I have a question on the book collector. I've been using this database for awhile and I like it. The only thing is that I like to back the database up and I use a cd to do it. But I'm finding it a little confusing. I use the file drop down menu and click on save database. But nothing happens. I guess it saved it on my computer instead of the cd ? :shrug:
Than I tried save database as.. when I try that I make sure it is in the D drive with cd ready and the file type is set for *bck but the file name when I click it to be book collector *bck it says it won't let me can't find the path etc.

I end up doing this. Go in my documents, click on the file that says book collector than click on the icon that shows for book collector send that to cd and write the files on cd.

There is a folder that says backup. It has 4 times I'm guessing that I backed it up that it went on computer :shrug:

There has got to be an easier way to backup my database and I'm just missing it. Can anyone help out please ? Thank you

If you do a Save Database As... the file extension should be .bkc (not .bck as you had, though maybe that was just a typo). You'd then make sure you're taking the actual name that you gave your database file, as it appears in the title bar while you're running Book Collector, and save that file to your CD.

I find the easiest way is just to do it through Explorer myself. By default, the program saves your database to My Documents\Book Collector, and then I just drag that file to my CD. Much simpler that way IMO. :D

Thank you Cherie. Yes that was a typo. What you are saying that is easier I think is what I'm doing except I just send the file to the cd. Which is a lot easier for me instead of dealing with the extention. I don't back up all the time but when I just did yesterday I completely forgot how I even sent the file to cd.

Do you click and drop from my doc to cd making your my documents empty because you dropped it in cd instead? Or do you still keep the default backup in your my documents?

:lol: :lol: I saw the heading "OT: Book Collector" and assumed this was going to be another rant about marita44! :lol:

I actually launch Nero and copy the My Documents directory along with the whole Documents and Settings directory over to CD once a month or so that way. (I used to have a 200 GB portable hard disk I backed up to, but the drive went bad so I need to replace that.

The process you use really all depends on what you're using for your CD burning or Windows XP's built-in stuff. If you do drag it to the CD and are able to burn that way, it should leave the original file in it's place. That is how Windows defaults whenever you're dragging a file to a different drive or removable media from where it is in the first place.

Thank you Cherie. yes it does leave it on the orginal place where it's backed up. I'll just drag and drop. And just watch so my back up on my documents don't fill up