Saving and backups

The event files

Like the vast majority of software, Wiclax saves your data in the form of files. One of these files corresponds to an event that you have saved. Its location is the one you designate when you first save.

The classic file manipulation operations are accessible from the first tab of the ribbon. These are the New Event, Open, Close, Save and Save As commands.

In Windows File Explorer, Wiclax event files have the extension .clax and are represented with this icon:

The icon for a .clax event file

You can open an event file from File Explorer with a simple double-click.

In the main menu, you will find the last files you worked on, and thus access them more quickly. These same files are displayed in the start screen.

Finally, note that it is only possible to open one event at a time. You can nevertheless open Wiclax several times.

Automatic saving

Setting up automatic file saving at regular intervals is also possible and it can be tuned by clicking on the floppy disk icon at the bottom right of the main window.

Generating backups

Access: from the floppy disk icon at the top left or keyboard shortcut [control + F12].

This tool creates a backup copy of the current event, and places the file in a /svg subfolder of the event folder. The name of the backup contains the date and time when it was generated.

But it is also possible to set up an automatic backup at regular intervals, and/or to set up a custom destination folder (on a USB key, for example). To do this, display the saving and synchronization panel at the bottom of the main form, and play with the options:

In this form, it is also possible to trigger a new backup by clicking on the green Plus button.

Restoring a backup

An interesting feature of Wiclax is that it allows you to restore a backup without interrupting the software operation, including Live streaming and acquisitions. This hot restore is done by selecting an existing backup in the list on the right and clicking on the Restore this backup button.