The SOLIDWORKS Electrical Environment archiver tool provides a hands off automated backup process for your SOLIDWORKS electrical software and projects. We can use it to create a backup of a complete environment, including manufacturer parts and symbols added into projects. So let's show you how. We need to manually create the first archive using the following process. This can be done from a client machine or from the server itself, but you know that you'll need to have administrative permissions to use this tool within the window search. We can type and search EW Environment Archive dot EXE and open the Environment archiver. Here we have a few options for which sort of backup we would like to make. We can back up all of our projects with all projects, all symbols and all parts with all objects. We could also choose to backup only items that would be modified by a particular user, or choose the final option to only backup anything new. Since the last backup, we leave all our settings as default, and if you ever do want to explore these options in more detail, then feel free to give us a call or a local support ticket via our website with our experienced technical support team. The output folder refers to where the archive file will be saved. The Archive Now button will create our archive and save these settings for future use, allowing us to start automating backups. We can use the windows task schedules to set up our automation and ensure we always have a backup of our SOLIDWORKS electrical projects. Search for the Task Scheduler in the Windows Start menu, where using the built in windows version for this automation and not the additional software that comes with SOLIDWORSK professional or Solid Queue. Navigate to the action button and then click Create Task. We'll name our task, then select run where the user is logged in or not run with highest privileges on the triggers tab. We'll click the new button to specify what will trigger the task. We'll define a schedule. We recommend running the backups during out of office hours, perhaps during a Friday evening or on a Saturday to ensure nobody is in using SOLIDWORKS electrical while the backup is ongoing. Make sure you choose the schedule that works best for you and your business. On the actions tab, we'll click the new button to specify the actions of the Task Scheduler to undertake. We want it to start a program and launch the Environment Archiver. We'll browse to the default installation in program files SOLIDWORKS Corp., SOLIDWORKS electrical Bin. Select the Environment Archiver application and click the open button. Click okay in the new action dialog to create the action. And then the final two tabs, Conditions and Settings can be left as default. These are used to tweak the rules regarding how power networks and idling handles, and offer options for determining retrying tasks if they should fail for a reason. We'll click okay again and create the automation to finish the backup process. This is a convenient way to make sure you're regularly backing up all of your projects, but for more security and traceability, consider implementing a robust data management system for your CAD data. SOLIDWORKS PDM professional connect seamlessly with SOLIDWORKS electrical packages to provide you with secure file management and a complete audit trail. Get in touch with us today and we can discuss your specific requirements together. You can also learn more about data management and how we can help you. Over on our website, where you'll find plenty more tutorials and helpful tips for using SOLIDWORKS electrical and the wider SOLIDWORKS portfolio to enhance your product development journey.