Frequently Asked Questions About
Now You're Cooking! 
Backup/Restore Operation
Can I backup my cookbooks directly to a CD-RW from NYC?
No, NYC won’t write directly to a CD – you need a CD writer program for that. So use NYC’s File… Backup… feature to create the “user.nyb” (or whatever you name it) backup file, then use your CD burner software to copy “user.nyb” from your NYC folder to your CD. If you have a flash drive, you should use it preferentially over burning a CD because any files you copy to CD will receive the “read-only” attribute, which you may have to undo before NYC can use the CD files.
What is the easiest way to back up all my user files?
For v5.54 and higher, use NYC’s File… Backup… and Restore… features to backup the entire NYC \user folder to your backup medium. This will store the \user folder in a compressed form with a file extension “.nyb” which you can copy to your backup medium. Use the Restore feature later on the “.nyb” file to restore selected files from the backup as needed. For v5.53 and earlier, use Windows Explorer to copy the entire NYC \user folder to your backup medium.
Can I create the NYC \user folder on a different drive from the program? I like to keep my data on a separate drive for easy backup.
Yes. See the NYC Tip at http://www.ffts.com/tips/tipjan04.htm regarding Moving Your User Folder to a Different Location. In version 5.77 and higher, you can move the user folder to another drive easily using Tools… Options… User Folder tab. Previous versions force a manual move if you move your user folder to an different drive.
The latest NYC versions have a very nice File... Backup... feature that will copy and compress all files in your \user folder, and you can save this file to any location such as your "data" drive. When you want to restore a file or files from the backup, you can do so selectively using File... Restore...
If I want to back up my most critical user files, what files should I include?
You should include your cookbooks and indexes (*.gcf, *.cdx, *.idx, *.cli, *.tag, *.ima, *.imx, *.rli, *.rdx); all lists (*.lst); all menus (*.mnu); all shopping lists (*.shp); and your user preferences (nyc.ini).
When I zip up a cookbook from within NYC, does the .zip file include all the indexes for the cookbook?
Yes. Zipping your cookbooks and copying them onto a backup medium is a good way to back up your cookbooks.
Should I be concerned about backing up the NYC recipe cookbook? If so, how do I do it?
Yes, you should back up your cookbooks frequently (once a week, or more often if you are adding lots of recipes). The best way to backup a cookbook is to compress a copy of it using File... Zip Cookbook. Or you may elect to back up all your user files at once using File… Backup… .
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Last Updated: 2/3/2020