221; and a backup will be done to the default folder (this\u00a0varies on Windows &amp; Mac).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">However, if backups are only done to the local hard drive and the computer ever fails, Artisan&#8217;s data may be lost as well, even though backups were being done every day. Thus, we recommend doing backups to an external hard dive or any external device that could keep it safe, no matter the circumstances. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/knowledge-base\/back-up-your-data-options\/\">Click here to explore your options.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Windows<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">In Artisan, click on the &#8220;<strong>Backup<\/strong>&#8221; button by the header menu.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3023\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Backup.png\" alt=\"Backup\" width=\"800\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Backup.png 981w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Backup-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Then, choose the destination folder you&#8217;d like to save the Artisan Backup in. Normally, you would want to hit <strong>Browse: <\/strong>then choose the destination. In this case, we are using <strong>C:\\Users\\YOURNAME\\Documents\\Artisan\\Backup<\/strong> but it will be different when using an external hard drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Hit &#8220;<strong>OK<\/strong>&#8221; to start the backup<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2023-11-03_09h51_33.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21222 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2023-11-03_09h51_33.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2023-11-03_09h51_33.png 596w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2023-11-03_09h51_33-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2023-11-03_09h51_33-50x36.png 50w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2023-11-03_09h51_33-60x43.png 60w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2023-11-03_09h51_33-100x72.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">Artisan will start the backup. Once completed, a confirmation window will be displayed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Backup-In-Progress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3033 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Backup-In-Progress.png\" alt=\"Backup In Progress\" width=\"278\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Backup-Completed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3034 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Backup-Completed.png\" alt=\"Backup Completed\" width=\"288\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Now that the <strong>Backup<\/strong> has completed successfully, you may want to go to the <strong>Destination Folder<\/strong> where you saved the backup, to make sure that it shows in that folder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">If any assistance is needed, contact support at <strong>877-723-7835<\/strong> and press option <strong>2<\/strong>. Or, email us at <strong>support@certek.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\n<h2>MAC (View FAQs <a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/artisan-backup-faqs-mac-computers\/\">Here<\/a>)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">In Artisan, click on the &#8220;<strong>Backup<\/strong>&#8221; button by the header menu.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h38_09.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9661\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h38_09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h38_09.png 849w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h38_09-300x35.png 300w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h38_09-768x89.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Look for your Artisan folder (usually under &#8220;Users,&#8221; your user, and &#8220;documents&#8221;).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h41_14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9664\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h41_14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h41_14.png 578w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h41_14-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8220;<strong>Backup<\/strong>&#8221; folder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h42_06.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9665\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h42_06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h42_06.png 536w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h42_06-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artisan will start the backup. Once completed, a confirmation window will be displayed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h43_16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9666\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h43_16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h43_34.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9667\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2021-12-13_11h43_34.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having backups or copies of critical files could save you time and headaches if they were ever lost for any reason. By default, Artisan asks whether or not the user would like to do a backup every time the Day-End is done. At this point, the user could select &#8220;Yes&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"ht-kb-category":[305],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-3010","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-backups"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3010"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21223,"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3010\/revisions\/21223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=3010"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=3010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}