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Configuring ABBYY Backup Utility

  • Download the latest version from [https://wfd-public.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/ABBYY+Utilities/ABBYY+Backup+Utility.zip](https://wfd-public.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/ABBYY+Utilities/ABBYY+Backup+Utility.zip) 
  • Extract the ZIP file to a local, relevant, folder i.e. C:\WfD\Services
  • Run the WFD.AWS.AbbyyBackup.exe application as administrator. Before running, ensure that the following are in placeA user has been created in the Admin & Monitoring Console with administrator permissions
  • A local folder has been created (must be a local path) to be used for the temporary storage of the exported ABBYY project
  • A local store folder in which the ZIP files can be held
  • Follow the on-screen questions to configure the backup utility, using the user and two folders created above where relevant
  • Once you've added all of the required profiles, the application will instantly run a backup. You can use this to check for any errors
  • Setup a scheduled task to run once a day (recommended to be out of hours) to run the daily backups.