CRE Database Backup
By: POSGuys Support - 3/2/2016

## CRE Database Backup ##

In our last post we talked about backing up the restaurant software, <a href="http://posguys.com/blog/tech-support/article/Aldelo-Database-Backup" title="Backing Up Aldelo - POSGuys Blog">Aldelo</a>, to have some kind of disaster recovery.  <a href="http://posguys.com/point-of-sale-software_35/PC-America-Cash-Register-Express_1047/" title="Learn more about Cash Register Express POS Software here.">Cash Register Express</a>, a more general point of sale software, also has a backup utility built in.

Below is our guide, including pictures, to walk through the process step-by-step.

**NOTE: Database Backup cannot be completed until all credit card transactions have been settled.**

## Step One ##

Open Cash Register Express, but don't log in.  Click on **File** at the top left portion of the screen.

## Step Two ##
Select **Database Maintenance** and then **Backup Database**

## Step Three ##
Log in with the software **Administrator** credentials.

## Step Four ##
Confirm that all credit card transactions have been settled.
<a href="https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/72136/BackCap-4.PNG" target="_blank"><img src="https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/72136/BackCap-4.PNG" width="400" style="height: auto;"></a>

## Step Five ##

Choose a backup location.  We recommend saving to a location not on the local machine, such as an external hard drive or on a USB thumb drive.

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Backing up the database in CRE is not difficult; and this short process can save time and money in the case of a hardware loss.  It's recommended to backup the database ***daily*** or, at least, ***weekly*** as a best practice.

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