Restore a backup and see what it will change first
A restore replaces the shop's data, so SellyPOS asks more of you before it starts. You see what would be lost first, and your current data is backed up before anything is replaced.
2 things it does
See what a restore will lose before anything changes
Basic and Professional
Before I put back an old backup, can I see what I will lose? Restoring a backup first shows a preview of exactly what will be lost, with counts and a date range. Only a person with permission can start it, and a typed confirmation is needed before it goes ahead.
Without it
Putting back an old backup can remove recent sales. Without a preview, you learn what is gone only after it has happened.
With it
A preview shows the counts and the dates of what would be lost. Only a person with permission can start a restore, and you type a word to confirm it.
A restore starts with a preview of the backup you chose. The preview states what would be lost, with counts and the range of dates. Only a person with the restore permission can start one. You then type the word RESTORE to confirm, and only then does it go ahead. Each restore is recorded.
Before a restore, you see exactly what would be lost, and you must type to confirm it.
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Your current data is backed up before any restore begins
Basic and Professional
Is my current data kept if I restore an older backup? Every restore first makes an automatic backup of the current data. The restored copy is checked before it replaces the current data, which stays intact until that swap.
Without it
You restore an old copy to get something back, and the current data is overwritten. Work you still needed can be thrown away with it.
With it
Each restore first makes a backup of the current data. The copy you restore is checked before it replaces anything.
The backup you chose is checked before it is put in place. The backup of the current data is kept, so you have a copy of what was there before the restore.