Re: REPLACING ALL MY FILES IF I DELETE THEM BY MISTAKE

Posted by GregChapman on Feb 24, 2012; 10:51am
URL: https://support.nabble.com/REPLACING-ALL-MY-FILES-IF-I-DELETE-THEM-BY-MISTAKE-tp7310787p7314523.html

ClaudeMobetta wrote

Other than for a backup - what is this process for? How many times can I do this?

You can do it as often as you like.

The file captures your entire forum at the time of generation and produces an XML file. This is in a fairly standard format but does require a script to unpack it. Nabble have such a script and if you send the file back to them they can re-create your forum should some disaster occur.

It could be unpacked by anyone with the skills to write a script and so, in theory, the file could also be used to transfer your forum to upload into other forum software.

It really is a simple process to obtain a backup. It has no more impact on your forum than someone visiting it. The forum is just streamed to a file you can download rather than to your computer screen. There is absolutely no chance of doing any damage to your forum by generating the backup or downloading it.