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NOTES APPLICATIONS

Which Notes files should be backed up?
You may want to back up and later restore particular IBM® Notes® applications and files.

The table below shows a list of Notes applications and files to back up.

Note: The following table content may be incomplete or outdated; not all listed items must be backed up. For current details on Notes client backup and restore, and how backup and restore can be simplified by use of Notes roaming user enablement, see "Backing up and restoring Notes client data" in the Notes and Domino® wiki.

Table 1. Important files to back up

File name Location Comments

bookmark.nsf Notes\Data directory Contains your saved bookmarks and Home Page information.

busytime.nsf Notes\Data directory Contains your local free time information.

desktop8.ndk Notes\Data directory This is your Workspace that maps to your bookmarks.

headline.nsf Notes\Data directory Contains your Application Subscriptions information.

install.log Notes program directory Contains the configuration information based on the options available when you install Notes. This file is used for comparison when you upgrade to new versions of Notes.

internet.nsf Notes\Data directory Contains information from your newsgroup subscriptions (NNTP).

names.nsf Notes\Data directory Contains your contact entries, mailing groups, connections, and locations.

notes.ini Notes program directory Contains the information you provide when you set up Notes, including the options you select in User Preferences. May also contain information created by your administrator. This file gets deleted when you uninstall Notes.

perweb.nsf Notes\Data directory This is your Personal Web Navigator application that contains Web browser information.

user.dic Notes\Data directory Contains all of the words you have added to your personal dictionary through the Add to Dictionary option in the Spell Checker.

*.nsf Notes\Data directory Applications that you create on your computer are stored in the Data directory.

<yourname>.nsf (local copy) Notes\Data directory Contains your Mail, Calendar, and To Do list. This only shows up in the Data directory if you have a local replica of your Mail file.

<yourname>.ID Notes\Data directory This is your User ID file. You need this to access Notes.

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File name	Location	Comments
bookmark.nsf	Notes\Data directory	Contains your saved bookmarks and Home Page information.
busytime.nsf	Notes\Data directory	Contains your local free time information.
desktop8.ndk	Notes\Data directory	This is your Workspace that maps to your bookmarks.
headline.nsf	Notes\Data directory	Contains your Application Subscriptions information.
install.log	Notes program directory	Contains the configuration information based on the options available when you install Notes. This file is used for comparison when you upgrade to new versions of Notes.
internet.nsf	Notes\Data directory	Contains information from your newsgroup subscriptions (NNTP).
names.nsf	Notes\Data directory	Contains your contact entries, mailing groups, connections, and locations.
notes.ini	Notes program directory	Contains the information you provide when you set up Notes, including the options you select in User Preferences. May also contain information created by your administrator. This file gets deleted when you uninstall Notes.
perweb.nsf	Notes\Data directory	This is your Personal Web Navigator application that contains Web browser information.
user.dic	Notes\Data directory	Contains all of the words you have added to your personal dictionary through the Add to Dictionary option in the Spell Checker.
*.nsf	Notes\Data directory	Applications that you create on your computer are stored in the Data directory.
<yourname>.nsf (local copy)	Notes\Data directory	Contains your Mail, Calendar, and To Do list. This only shows up in the Data directory if you have a local replica of your Mail file.
<yourname>.ID	Notes\Data directory	This is your User ID file. You need this to access Notes.