Back up your billing data, and restore it on a new PC

Offline software keeps your data private: no one else has a copy. That also means no one else can give it back if your computer is stolen, breaks or catches a virus. A backup routine fixes that, and it takes about a minute.

Making a backup

1. Open Settings, Backup.
2. Choose Create DB Backup. This copies the whole database, including invoices, customers, products, payments, settings and product photos.
3. Optionally choose Export JSON as well. It is a readable copy of every table, useful if you ever want your data in another program.

Where to keep copies

A backup on the same computer protects you from mistakes, not from losing the computer. Keep at least one copy elsewhere:

• a USB drive you keep away from the shop counter;
• your own cloud storage, such as Google Drive or OneDrive;
• a second computer.

A simple rule: three copies, on two kinds of storage, with one away from the shop.

How often?

As often as you can bear to lose. A busy shop might back up every evening, and a freelancer once a week. Back up before updating the app or changing a lot of settings.

Restoring on a new computer

1. Install CrizaVoise from the download page.
2. Open Settings, Backup and choose Import Backup.
3. Pick your backup file. Restoring replaces the current data with the backup, so CrizaVoise asks you to confirm first.

Where the data lives

If you prefer to copy the folder yourself, close CrizaVoise first, then copy:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Criza Labs\CrizaVoise
• Linux: ~/.local/share/dev.criza.crizavoise
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/dev.criza.crizavoise

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