Archive

The archive process first saves a backup copy of your data file and then removes from the data file, all single actions and projects completed on or before a specified archive date. An archive file is created containing the archived single actions and projects.

The archive process is called from the File menu.  You will need to enter:

Press the Archive button to start the process. A message is displayed when the process has finished, indicating how many actions and projects were archived.

The following is a detailed description of the archiving process:

  1. First a backup copy of the current data file is made, named {datafile-name}-{current-date}-{current-time}-backup.xml (e.g. thinking-rock-20070514-205057123.backup.xml)
  2. A second copy of the current data file is made, named: {datafile-name}-{archive-date}-{current-time}-archive.xml  From this copy, the process removes:
  3. From the current data file, the application removes:

Notes