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The Backup-Restore Utility is to be used in order to save filter settings ( active / inactive filters, excluded users / groups, passwords ) when uninstalling the current product version and installing the new product version.

The saved data represents specific settings deployed with the Web Sites filter ( Web Sites ), specific settings deployed with the Files & Extensions filter ( Files & Extensions ), specific settings deployed with the Keywords & Profiles filter ( Keywords & Profiles ), specific settings deployed with the Exclude User, Exclude Group features – excluded users / groups ( Rules for each IP ), specific settings deployed with the Scheduler feature ( Scheduler for the filters ), specific settings deployed with the Group Management feature, user account passwords ( Passwords ).

The Start Backup feature creates the file CIFPBackup_mm_dd_yyyy.zip containing the saved data. The file is located with the installation folder and is to be deployed with the Restore feature . The file CIFPBackup_mm_dd_yyyy.zip is not cleared within the uninstall process.

Please follow the schema bellow in order to automatically backup Cyclope Internet Filtering Proxy settings.

1. Start the Backup-Restore Utility

2. Click Start Backup

Please follow the schema bellow in order to automatically restore Cyclope Internet Filtering Proxy settings

1. Start the Backup-Restore Utility

2. Click Restore

3. Select the CIFPBackup_mm_dd_yyyy..zip file

4. Click Open

Please follow the schema bellow: in order to manually backup / restore Cyclope Internet Filtering Proxy settings

1. Back-up the following files

cyclope.block ( located with the installation folder ) – Web Sites

cyclope.ext ( located with the installation folder ) – Files & Extensions

cyclope.filter ( located with the installation folder ) – Keywords & Profiles

cyclope.ip ( located with the installation folder ) – Rules for each IP

cyclope.sc ( located with the installation folder ) – Scheduler for the filters

d743wer ( located with the installation folder ) – Passwords

ewd354d ( located with the installation folder ) – Passwords

groups.xml ( located with the installation folder ) – Groups

license ( located with the installation folder ) – License

2. Uninstall the current product version

3. Install the new product version

4. Restore back-up files

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