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	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:~~'''~~</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps: To Set the Automatic Backups:-</span><br>
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	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps: To Find the Automatic Backups Folder:-</span><br>
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	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps: To Identify and Restore the Backups:-</span><br>
	[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-~~size~~: ~~17px~~; font-~~weight~~: ~~700~~;">Open The Backups Folder:</span></td>		[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Open The Backups Folder:</span></td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-~~size~~: ~~17px~~; font-~~weight~~: ~~700~~;">Identify the Backup to Restore:</span></td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Identify the Backup to Restore:</span></td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-~~size~~: ~~17px~~; font-~~weight~~: ~~700~~;">Restore the Backup To Trainz:</span>		<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Restore the Backup To Trainz:</span>
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	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:'''</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps: To Create a Manual Backup:-'''</span><br>
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	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:~~'''~~</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps: To Restore a Manual Backup:-</span><br>
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	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps: To Copy Your Local Data Folder:-</span><br>
	[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-size: ~~17px~~; font-weight: 700;">Locate Your Local Data Folder:'''</span><br>		[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Locate Your Local Data Folder:'''</span><br>
	:The name and location of this folder is held in your '''Launcher - Trainz Settings - Install''' tab. The name and location can vary between installations as in the example shown below		:The name and location of this folder is held in your '''Launcher - Trainz Settings - Install''' tab. The name and location can vary between installations as in the example shown below
	[[image:DataFolderTRS19.png\|link=\|alt=Data Folder location]]		[[image:DataFolderTRS19.png\|link=\|alt=Data Folder location]]

Pware at 00:12, 26 August 2026

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Pware at 00:39, 26 July 2026

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	More details, including tips on troubleshooting, can be found in the Trainz Knowledge Base at [[image:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] '''<span class="plain;s">[https://support.trainzportal.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/97/0/reinstalling-or-restoring-a-backup-version-of-your-content Restoring Backups]</span>'''		More details, including tips on troubleshooting, can be found in the Trainz Knowledge Base at [[image:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] '''<span class="plain;">[https://support.trainzportal.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/97/0/reinstalling-or-restoring-a-backup-version-of-your-content Restoring Backups]</span>'''
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	<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz'''</span><br>		<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz'''</span><br>
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	*'''[[Driver Commands List]]'''		*'''[[Driver Commands List]]'''
	*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters\|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''		*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters\|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''
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Pware at 00:11, 7 July 2026

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	<td>select the '''.tzarc''' file that contains your backup (e.g. the last created version by date and time)</td>		<td>select the '''.tzarc''' file that contains your backup (e.g. the last created version by date and time)</td>
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	<td>copy it into the '''Editing''' folder - this folder will be directly under the same '''build <number>''' folder that contains your backups<br>		<td>copy it into the '''Editing''' folder - this folder will be directly under the same '''build <number>''' folder that contains your backups<br>
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	<td>if the '''.tzarc''' filename is followed by a number sequence (e.g. <span style="font-weight:700;">kuid 45176 100893.tzarc<span style="font-size: 15px;">_323888034</span></span>) then '''rename''' the file to remove all the characters '''<u>AFTER</u>''' the '''.tzarc''' so '''kuid 45176 100893.tzarc_323888034''' becomes '''kuid 45176 100893.tzarc'''</td>		<td>if the '''.tzarc''' filename is followed by a number sequence (e.g. <span style="font-weight:700;">kuid 45176 100893.tzarc<span style="font-size: 15px;">_323888034</span></span>) then '''rename''' the file to remove all the characters '''<u>AFTER</u>''' the '''.tzarc''' so '''kuid 45176 100893.tzarc_323888034''' becomes '''kuid 45176 100893.tzarc'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	<td>open '''Content Manager'''</td>		<td>open '''Content Manager'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint5Blue.png\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint5Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	<td>run a '''DBR''' (database repair)</td>		<td>run a '''DBR''' (database repair)</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint6Blue.png\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint6Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''IF''' Content Manager shows your restored asset as '''Open for Edit''' then submit it</td>		<td>'''IF''' Content Manager shows your restored asset as '''Open for Edit''' then submit it</td>
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	='''Creating Manual Backups'''=		='''Creating Manual Backups'''=

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	<td>Use '''Windows File Explorer''' to locate this folder in its drive as shown in the '''Local Data Folder''' information above</td>		<td>Use '''Windows File Explorer''' to locate this folder in its drive as shown in the '''Local Data Folder''' information above</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	<td>Right Mouse Click on the folder name and select the '''Properties''' menu option<br>		<td>Right Mouse Click on the folder name and select the '''Properties''' menu option<br>
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	<td>Close the '''Properties Window'''</td>		<td>Close the '''Properties Window'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	<td>Right Mouse Click on the folder name and select the '''Copy''' menu option</td>		<td>Right Mouse Click on the folder name and select the '''Copy''' menu option</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint3Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	<td>Open the '''Destination Drive''' and select (or create) a suitable backup folder</td>		<td>Open the '''Destination Drive''' and select (or create) a suitable backup folder</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint4Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	<td>Right Mouse Click on the backup folder and select the '''Paste''' menu option - this could easily take a long time (even hours) depending on the size of the data</td>		<td>Right Mouse Click on the backup folder and select the '''Paste''' menu option - this could easily take a long time (even hours) depending on the size of the data</td>
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Pware: /* Backing Up All Your User Content */

