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SyncDocs Backup and Restore

To backup and restore data for the Accounts or Ace Budget application to your Mac or PC, you will need to follow the steps below:

Installing SyncDocs on Your Mac or PC

• Download the SyncDocs desktop client for your operating system from the SourceForge website.

SyncDocs Client for OS X
SyncDocs Client for Windows 

*Note: After clicking on the link above, you will see the line "Your SyncDocs download will start shortly..."   Please be patience as the SyncDocs folder is being downloaded to your computer.  We advise that you do NOT clink the "direct link" or "mirror" URLs, as some users have reported issues when downloading via these links.

• For Mac OS X, first create a folder to hold your SyncDocs backups.  For example "MySyncDocsBackup".  Next, copy the content of the SyncDocs-0.6.5 folder (11 files total) to the backup folder you created.  From the backup folder, click on the executable file SyncDocs to launch the SyncDocs client.
• For Windows PCs, first create a folder to hold your SyncDocs backups.  For example "MySyncDocsBackup".  Next, copy the content of the SyncDocs-0.6.5 zip file (11 files total) to the backup folder you created.  From the backup folder, click on the executable file SyncDocs-0.6.5 to launch the SyncDocs client.

Performing a Backup

1. Launch the SyncDocs client from your Mac or PC, if it is not already running.
2. From the Accounts or Ace Budget application, go to the Settings screen.
3. Click on the 'Backup Data' button.
4. Read the instructions from the pop-up screen, then click on the 'Confirm Backup' button.
5. Tap on the Bonjour name (SyncDocs) to complete the backup.

Performing a Restore

1. Launch the SyncDocs client from your Mac or PC, if it is not already running.
2. From the Accounts or Ace Budget application, go to the Settings screen.
3. Click on the 'Restore Data' button.
4. Read the instructions from the pop-up screen, then click on the red 'Confirm Restore' button.
5. Tap on the Bonjour name (SyncDocs).
6. Select the date corresponding the backup you want to restore from.
   
7. Exit and restart the Accounts or Ace Budget application from your iPhone/iPod for the data restoration to take affect.
   

SyncDocs FAQ

Q: After downloading SyncDocs to my PC, why is the jar file not opening up?

A:You may not have Java installed.  Java is need to run the SyncDoc app on your computer. 

To download the latest version of Java, please using the following link:
http://www.java.com/en/

Troubleshooting SyncDocs

To troubleshoot SyncDocs backup and restore issues and see more FAQs, please click on this link.

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