How to manually restore a Silverstack library backup

There might be situations where your system is no longer capable of correctly saving the latest changes to Silverstack’s database. This is usually related to a more general system problem. When this case occurs, the Silverstack library can become corrupted and Silverstack helps you to restore the latest available backup. However, you might also want to manually restore a Silverstack backup. The section below explains how this process works.

Note: We always recommend keeping a Time Machine backup of your system disk so you can access older backups if needed.

Manually restoring a Silverstack library backup#

  1. Locate the project folder in Finder via Silverstack’s main menu: click Silverstack[Lab] > Show Library in Finder
  2. Locate the backup files. In each project folder, there is a subfolder “Backup” that contains backup snapshots of your project library
  3. Unzip the most recent backup snapshot and rename it to “Silverstack.psdb”
  4. Close your Silverstack version
  5. Replace your current library database with the backup
    1. In the project folder, rename the file “Silverstack.psdb” to “_old_Silverstack.psdb” (keep the original database file for safety reasons)
    2. Copy the unzipped and renamed backup file “Silverstack.psdb” from the backup folder to the project folder’s top level (where you just renamed the original file project database to “_old_Silverstack.psdb”)
  6. Start your Silverstack version

Last updated: June 3, 2025