All of your board is files, so a backup is a copy of the right folders.
| Folder | Why |
|---|---|
The data folder (Configs, MSGBASE and so on) | Your settings, users and messages. This is the most important copy. |
FILES and PVTFILES | The files you offer and the private files of users. |
MENUS, TXTFILES, RIP | Your menus and screens. |
PEX and the program files | Only if you have programs you built yourself. |
LOGS | If you need the history. |
Stop the nodes before copying, or at least copy from a quiet moment. A user file copied while callers are online may be missing recent changes.
| Folder | Made by |
|---|---|
PBInstall_Backups | PBInstall, before it changes a system. |
PBUpgrade_Backups | The PBConfig Upgrade Data tools, before they convert or repair. |
Update\Backup | PBDispatch, before a program update (the newest five are kept). |
LOGS\Archive | Log rotation. |
These are safety nets for those jobs. They are not a replacement for your own backups.