copy a Lotus Notes R5 database

[LotusPerson]

Fellow Tek Friends,

How do I copy a Lotus Notes R5 database that contains thousands of documents? The database is on a server that I access through my computer. Then I need to transfer the data onto an external hard drive or disk or other storage device - whichever is recommended. Do I need to convert the Lotus Notes database into some other type of file first? How do I do this?

Many thanks!

 

[pmonett]

So you wish to copy the contents of a Notes db to an external storage unit.

The question is : is that content supposed to be accessed with something other than Notes ?

Because you can very well make a Notes copy of a Notes database and read it with a Notes client, without accessing the server.

So, what is exactly the reason for this copy ? Backup ? Or transfer to someone that does not have a Notes client and needs the documents ?

Pascal.

I've got nothing to hide, and I'd very much like to keep that away from prying eyes.

 

[nonguru]

Yes as Pascal says, depends what you want to do with it once you've copied it.

To copy the database, all you need to do is File>Database>New Copy and choose to make a LOCAL copy. Then browse to the drive you want to save it on.

Assuming you have sufficient access to the database (at least Editor level)