Selecting the backup folder and options
If your database becomes damaged, you can possibly import the data from the damaged database into
a clone of the backed-up database. For information on recovering FileMaker Pro files, see
FileMaker Pro Help. 1. For Backup Folder, enter the path to the backup folder.
You can specify the path to your own backup folder or use the default backup folder. To specify the path, enter:
Windows: filewin:/pathname-to-backup-folder/
macOS: filemac:/pathname-to-backup-folder/
Note Click Restore to undo changes made to the path.
2. Click
Validate to verify that the path of the backup folder exists and is accessible. If the path is not valid, see
Tips for valid folders.
3. For Maximum number of backups to keep, select the maximum number of backups of the selected databases you want to keep for this scheduled backup.
4. Select Verify backup integrity to check whether the backup file passes the block-level validity tests. (The consistency check feature in FileMaker Pro performs the same tests.)
If you choose to send email notification later in the Schedule assistant, the status of this check is included in the email message.
5. Select Clone the backup file to save the tables, layouts, scripts, page setup options, and field definitions in your backed-up databases without the data.
Notes
•If you select Clone the backup file, FileMaker Server saves the clone files after the backup process is completed, and after verification is completed if you also select Verify backup integrity. FileMaker Server saves the clone files with the filenames <original-filename> Clone.fmp12 in a subfolder called Cloned_by_FMS_<timestamp>. This subfolder is located in the ScheduleName_<timestamp> backup folder.
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