Backing up data

Backing up your data with the new backup feature

Press the button "...".

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.

• 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

Start the backup.

Other ways to back up data

Preparation

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,...).

Backing up your data with Finder (Mac computer)

Please refer to the page Using the Finder (on Mac Computer) to see how to access SongBook+ files using Finder.

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)

Please refer to the page Using iTunes (on Windows PC or older Mac Computer) to see how to access SongBook+ files using iTunes.

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

Please refer to the page Using Wi-Fi Sharing (Windows PC, Mac Computer) to see how to access SongBook+ files 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

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.

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".

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