{"id":31563,"date":"2026-04-27T11:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/technical-manuals\/project-management\/how-to-restore-a-backup-project\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:37:59","slug":"how-to-restore-a-backup-project","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wiki\/how-to-restore-a-backup-project\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Restore A Backup Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Automatic backups of the model is done in the background on an hourly basis without user intervention.  This backup is explained here : Backup Structural Model<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
There will be situations that you want to restore the backup manually, example when the model is corrupted and the model cannot be opened. 
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This can be done by manually restoring the backups from the folder <\/span>DataBackup. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
The DataBackup<\/b> folder can be found within the same main folder path as where the project model is saved, i.e. within the Data Folder<\/b> (<\/span>parent folder<\/span><\/b>).  Example as shown below.
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The DataBackup<\/b> folder will contain the respective project backup file in Zip. file format (Refer to picture below) The backup file will display the <\/span><\/span>project title<\/span><\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/span>the back-up revision<\/span><\/span><\/b> and <\/span><\/span>the back-up dates<\/span><\/span><\/b> in brackets.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/div>\n
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To retrieve the back up file you may follow one of these two options:<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Option 1 : <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n


    \n <\/span><\/p>\n
  • Extract the backup files to a specific folder destination using WinRAR or any other data compression tools.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n


    \n <\/span><\/p>\n


  • \n <\/span><\/p>\n

    \n <\/span>Delete the extended name in brackets which includes the backup revision and backup dates. (This is important !)<\/span><\/i><\/b>
    \n \n <\/div>\n
    \n \"Alert\"
    \n <\/span><\/p>\n

    \n The project folder name needs to be the same as the data files it contains for the software to be able to open the project.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

    <\/span>\n <\/div>\n

    <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Option 2 : <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n


    \n<\/span><\/p>\n


      \n <\/span><\/p>\n
    • Extract the data files directly to the respective folder destination using WinRAR or any other data compression tools.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n


      \n <\/span><\/p>\n

    • Click \u201cYes to All\u201d when prompted to replace these data files.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n


      \n<\/span><\/ul>\n


      \n<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n


      \n<\/span><\/p>\n


      \n <\/span>\"Info\"
      \n <\/span><\/p>\n

      \n The backup project can then be loaded successfully with ProtaStructure after the steps as stated above are performed accordingly.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

      <\/span>\n<\/div>\n

      \n \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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