Your Minfos database will normally run an automatic backup each night, but various issues or factors can prevent your backup from running.

When you open Minfos and the backup has not run overnight, the following Warning. No backup exists! prompt is displayed, along with the number of nights since the backup has run. It is important that you do not ignore this warning. Refer to To run the back up now.

Note: Minfos recommends you contact your Hardware Vendor if you have continuous issues with the Minfos automatic backup failing.

If a backup has not run for five nights, on the morning of the sixth day you will be prompted to enter an access code to log into Minfos. To obtain an access code, call Minfos support.

Note: The automatic back up will not occur overnight if:
There is a power outage.
The computer which runs the backup is turned off.

Warning: When no automatic back up was run, your external/offsite back up may be out-of-date.

To run the back up now

Note: We recommend you run the backup now, you can continue to use all modules of Minfos while the backup is running.

1. Click Yes on the Warning. No backup exists! prompt.

The Back Up Database window is displayed.

2. Check the Continue checkbox and click Okay.

The Back Up prompt is displayed.

3. Click OK, you can continue to use Minfos while the backup runs.

4. Once the backup has completed the Backup status bar is updated with the current date and time in black font.

To run the back up later

If you choose to run a backup later if you select No on the Warning. No backup exists! prompt.

Note: We recommend you run the backup as soon as possible. You can do this at ANY time of the day, please refer to Back up your Minfos database manually.