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Q220876: HOWTO: Restore an Entire Database Archive with Restore Wizard

Article: Q220876
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe600 kbSSExplorer
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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After archiving an entire database, you can use the Restore Wizard to restore
the database. The Restore Wizard is available from the Visual SourceSafe
Administrator. From the Archive menu, click Restore Projects for the product
version listed above.

NOTE: This article assumes that you already know how to archive a database.

MORE INFORMATION
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1. Archive an entire database either by using the Archive Wizard or by using the
  SSARC command.

2. Create a new database using the Visual SourceSafe Administrator. From the
  Tools menu, click Create Database.

3. Open the newly created database by clicking the Users menu, and selecting
  Open SourceSafe Database. Click the Browse button to find the Srcsafe.ini
  file.

4. Once the new database appears in the list of available databases, make sure
  the database name and path are selected and click Open. You may get the
  following warning after clicking Open:

  The Admin user currently has no SourceSafe password. Therefore, any user can
  run the Administrator's program. To secure this program, give the Admin user
  a password.

  Click OK.

5. From the Archive menu, click Restore Projects.

6. In Step 1 of the Restore Wizard, browse for the archive file (.ssa) created
  in Step 1 of this article. Click Next. You many get the following warning
  after clicking Next:

  Destination database is not the same as the original. Some links may not be
  restored.

  Click OK. This dialog box will appear if you are restoring to a different
  database than you archived from.

7. In Step 2 of the Restore Wizard, select the root project ($/) and select the
  "Display subprojects" check box.

8. Deselect the root project by holding down the CTRL key and clicking on the $/
  folder.

  NOTE: If the root project remains selected, you will see the problem described
  in the Knowledge Base article Q173387 (see REFERENCES section below for more
  information). Click Next.

9. In Step 3 of the Restore Wizard, select "Restore to the project the item was
  archived from". Click Finish.

REFERENCES
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For more information, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q173387 PRB: Restoring an Archive of an Entire Database

  Q172157 PRB: Do Not Use SourceSafe When Running SSARC or SSRESTOR

  Q186361 INFO: ERR "...Some links may not be restored"

Additional query words: restore wizard

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Keywords          : kbSSafe600 kbSSExplorer 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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