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1. Click the Archive button in the GUI main window. The Archive windowappears.2. Expand the directory tree by clicking the plus sign (+) or the folder icon next toan object in the tree. To search or filter files, click the Search icon from the toolbar.3. Enter a description, accept the default description, or select an existingdescription for your archive package in the Description pull down box.4. To modify specific archive options, click the Options button. Any options youchange are effective during the current session only. To estimate the transfertime for your archive selections click the Estimate button.5. Click the Archive button. The Archive Status window displays the progress ofthe archive.Archive data examples using the command lineYou can archive data when you want to preserve copies of files in their currentstate, either for later use or for historical or legal purposes.You can archive a single file, a group of files, or all the files in a directory orsubdirectory. After you archive a file, you can delete the original file from yourworkstation. Use the archive command to archive files.The following table shows examples of how to use the archive command toarchive objects.Table 31. Command-line archive examplesTask Command ConsiderationsArchive all files in thec:\plan\proj1 directory with afile extension of .txt.dsmc archive c:\plan\proj1\*.txtUse wildcards to archive more than onefile at a time.Archive all files in thec:\small\testdir directory anddelete the files on yourworkstation.Archive the c:\proj1\h1.doc fileand the c:\proj2\h2.doc fileArchive a list of files in thec:\filelist.txt file.Archive the a:\ch1.doc file andassign a description to the archive.Archive all the files in the d:\projdirectory and its subdirectories.dsmc archive c:\small\testdir\*-deletefilesdsmc archive c:\proj1\h1.docc:\proj2\h2.docdsmc archive -filelist=c:\filelist.txtdsmc archive a:\ch1.doc-description="Chapter 1, firstversion"dsmc archive d:\proj\ -subdir=yesRetrieve the archived files to yourworkstation whenever you need themagain. For more information about thedeletefiles option, see “Deletefiles” onpage 337.You can specify as many files to bearchived as the resources and operatingsystem limits permit. Separate the filesto be archived with a space. For moreinformation about the filelist option, see“Filelist” on page 379.Use the filelist option to process a listof files. For more information about thefilelist option, see “Filelist” on page379.If you do not specify a description withthe archive command, the default isArchive Date:x, where x is the currentsystem date. For more informationabout the description option, see“Description” on page 337.For more information about the subdiroption, see “Subdir” on page 482.Chapter 6. Archive and retrieve your data (Windows) 211