Hi,
If you copy the entire list of .brn files from the default folder into a backup folder, you will accidently capture some of the "big database files" provided by Zabaware.
Then, if you install the new Hal, and copy all your backed-up files into the new Hal's folder, you might easily PASTE a smaller/older Zabaware database, OVER-WRITING and ERASING a newer/larger Zabaware database with the same name.
That's why I recommend looking at the files and only backing up the ones that:
1. Obviously have the user's name as part of the file name.
2. Obviously have a newer "modified date" than when you installed your "old Hal."
Yes, working with file names and file dates is confusing to the typical computer user, because Microsoft tries to disguise and hide the computer's file structure from users to make computing seem "simple." (This includes hiding file extensions and pretending that files and folders physically exist on the "desktop," which they don't; they're on a drive.) In my opinion, their strategy causes more confusion than it prevents!
Sorry, but if you want to avoid losing out on good database content, you really need to look at what files you're moving, and look at what they are.
Sincerely,
Don