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Back Up ACT! Files Online
Protect your mission-critical Best Software ACT! data and settings with Remote Data Backups, the cost-effective and easy
online ACT! file backup program.
ACT! File Uses
Best Software ACT! is a contact management program. ACT! files are used to create and manage contacts.
ACT! File Extensions include:
Default ACT! File Locations:
- C:\Act\Database for ACT! 3.0, C:\Program Files\Act\Database for ACT! 4.0, or C:\My Documents\Act\Database for ACT! 2000
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Tips for Locating ACT! Files to Back Up or Restore
- To search your computer for these files:
- Click the Start button, move to Search or Find, click All Files and Folders, type the file name(s) or
extension(s) you want to search for, and click the Search button.
- You can also use the Search button within Windows Explorer.
- Click the View menu and click Details to see the folders where the files are located.
- To use Remote Data Backups to search for these files:
- Click the Backup View or
Retrieve View tab, click the Operations menu, click
Find, type the file name(s) or extension(s) you want to search for, and
click the Find Next button.
- Continue to click Find Next to find all matching files.
- To use Remote Data Backups to select files by extension:
- Click the Backup View tab, click the Options menu, move to Advanced
Backup Rules and click File Types.
- Select an extension of files to back up (*.rep,*.iml) and click the Include button.
- Repeat for each extension of files you want backed up.
- Click OK.
- User data is usually stored in a separate place from settings and preferences, and a computer with multiple
users has multiple folders for user data.
- Many programs store information within the Documents and Settings folder, but others store some or all information
in the Program Files folder.
- To see how much disk space a folder takes in Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the folder and click
Properties.
Back Up ACT! Files Online
With our automatic file backup service, you can select to back up individual
files, entire folders, or an entire hard drive. You can even access ACT! files remotely
and share ACT! files between Remote Data Backup accounts. For more information, see
the offsite backup and restore documentation.
To back up ACT! files offsite,
- To back up data files only, simply select the files or folders to back up using the Backup view. If your files are
deleted or damaged, simply select the files or folders to restore using the Restore tab in the Remote Data Backups software.
- If ACT! has its own backup and recovery software utility and you are not using
Easy System Restore, we recommend you back up ACT! to the hard drive using ACT!'s
built-in backup software and then back up the ACT! backup using Remote Data Backups. To restore the data, reverse this process.
- To assure all program settings are backed up, we recommend that you back up the entire Windows system using the
10 MB or 30 MB online backup solution. If your files are deleted or damaged, simply restore
the Windows system using the Windows Easy System Restore tab in the Remote Data
Backups software.
Offsite Data Protection for Your ACT! Files
How long would it take to recreate your ACT! data and ACT! settings? If you back up contact management files and personal
settings with the Remote Data Backups file backup program, you can be back to normal in a
matter of minutes with our web file recovery service.
We provide Free Support of ACT! offsite backup. We can help you quickly identify and locate
your mission-critical ACT! files and safeguard your organization from disaster. We would be more than happy to walk you through
a backup or recovery. Download a 30-day free online backup software trial and see how easily
Remote Data Backups can protect your Best Software ACT! files and ALL your important data.
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