To back up the Geneticist Assistant database
1. On the Geneticist Assistant main menu, click Backup > Database Backup.
The Database Backup dialog box opens. In the Output field, the default name and location for saving the database backup file is set to C:\Program Files\SoftGenetics\Geneticist Assistant\ga_exe\softgenetics_backup_<current year>_<current month_day>_<current_time>. You have the option of changing one or both of these default values.
2. Next to the Dump path field, click the Browse button 
to open the Select dump tool dialog box, and then browse to and select pg_dump.exe file.
to open the Select dump tool dialog box, and then browse to and select pg_dump.exe file. | The default installation directory for the Postgres dump tool is C:/Program Files/Softgenetics/Softgenetics Server/pgsql/bin/pg_dump.exe. |
3. Optionally, do one or both of the following:
• To change the name of the database backup file, in the Name field, enter the new value.
For example, to change the name from “softgenetics_backup_<current year>_<current month_day>_<current_time>” to “geneticist_assistant_backup_<current year>_<current month_day>_<current_time>”, enter geneticist_assistant in the Name field.
• To change the location for the database backup file, next to the Output field, click the Browse button to open the Select Output directory dialog box, and then select a different location for the database backup file.
to open the Select Output directory dialog box, and then select a different location for the database backup file. 4. Enter your Postgres username and password.
| | Make sure to enter your Postgres login credentials, and NOT your Geneticist Assistant login credentials. Unless you have customized your Postgres installation, the username is postgres and the password is softgeneticssetup. |
5. Click OK.
After the Geneticist Assistant database is successfully backed up, the Database Backup dialog box closes. The Geneticist Assistant main window remains open.