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6524 - Use Titan Drive to move to a new PC or recover from a computer crash

With Titan Drive, you can easily restore your TOTAL settings and reports to a new PC, even if you don't have access to your old computer. The instructions below walk you through the process of backing up your data on your old PC, and then restoring your data to a new PC.

If you're recovering from a computer crash, and you don't have access to your old PC, click here to jump to the section for restoring your data to a new machine.

Part 1 — Backing up your data

Before backing up your data, you need to have Titan Drive and Exact installed and configured on the computer where your data is stored before continuing with the steps below.

  1. On your old computer, click Start (), type Send Files to Titan Drive, and press Enter on your keyboard.

  2. Let the utility run to backup your reports. Once it's done, click Finish in the bottom right.

  3. Now, click Start (), type Backup your Preferences, and press Enter on your keyboard.

  4. Let the utility run to backup your preferences. Then, click Finish in the bottom right.

Once your data is backed up, move to your new computer and continue with the section below to recover your data.

Part 2 — Restoring your data

Before restoring your data, you need to have TOTAL installed, and you need to have Titan Drive installed and configured on the new computer. Then, continue with the instructions below to restore your files and preferences on a new computer, or to recover your data after a crash.

Recovering preferences

  1. On your keyboard, press Windows Key + R.

  2. In the Open: field, type %tsa6% and click OK.

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  3. Go to the Additional Tools tab, and double-click 35. Restore Exact Preferences on the left.

  4. Follow the instructions in the Exact Restore wizard to recover your preferences. Click here for step-by-step instructions

Restoring reports

  1. Log in to TitanAppraisal.com.

  2. Click Files in the upper right. Then, click Download on the upper left and choose All ## files.

  3. Next, a .TAD file is downloaded. When it's finished, Open or Run the file.

  4. In the window that appears, click the TOTAL tab. Then, choose the folder where you want to save your reports, and click Save to begin downloading the reports.

That's it! Once the files finish downloading, they're immediately available in TOTAL's Appraisal Desktop. Simply open TOTAL to pick up where you left off on your old machine.

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