Tutorials/Backup & restore Journal

• Use the ← left________________________right → links in the blue top/bottom bars

to connect to another part of this Annotated Guide to Sugar

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Backup-Restore files from the sugar-journal with a 2nd USB-stick

This works from a Live CD:

• Download: backup-5.xo
• Download: restore-4.xo

Backup stores the content of the Sugar Journal (or rather the Sugar data store)
as multi-entry Journal entry bundles (JEBs) on external storage media.
The Restore activity can be used to write back the content of these bundles.
Supports any data store from 0.84 on, including those with version support. 

• Click on backup

Backup Completes

• Restore:

click on the 2nd USB-stick

click on Restore

Reboot required

• Restored Contents of Journal

Save individual files from the sugar-journal to a 2nd USB-stick

• Simple Archive of student/teachers files from the Sugar Journal

Rename the saved activity file:

(>) right arrow on right edge of the journal entry and (___rename_it_________)

(<) Back

Drag-drop this file from the journal to the USB stick

• Drag Drop the Activity.xo file to the 2nd USB Stick if it is not on the live CD when you started it up

Access the saved file on the 2nd USB-stick

• Drag Drop the Activity.xo file to the Journal - install it -If it is not included on the Live CD
• To access this file; click on it from 2nd USB

Clean Up the Sugar Journal

From the sugar-journal:

click on the (>) on the right side of the entry.

(go to edit screen)

hit the (-) button on the top edge of frame

Entry is erased

This Process can be used to clean out the sugar-journal one line at a time.

Works for application entries and installed application.xo files.

Also works for listing of files on 2nd USB-stick. Be Careful.

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