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  • SongBook+ User Guide
    • What is SongBook+
    • Getting Started
    • Settings
    • Inserting Files into SongBook+
      • SongBook+ on iPad and iPhone
      • SongBook+ on the Mac
    • Insert Unused Files into the Song List
    • Using the Song List
    • Editing Song Details
    • Display and Scroll PDF Documents
    • Select Next Song Without Leaving the Current Song
    • Using Colored Tags
    • Using the Metronome
    • Use Night Colors
    • Record Automatic Page Turning
    • Record Finger Pointer in "Karaoke Style"
    • Annotation Function
      • Insert Annotations
      • Deleting Annotations
      • Change Annotations
      • Copy Annotations
      • Frequently Save Used Annotations
      • Reusing Saved Annotations
      • Functional Button Annotations
      • Function Annotations for MIDI Controllers
    • Playlists
      • Select Existing Playlist
      • Insert New Playlist
      • Rename or Delete Playlists
      • Edit Playlist Content
      • Live Playlists
      • Sharing Playlists (Exporting)
    • Share (Export) Songs or Files
    • Importing Lyrics and Chords
      • From MP3 Files
      • From MIDI Files
      • From LRC Files
      • From ChordPro Files
    • Transposing Chords
    • Scanning Song Lyrics on Paper with Built-in Camera
    • Using MIDI Features
      • Connect iPad with MIDI
      • Playing MIDI Files
      • Open Song Remotely via MIDI
      • Responding to Other MIDI Commands
      • MIDI Commands When Opening Songs
      • MIDI Commands When Starting Songs
      • MIDI Commands When Stopping Songs
      • MIDI Commands When Closing Songs
      • MIDI Commands When Playing Songs
      • Send MIDI Commands at the Push of a Button
      • MIDI Controller with Slider
      • MIDI Macros
      • Simple Keyboard Control
      • Controlling Other Keyboards
    • Remotely Controlling SongBook+ (Foot Pedals, Gestures, Face, MIDI)
      • Foot pedals that simulate an external keyboard
      • MIDI Foot Pedals
      • Control with Gestures
      • Control with Face
    • Connecting Multiple iPads with SongBook+
    • Separate Books
    • Backing Up and Restoring Your Data
      • Backing up data
      • Restore Data
    • Completely Close SongBook+ or Other Apps
    • Separate Audio Outputs with External Hardware
    • Multi-tenancy with Subdirectories
    • Playing "Jingles"
    • Position Marker and Loop Function
    • Ableton Link Support
    • Full Version and In-App Purchases
    • Supported File Formats
    • Contact Information
    • Attributions
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  • Backing up your data with the new backup feature
  • Other ways to back up data
  • Preparation
  • Backing up your data with Finder (Mac computer)
  • Backing up your data with iTunes (Windows PC and older Mac computers)
  • Backing up your data via WLAN sharing
  • Backing up your data with the "Files" app
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Backing up data

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Last updated 8 months ago

Backing up your data with the new backup feature

Press the button "...".

  • The option "All files" backs up everything and is recommended.

  • The option "Database only" backs up only the following 4 files:

    • SongBookMidi.settings

    • SongBookMidi.sqlite

    • SongBookMidi.sqlite-shm

    • SongBookMidi.sqlite-wal

If you are using SongBook+'s multi-tenancy feature (see Multi-tenancy with Subdirectories), you can additionally decide whether to back up only the current tenant or all tenants.

Other ways to back up data

Preparation

Always close SongBook+ completely before backing up or restoring your files (unless you are using the WLAN sharing feature to do so)!

If you fail to do this, ...

  • ...the database files may not contain the most recent data or may be corrupted when backing up.

  • ...restoring data by copying the database files back will be ineffective

To close SongBook+, press the button “...” and then “Exit SongBook+”.

The most important files that you must back up are the following 4 files:

  • SongBookMidi.settings

  • SongBookMidi.sqlite

  • SongBookMidi.sqlite-shm

  • SongBookMidi.sqlite-wal

They contain all the data and settings you have entered directly in SongBook (song titles, artists, genres, annotations, recorded page turns and pointers, MIDI commands to be sent,...).

If one of the files SongBookMidi.sqlite-shm or SongBookMidi.sqlite-wal has a size of 0, it does not need to be backed up. When restoring the backup to an iPad, this missing file must then be deleted from the target iPad beforehand.

If you have used SongBook+'s photo-to-PDF function or imported texts from MIDI files, ChordPro files, MP3 files, etc., SongBook+ has also generated PDF files for you. In that case, you should back up all PDF files as well.

Backing up your data with Finder (Mac computer)

Close SongBook+ before backing up the files to ensure all changes are saved in the database files.

Select the files you want to back up (at least the 4 files listed above). Multiple files can be selected by holding the “Command” key on the keyboard while clicking the files with the mouse. All files can be selected using the keyboard shortcut “Command+A”.

Drag these files into another Finder window in the prepared folder where you want to back up the files.

Backing up your data with iTunes (Windows PC and older Mac computers)

Close SongBook+ before backing up the files to ensure all changes are saved in the database files.

Select the files you want to back up (at least the 4 files listed above). Multiple files can be selected by holding the “Command” key on the keyboard while clicking the files with the mouse. All files can be selected using the keyboard shortcut “Command+A”.

(On a Windows PC, the “Command” key is called “Ctrl” or “Strg”.)

Then press “Save as...”. Select a destination folder on your computer where you want to save your data.

Backing up your data via WLAN sharing

Select the files you want to back up (at least the 4 files listed above). Multiple files can be selected by holding the “Command” key on the keyboard while clicking the files with the mouse. All files can be selected using the keyboard shortcut “Command+A”.

(On a Windows PC, the “Command” key is called “Ctrl” or “Strg”.)

Drag these files into the prepared destination folder on your computer where you want to back up the files.

Backing up your data with the "Files" app

Close SongBook+ before backing up the files to ensure all changes are saved in the database files.

With the Files app, you can copy files to a USB stick, your preferred cloud app, or even to a server on the local network.

First, create a new, appropriately named folder with the Files app at the desired destination (in your cloud app or on the USB stick), e.g., SongBook-Backup-1, in which you want to store the backed up files.

In the following example, we show how to back up the entire SongBook folder along with all files. If you only want to back up the 4 files mentioned above, you can perform this process 4 times with the individual files.

The copying process begins, wait until the files are fully copied.

Select "Backup data".

Choose where the backup should be saved. The easiest option is to save it in "iCloud Drive".

Choose which data should be backed up.

Start the backup.

Please refer to the page to see how to access SongBook+ files using Finder.

Please refer to the page to see how to access SongBook+ files using iTunes.

Please refer to the page to see how to access SongBook+ files via WLAN sharing.

Open the "Files" app.

Select the "Browse" tab.

Select "On My iPad".

Then long-press the SongBook folder until a menu appears

Select "Copy" from this menu.

Then open the previously prepared, still empty destination folder (in your preferred cloud app or on the USB stick).

Long-press on an empty spot in this folder until a menu appears, and select "Paste".

Backing up data with the SongBook+ backup feature
Exit SongBook+
Backing up SongBook+ files with the Files app
Using the Finder (on Mac Computer)
Using iTunes (on Windows PC or older Mac Computer)
Using Wi-Fi Sharing (Windows PC, Mac Computer)