HOWTO: Backup/Restore a BPFTP Server Installation

This HOWTO document covers how-to backup and restore an installation of BulletProof FTP Server.

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Overview

2.0 Making the Backup

2.1 Backup Installation

2.2 Backup Registration

3.0 Restoring the Backup

3.1 Restore Installation

3.2 Restore Registration

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Overview

This HOWTO document covers how-to backup and restore an installation of BulletProof FTP Server. Since BPFTP Server stores everything as text-files within the installation directory, backing up all of your Users, Groups and Settings to another server or for the purpose of performing a fresh install of the software (and wanting to retain all your original settings) is very easy!

2.0 Making the Backup

2.1 Backing Installation

In developing BulletProof FTP Server, we were very careful to make sure that the installation directory for the software contained all of the information needed to backup/restore. By backing up these three INI files will allow you to restore all of your BulletProof FTP Server to a new installation or machine.

FTPSRV.INI
This file contains all of the settings specific to the execution and running of BulletProof FTP Server.

USERS.INI
This file contains all of the USER accounts and settings required for BulletProof FTP Server. This file will only exist if USERS have been defined on the server.

GROUPS.INI
This file contains all of the GROUP accounts and settings required for BulletProof FTP Server. This file will only exist if GROUPS have been defined on the server.

2.2 Backing Installation

If you have registered/purchased your copy of BulletProof FTP Server, your registration information (or license key) will be stored on the machine in one of two places.

The first is as a text file in your installation directory called "bpftpserver.txt". If this file exists, then your license information is stored in this file. Backing up this file will allow you to turn a new installation copy into the full-retail version.

The older location is stored in the Windows Registry Entry and could exist in a few different keys (depending on your version). Once you have located the registry entries, you simply need to Export the keys and all of their values and save the Export-File to a backup location for later restoring on a new computer.

\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BPFTP Server
\HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Gene6\G6 Ftp Server
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Gene6\G6 Ftp Server

3.0 Restoring the Backup

3.1 Restore Installation

To restore your installation, simply download and install the current DEMO/TRIAL version of the software from our website. After the installation is complete, place the backed-up USERS.INI, GROUPS.INI and FTPSRV.INI files into the installation directory.

3.2 Restore Registration

To restore your registration, simply place the backed-up "bpftpserver.txt" file into the installation directory for the software, then terminate BPFTP Server and start it backup again. If your was backed-up as a Windows Registry file, take the Exported-Registry file to the new computer and then use Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to import the registry-file into the new computer.