Back up and restore projects



When you back up a Version Cue project, Version Cue Server Administration creates backups of all the information in a Version Cue project, including all versions of all files in the project. Use a project backup to move a project from one Version Cue Server to another while retaining all the versions of that project. You can restore a backup copy that represents a Version Cue project as it was on a specific date. Restored project backups do not replace the original Version Cue project.

You can customize a backup configuration for your projects in the Version Cue project preferences. You can back up a project using a new configuration or an existing configuration. A backup configuration includes the ability to schedule a recurring backup for the project.

By default, project backups are stored in the Program Files/Common Files/Adobe/Adobe Version Cue CS4/Server/Backups folder (Windows) or the Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Version Cue CS4/Server/Backups folder (Mac OS).

Back up a Version Cue project

  1. Click the Projects tab in Version Cue Server Administration.
  2. Click the project name, and then click Back Up.
  3. In the Backup Name box, accept the backup name, or type a new name.
  4. Choose the project components that you want to back up: Project Content (which is always selected) to back up files, Project File Versions to back up all versions of the files, Project Metadata to back up embedded information entered in Adobe Creative Suite components, and Users/User Assignments to back up information about the users and their project privileges.
  5. Click Back Up.

Restore a Version Cue project backup copy

  1. Click the Projects tab in Version Cue Server Administration.
  2. Click Project Backups.
  3. Click the backup that you want to restore.
  4. In the New Project Name box, type a name that is different from those of other projects in the Version Cue Server.
  5. Do any of the following, and then click Restore:

    • To retain the list of users that were assigned to the project, select Restore Users.

    • To retain the same privileges for each assigned user, select Restore User Assignments.

    • To add remarks, type them in the Comments box.

Create a new backup configuration

When you create a configuration, it becomes the default for the project.

  1. Click the Projects tab in Version Cue Server Administration.
  2. Click the project for which you want to create a new backup configuration.
  3. Click Backup Configurations, and then click New.
  4. Type a name for the backup configuration in the Backup Name box.
  5. Select what to back up in the Include list of options: Project Content (which is always selected) to back up files, Project File Versions to back up all the versions of the project, Project Metadata to back up embedded information entered in Adobe Creative Suite components, and Users/User Assignments to back up information about the users and their project privileges.
  6. (Optional) Add remarks to the backup file in the Comments box.
  7. Click Schedule, and choose an option from the Repeat menu if you want backups to occur automatically (choose Don’t Repeat if you want to back up the project manually).
  8. Click Save.