You can create an instrument database backup using the Instrument Escort.
Clicking the Import/Export button followed by the Export Instruments DB to XML Snapshot submenu will prompt you to select a directory, where the backup file will be saved in XML format.
To restore, click the Import/Export button and select Import from Instruments DB XML Snapshot. After choosing the XML file the instruments will be imported.
Please note the following when importing the instruments:
- Existing instruments will be updated.
- Instruments in the Instrument Escort will not be overwritten if they are not included in the XML file.
- Instruments from the XML file will be added if they are not included in the Instrument Escort.
- All mappings and instrument lists from the Instrument Escort will be deleted and replaced with entries from the XML file.
CAUTION. Depending on the size of the instrument database the Import/Export process may take a while.