The Backup Manager is a Discus Pro feature available to the board administrator. It provides an integrated backup and restore system along with the ability to export data from the discussion board into other file formats for use with other applications. The Backup Manager is not available in freeware Discus.

The following documentation is available regarding the Backup Manager interface itself:

• Existing: Manipulation of existing backups, including the ability to delete, download, restore, and compress or uncompress existing backups.

• Create: Creating new backups of your discussion board.

• Export: Exporting your messages and user database to alternate file formats.

• Backup Strategy: DiscusWare offers several hints as to when, where, how, and how often backups should be made. This is recommended reading for everyone, especially those who may be new to site and server administration.

• Technical Details: Covers the format used by Discus backup files and also discusses compression and uncompression of backups.

• Command Line Alternatives: Instructions on how you can create backups from the command line using the 'tar' and 'gzip' commands.

• Hot Backups: The ultimate in fast, reliable backups. We describe a rudimentary "mirroring" solution using rsync as a way to create fast, reliable backups of any discussion board.