DT3 -> DT4 upgrade: Scripts Folder differences

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Hi,

I did upgrade from DT3 to DT4, pretty much everything went smooth :slight_smile:

However I’ve noticed that DT3 Scripts Folder has much more scripts that DT4, for example “Export” folder:

DT4:

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DT3:

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Also this, 96 vs 137 files DT4 vs DT3 scripts:

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For the time being I need most “Backup All Databases” but probably there are other that I used in DT3 and might need in DT4.

I’ve searched this forum a bit, came across some post where simple copy/paste from one directory to another didn’t work, additional changes inside the script was needed.

My question is: am I missing something in order to have all scripts in DT4 ?
p.s. During installation, on welcome screen, I clicked “Install Add Ons”

Thanks
Kind Regards

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Version 4 includes indeed different scripts. But most likely you’ve installed all optional scripts available via the support assistant in version 3 but not in version 4.

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Thanks Christian,

I went to Support Assistant and “Install updates and extras automatically” and this is the situation:

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However I still don’t have the “Backup All Databases.scptd” in DT4.

So my question is: where I can find “Backup All Databases.scptd” for DT4 ?

Cheers

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It is in the export folder and called ‘daily archive’ or something similar. You may want to modify it for where you want the zip archives to go and their naming.

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Scripts menu > Export > Daily Backup Archives.

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Thanks Jim / Saltlane,

I would assume that actually this is full backup, not incremental / differential (for some reason “Daily” was suggesting that) ?

CHeers

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It is a full backup because it is just optimizing the database and compressing it.
It is also not a primary backup. It is a secondary or tertiary one that can be run at longer intervals, e.g., end of week, end of month, etc.

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