Where is my OD DB????

[AussieDentistThird]

Ok, my IT guys have done something with my OD DB

I know where it should be normally, but its not

Where can i find out where abouts its actually saved??

[dqadri]

You want to find out where your MySQL or MariaDB service is saving your database files. There are several ways to figure this out:

1. Open up task manager (press Ctrl-Alt-Delete). Look for a program called mysqld. Look at the rest of the parameters and you may find some information.

2. Go to Run (press the Windows key + R) and type in services.msc
This will open the services list. Scan it for MySQL or MariaDB. Look at the parameters and you should have a lead on the file location.

[AussieDentistThird]

Ok, thanks, i found it!

Unfortunately, i cant backup anything at all!!

I can get to c/program files/mysqu/data

However, it says "Backup from path isinvalid"

And, strangely enough, whatever path i set (even it its to any folder unrelated to od, it says the same thing!"

[wjstarck]

Can you post a pic of your Backup settings screen (Manage > Backup) ?

Are you trying to backup from a workstation or the server?

I suspect that there is a typo in the format of the Backup FROM path string

If you're trying to backup from the server, then the path should look something like

C:\mysql\data\

but if you're on a workstation it should look like

\\SERVER\mysql\data\

where SERVER is the name of your Open Dental server