2026-07-07T00:10:31Z

Backing Up All Your User Content

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	<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Determine the Size of the Folder:'''</span><br>		<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Determine the Size of the Folder:'''</span>
	#Use '''Windows File Explorer''' to locate this folder in its drive as shown in the '''Local Data Folder''' information above		<table>
	#Right Mouse Click on the folder name and select the '''Properties''' menu option		<tr valign="top">
	::This will display the folder statistics - there may be a delay while the data is collected and displayed. In the example shown below, the '''Local Data Folder''' is just over '''69 GB''' in size		<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	[[image:DataFolderProperties.png\|link=\|alt=Data Folder properties]][[image:DataFolderSize.png\|link=\|alt=Data Folder size]]		<td>Use '''Windows File Explorer''' to locate this folder in its drive as shown in the '''Local Data Folder''' information above</td>
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			<td>Right Mouse Click on the folder name and select the '''Properties''' menu option<br>
			This will display the folder statistics - there may be a delay while the data is collected and displayed. In the example shown below, the '''Local Data Folder''' is just over '''69 GB''' in size<br>
			[[image:DataFolderProperties.png\|link=\|alt=Data Folder properties]][[image:DataFolderSize.png\|link=\|alt=Data Folder size]]</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Copy the Folder:'''</span><br>		<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Copy the Folder:'''</span><br>
	#Close the '''Properties Window'''		<table>
	#Right Mouse Click on the folder name and select the '''Copy''' menu option		<tr valign="top">
	#Open the '''Destination Drive''' and select (or create) a suitable backup folder		<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	#Right Mouse Click on the backup folder and select the '''Paste''' menu option - this could easily take a long time (even hours) depending on the size of the data		<td>Close the '''Properties Window'''</td>
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			<td>Right Mouse Click on the folder name and select the '''Copy''' menu option</td>
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			<td>Open the '''Destination Drive''' and select (or create) a suitable backup folder</td>
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			<td>Right Mouse Click on the backup folder and select the '''Paste''' menu option - this could easily take a long time (even hours) depending on the size of the data</td>
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Pware: /* Restoring Automatic Backups */

2026-07-06T22:55:36Z

Restoring Automatic Backups

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	<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Restore the Backup To Trainz:</span><br>		<td>[[image:DotPoint3.JPG\|link=]] <span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Restore the Backup To Trainz:</span>
	#select the '''.tzarc''' file that contains your backup (e.g. the last created version by date and time)		<table>
	#copy it into the '''Editing''' folder - this folder will be directly under the same '''build <number>''' folder that contains your backups		<tr valign="top">
	#:[[image:~~BackupsEditFolder~~.png\|link=]]		<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
	#if the '''.tzarc''' filename is followed by a number sequence (e.g. <span style="font-weight:700;">kuid 45176 100893.tzarc<span style="font-size: 15px;">_323888034</span></span>) then '''rename''' the file to remove all the characters '''<u>AFTER</u>''' the '''.tzarc''' so '''kuid 45176 100893.tzarc_323888034''' becomes '''kuid 45176 100893.tzarc'''		<td>select the '''.tzarc''' file that contains your backup (e.g. the last created version by date and time)</td>
	#open '''Content Manager'''		</tr>
	#run a database repair		<tr valign="top">
	#'''IF''' Content Manager shows your restored asset as '''Open for Edit''' then submit it		<td>[[image:DotPoint2Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
			<td>copy it into the '''Editing''' folder - this folder will be directly under the same '''build <number>''' folder that contains your backups<br>
			[[image:BackupsEditFolder.png\|link=]]</td>
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			<td>if the '''.tzarc''' filename is followed by a number sequence (e.g. <span style="font-weight:700;">kuid 45176 100893.tzarc<span style="font-size: 15px;">_323888034</span></span>) then '''rename''' the file to remove all the characters '''<u>AFTER</u>''' the '''.tzarc''' so '''kuid 45176 100893.tzarc_323888034''' becomes '''kuid 45176 100893.tzarc'''</td>
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			<td>open '''Content Manager'''</td>
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			<td>run a '''DBR''' (database repair)</td>
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			<td>[[image:DotPoint6Blue.png\|link=]]</td>
			<td>'''IF''' Content Manager shows your restored asset as '''Open for Edit''' then submit it</td>
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	='''Creating Manual Backups'''=		='''Creating Manual Backups'''=

