Backing Up, Moving, and Restoring a Database
Where is the Excire Foto database located?
The default database of Excire Foto is located here:
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\Excire Foto - Mac:
/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/excire-foto
Tip for Mac users: If the folder is not visible in Finder, press CMD + Shift + . (period) to show hidden directories.
The database consists of the following files and folders:
1to1.exfotopreviews.exfotothumbnails.exfotoexcire_foto.local.db(as well as.db-shmand.db-wal, if present)backend.db(as well as.db-shmand.db-wal, if present)
Backing up the database
Option 1 – Directly in Excire Foto
Go to the menu and select File → Manual Backup.
Option 2 – Manually
Close Excire Foto and copy all of the files and folders listed above to a safe location (e.g. an external hard drive or cloud storage).
Note: When updating to a new major version, the database may be migrated. This process cannot be undone. If in doubt, create a backup beforehand.
Moving the database
- If you are not using the default database, first switch to it via File → Open Database Folder → Open Default Database.
- Close Excire Foto.
- Navigate to the database directory mentioned above.
- Move all of the files and folders listed above to your desired location.
- Start Excire Foto and open the moved database via File → Open Database Folder → Select Database Folder.
Tip: If you are unsure, you can copy the files first and delete the originals later after verifying everything works correctly.
Restoring a backup
Option 1 – Directly in Excire Foto
Copy the backup folder to any location and then open it via File → Open Database Folder → Select Database Folder.
Option 2 – Manually
Close Excire Foto, copy the backed-up files back to the location of the currently used database, and restart the application.
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