The Back up / Restore features are used to save all data stored in the local IUCLID installation and restore them if necessary. Opposite to the Import/Export feature all IUCLID data are included in the back up and no individual records can be selected or deselected. The file extension of back up files is "i5d" compared to "i5z" for export files.
Frequent back ups are recommended in order to keep back up copies of your IUCLID data. As with most other back ups, there are many options when doing this, and examples include:
Saving back up files to your hard disk.
Saving or "burning" files to a CD-R or DVD-R disc.
Copying back up files to another computer using file sharing.
You may consider storing at least one copy of your back up outside the computer or at a second site to guard against common risks that would result in destruction or loss of data.