Backup/Restore Feature

The backup/restore feature allows you to make a backup file of you work in Freestyler in one file. You can use this feature to back up your shows and/or use it to copy your work to other computers easily in stead of copying all the data yourself.

• Chases/sequences (..\Freestyler\Chases folder)
• Cues (..\Freestyler\Cues folder)
• Location files (..\Freestyler\Location folder)
• Fixture files (with matching image, goboes and colours) for fixtures added to the current location (which is in the ..\Freestyler\Fixtures folder
• freestyler.ini file

• Midi setup
• Fixture files which is not added to the current location

TIP: The backup feature copies all content in the chases, cues, and location folder. you can make a subfolder in one of of the mentioned folders, and add the desired files. For example make a subfolder “MIDI settings” in the Location folder, and add the the exported midi settings her). then the files are included in the backup file.

TIP: if you use different fixtures for each location, you have to open each location in freestyler and make a backup.

OBS: the restore feature will overwrite all the existing files in the Freestyler directory which has the same name as the files in the backup including configurations.

You find the backup/restore function in the file menu of Freestyler

• Click on the “Backup” button.

• Freestyler now asks you where to create the backup file and what it should be named.

Now Freestyler is creating the backup file.

• Click on the “restore” button.
• Freestyler now asks you to find and select the backup file you want to restore.

Freestyler restores from the backupfile.

• When frestyler has finished the restore from the backup it asks you to restart the program

When you have restarted Freestyler it will start in that loaction you have opend when you did the backup.