Pware at 22:42, 6 July 2026

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	<td>'''Trainz will automatically backup your current route and session in Surveyor while you work. You can set the number of backups created each day (including setting it to 0)'''</td>		<td>'''Trainz will automatically backup your current route and session in Surveyor while you work. You can set the number of backups created each day (including setting it to 0)'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''You can use Content Manager to manually create backups of routes, sessions and assets as often as you need'''</td>		<td>'''You can use Content Manager to manually create backups of routes, sessions and assets as often as you need'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''Both the manual and automatic backups can be restored to Trainz by Content Manager'''</td>		<td>'''Both the manual and automatic backups can be restored to Trainz by Content Manager'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''You can backup all your user data (built-in assets, DLS downloads, DLC purchases, your own creations)'''</td>		<td>'''You can backup all your user data (built-in assets, DLS downloads, DLC purchases, your own creations)'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''Only a set number of backups are created each day'''</td>		<td>'''Only a set number of backups are created each day'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''Only 7 days of backups are kept'''</td>		<td>'''Only 7 days of backups are kept'''</td>
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	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:'''</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:'''</span><br>
	~~[[image:LauncherSettingsTabs.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]<br>~~
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	<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]]</td>
	<td>select '''Trainz Settings''' from the '''Launcher''' and then click the '''Dev''' tab.</td>		<td>select '''Trainz Settings''' from the '''Launcher''' and then click the '''Dev''' tab.<br>
			[[image:LauncherSettingsTabs.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>[[image:LauncherSettingsDailyBackups7.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]</td>		<td>[[image:LauncherSettingsDailyBackups7.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]</td>
	<td>If you are working on developing a new route or session then '''7''' daily backups could be a suitable number.</td>		<td>If you are working on developing a new route or session then '''7''' daily backups could be a suitable number.</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
	<tr valign="middle">		<tr valign="middle">
	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>[[image:LauncherSettingsDailyBackups3.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]</td>		<td>[[image:LauncherSettingsDailyBackups3.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]</td>
	<td>If you are making minor changes to existing routes or sessions then '''3''' or '''4''' daily backups could be a suitable number.</td>		<td>If you are making minor changes to existing routes or sessions then '''3''' or '''4''' daily backups could be a suitable number.</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
	<tr valign="middle">		<tr valign="middle">
	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>[[image:LauncherSettingsDailyBackups0.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]</td>		<td>[[image:LauncherSettingsDailyBackups0.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]</td>
	<td>If you are not working on any routes or sessions then '''0''' daily backups could be a suitable number - but '''remember to reset this when you do need the automatic backups again'''.</td>		<td>If you are not working on any routes or sessions then '''0''' daily backups could be a suitable number - but '''remember to reset this when you do need the automatic backups again'''.</td>
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	<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">WARNING:</span><br>
	The ~~"usual"~~ method of dragging and dropping the backup folder into '''Content Manager''' to restore it ~~no longer works~~. Instead the following method is recommended.		The old method of dragging and dropping the backup folder into '''Content Manager''' to restore it does not work. Instead the following method is recommended.
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''Manual backups are stored as .CDP files'''</td>		<td>'''Manual backups are stored as .CDP files'''</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''Many assets can be stored in a single .CDP file'''</td>		<td>'''Many assets can be stored in a single .CDP file'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''Simply drag and drop the backup CDP file or files into Content Manager'''</td>		<td>'''Simply drag and drop the backup CDP file or files into Content Manager'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''If you are using a manual backup method then devise a simple backup plan and stick to it'''</td>		<td>'''If you are using a manual backup method then devise a simple backup plan and stick to it'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''Picklists have to be exported and imported as text files'''</td>		<td>'''Picklists have to be exported and imported as text files'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''You can backup ALL your installed content including built-ins and DLC'''</td>		<td>'''You can backup ALL your installed content including built-ins and DLC'''</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">You will need to find a storage device or location, such as an external drive, that has <span style="text-decoration: underline;">more</span> available free space than the folder is using</span></td>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">You will need to find a storage device or location, such as an external drive, that has <span style="text-decoration: underline;">more</span> available free space than the folder is using</span></td>
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Pware: /* Creating Automatic Backups */

2026-07-06T22:36:20Z

Creating Automatic Backups

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	<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:'''</span><br>		<td><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Steps:'''</span><br>
	[[image:LauncherSettingsTabs.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]<br>		[[image:LauncherSettingsTabs.png\|link=\|alt=Launcher Settings Tabs]]<br>
	~~#To set the number of backups,~~ select '''Trainz Settings''' from the '''Launcher''' and then click the '''Dev''' tab.		<table>
	#One data entry box in this tab will be named '''Daily backups to keep''' and it will have a default value of 7. Set it to the number of backups you want each day.		<tr valign="top">
			<td width=25>[[image:DotPoint1.JPG\|link=]]</td>
			<td>select '''Trainz Settings''' from the '''Launcher''' and then click the '''Dev''' tab.</td>
			</tr>
			<tr valign="top">
			<td>[[image:DotPoint2.JPG\|link=]]</td>
			<td>One data entry box in this tab will be named '''Daily backups to keep''' and it will have a default value of '''7'''. Set it to the number of backups you want each day.</td>
			</tr>
			</table>

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Pware at 12:54, 6 July 2026

2026-07-06T12:54:43Z

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	~~<td> </td>~~
	<td>Open the backup folder for the date that you want. A list of backup files and folders created that day will be shown.		<td>Open the backup folder for the date that you want. A list of backup files and folders created that day will be shown.
	<br>		<br>