How to revert BackupAssist to clean installation
In some cases, it is useful to be able to revert a BackupAssist installation into a vanilla configuruation, but without uninstalling the software and losing all the jobs and configurations.
The following steps will allow you to temporarily run BackupAssist using a fresh vanilla set of configurations files but quickly revert back to your current files when needed.
- Disable Security -> CryptoSafeGuard Settings -> Advanced -> “Enable Shield”
- Stop the BackupAssist Service in Windows Services Manager.
- Go to C:\ProgramData directory in Windows Explorer.
- Rename the folder BackupAssist v* to BackupAssist v* old (where * is the version number you are running).
- Start the BackupAssist Service again.
- a new vanilla C:\ProgramData\BackupAssist v* folder will be created
- Open the BackupAssist Interface
- Enable Security -> CryptoSafeGuard Settings -> Advanced -> “Enable Shield”
To revert back to the existing folder, simply repeat the same steps above but remove or rename the new vanilla BackupAssist v* folder and rename BackupAssist v* old to BackupAssist v*.
You can switch between these folders as needed to switch between the existing configuration and fresh configuration
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