Tutorial 4: Backing up LiveProfessor's Configuration File

About This Tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn how to backup the LiveProfessor configuration settings. You should
have completed Tutorial 1: Configuring LiveProfessor – Basic Configuration – before continuing
as well as the Introduction to the Tutorials for the hardware and software requirements.
In this section of the tutorial you will locate the configuration files folder. This folder is hidden
by default. You have two choices in locating this folder – either directly or indirectly.
Section A: Enabling hidden folders
To begin with, you must first enable the showing of hidden folders.
1. Open My Computer.
2. Select the Tools menu option.
3. Then select the Folder Options menu option.
§ The Folder Options dialog is displayed.
Observation: The Folder Options dialog, as with many Windows dialogs, is a multi-tabbed
dialog.
4. Select the View tab.
5. In the section entitled "Hidden files and folders", enable "Show hidden files and folders".
6. Select OK.
§ The Folder Options dialog closes.
7. Close My Computer.
8. Section A is now completed.
Section B: The Direct Method
To locate the configuration files folder using the direct method, perform the following:
1. Open My Computer.
2. Open Documents and Settings.
3. Navigate to: [your username], then to the Application Data folder.
§ Path: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data.
4. Locate the LiveProfessor folder.
5. Copy and paste this folder to a backup device.
Observation: A flash drive will suffice. You could use another location either on the same drive,
on another partition, or on another drive.
6. Close the Application Data folder.
7. Section B is now completed.
Section C: Disabling hidden folders
You will now disable the showing of hidden folders.
1. Open My Computer.
2. Select the Tools menu option.
3. Then select the Folder Options menu option.
Observation: The Folder Options dialog is displayed.
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4. Select the View tab.
5. In the section entitled "Hidden files and folders", disable "Show hidden files and folders".
6. Select OK.
Observation: The Folder Options dialog closes.
7. Close My Computer.
8. Section C is now completed.
Section D: The Indirect Method
To locate the configuration files folder using the indirect method, perform the following. The
indirect method does not require the enabling of hidden files and folders – so you might find
this method a bit quicker.
1. Go to Start.
2. Locate and select Run.
3. In the text box beside the word Open, type: C:\Documents and
Settings\[username]\Application Data
Observation: Replace the [username] with your username for the computer.
4. Select OK.
5. You will be shown the contents of the Application Data folder.
6. Copy the LiveProfessor folder to a backup device.
Observation: A flash drive will suffice. You could use another location either on the same drive,
on another partition, or on another drive.
7. Close the Application Data folder.
8. Section D is now completed.
Tip: To save yourself a bit more time in typing, you can copy and paste the following text into
the open text area: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data
An Even Quicker Way
An even quicker way is to use the %appdata% environment variable. This variable contains the
directory path to the Application Data folder for the currently logged-in user profile. This
procedure here is best if you are unsure of your user profile name or if your profile name uses
an alias. Copy and paste the text into the open text area: %appdata% and select OK.
Summary
You have learned about how to locate the LiveProfessor configuration settings folder using
either the direct or indirect method. You have learned how to enable and disable hidden files
and folders as well as where you can store these important files.

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