TCM Formula Finder - General Help

1. About This Software
Both TCM Formula Finder and Clinic Buddy are designed to help you find information faster than searching through books or notes. Feel free to add to, delete, or modify the information that comes with this package and make it your own. We're just providing the tools you need to build your own library of clinical pearls, all accessible in a few mouse clicks.

2. Backing Up Your Information
When working with digital media, it's always smart to backup your data every once in a while. To do this, copy the entire folder "TCM Formula Finder 1.5" to another hard drive, computer, or other media such as a CD or flash drive. These files will not run on other computers (due to anti-piracy component) but will be readable on the original machine which TCM Formula Finder was first installed.

3. Restoring Your Data From a Backup Copy
Backed up data can be restored by following the steps below, but you will lose all of the added information since the last backup. Follow the instructions below.

To restore TCM Formula Finder data:
1. Go to the folder "TCM Formula Finder" and drag the file "TCM Formula Finder Data.USR" to the trash or recycle bin.
2. Navigate to the place where you made a backup copy of "TCM Formula Finder Data.USR" (CD, Zip, other hard drive...) and move the file with the same name,"TCM Formula Finder Data.USR" into the "TCM Formula Finder" folder.
3. Start up the program and you're good to go!
To restore Clinic Buddy data:
1. Go to the folder "TCM Formula Finder" and drag the file "Clinic Buddy Data.USR" to the trash or recycle bin.
2. Navigate to the place where you made a backup copy of "Clinic Buddy Data.USR" (CD, Zip, other hard drive...) and move the file with the same name "Clinic Buddy Data.USR" into the "TCM Formula Finder" folder.
3. Start up the program and you're good to go!

4. Moving This Software to a Different Computer
Because of its anti-piracy component, TCM Formula Finder is licensed for use on one computer at a time. Moving your copy to a different computer can be done very easily and as often as you like.

Windows and Macintosh:
1. Launch TCM Formula Finder, go to the "Customize" pull down menu and select "Deactivate This Copy". Make sure you have a working internet connection. The software will communicate with our main web server and "release" your copy to be installed on another computer.
2a. If you want to reinstall a fresh copy from CD or downloaded installer onto your new computer...go ahead and do that now.
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2b. If you made changes to the original data (added patient info, changed formula info, added formulas, etc.), copy the entire "TCM Formula Finder 1.5" folder from your current computer to the new computer.
3. Relaunch TCM Formula Finder on the new computer and you will be prompted for your serial number again. That's it!

5. Damaged Files
If your files become corrupted or damaged in any way (after a power outage, hardware problem, locusts, etc.) a dialogue box will may appear instructing you to contact the developer. Don't panic!

1. Quit TCM Formula Finder
2. Recover the damaged file by:
• If you're on a Macintosh press "Option + Apple" while double-clicking the TCM Formula Finder icon. Hold down the keys until you see the Open Damaged File dialog box.
• If you're on a Windows machine press "Ctrl + Shift" while double-clicking the TCM Formula Finder icon. Hold down the keys until you see the Open Damaged File dialog box.
3. Select the file "TCM Formula Finder Data" which is in the "TCM Formula Finder" folder. After processing, the same dialogue box will appear again. Press cancel.
4. If this process was unsuccessful in recovering your data, restore your data from a backed up file by using the instructions below (hopefully you made a back up!). If you haven't made a back up of your data do not proceed. You must reinstall the software.