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Database Menu
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<a name="menu_database"></a>Database Menu
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The Database menu contains the following options:
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Save User Database<br>
[<span class="smallcaps">Ctrl+S</span>]
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Saves the user defined database. Not available if the database has not
changed.
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Backup User Database
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Creates a backup of the user defined database. The backup is stored in
a file specified by the user via the <a href="dlg_backup.htm">Save
Backup</a> dialogue box.
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Restore User Database
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Restores the local database from a backup. The backup file to be
restored is chosen by the user via the <a href="dlg_restore.htm">Open
Backup File</a> dialogue box.
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Update From Web
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Displays the <a href="dlg_update.htm">Update from Web</a> dialogue box
that enables the main code snippets database to be updated.
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Move User Database†
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Displays the <a href="dlg_moveuserdb.htm">Move User Database</a>
dialogue box from where the user defined database files can be moved
to a diffent folder. The main reason for this option is so that the
user can locate the database in a suitable location for backing up,
such as a <em>DropBox</em> or <em>Google Drive</em> sub-directory.
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† The <em>Move User Database</em> option is not available in the
portable edition of <em>CodeSnip</em>.
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Return to the <a href="main_menu.htm">main menu</a>.
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