NewViews backup files created by NewViews are identical to the main file except for the file's name and extension. Typical computer files have a name and an extension. The file extension is typically used to identify what the file contains. An extension of .txt identifies a text file; a .nv2 extension is a NewViews Accounting file.
NewViews backup files can have various file extensions depending how the backup file was created.
| NewViews Backup file extensions | |||
| Creation | full backup file name | backup file extension | description |
| File>Backup Command | acme_yyyymmddhhmmss.nv234_backup | .nv234_backup | Unique file name is created each time the command is used. Previous backups not overwritten. |
| File>Download Command | acme_yyyymmddhhmmss.nv234_download | .nv234_download | Unique file name is created each time the command is used. Previous downloads not overwritten. |
| Automatic Logout Backup | acme.nv2_backup_logout | .nv2_backup_logout | Automatically created during user logout. One logout file per database, overwritten each time a new logout backup is created |
| Automatic Overnight Backup | acme.nv2_backup_overnight | .nv2_backup_overnight | Automatically created at 3:00am if the database is open. One overnight backup per database, overwritten each time a new overnight backup is created. |
| Automatic Version Change Backup | acme.nv2_backup_of_version_233 | .nv2_backup_of_version_233 | Automatically created when a database is updated to a new version (i.e. 2.33 to 2.34). Ensures a copy of the old version is retained. One copy is created per version. |
To open a backup file, you must first change the file extension back to .nv2
If a file with the same name already exists, Windows Explorer will display an error such as "Cannot rename acme: A file with the name you specified already exists. Specify a different file name." If this happens also change the name of the file, e.g. acme_recovered.nv2