Showfile & Backup

Manages show file backups. The current database can be saved as .ccdb files that are stored, shared, and restored.

Tip

Think of showfiles as restore points or save-games. CueCollab always works on an in-memory copy of your data — showfiles are never changed or saved automatically without your interaction. Save regularly, and always save before loading another showfile. If you switch to a different showfile without saving first, any unsaved changes to the current show are lost.

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Backup Options

• Quick Backup — immediately saves a timestamped backup of the current database
• Backup As — lets you name the backup before saving

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Show File List

Lists all existing backups with name, size, and modification date.

Each row has the following actions:

• Load — replaces the current database with this showfile. You will be asked to confirm. Save your current work first.
• Scheduled Load — announces to all connected users that this showfile will be loaded after a countdown, giving them time to finish their work. The load happens automatically when the countdown expires. Optionally overwrites the current backup with the same name before loading.
• Overwrite — saves the current database under this showfile’s name, replacing it.
• Download — downloads this showfile as a .ccdb file to your computer for off-device storage or transfer.
• Delete — permanently removes this backup from the list.

A Scheduled Load banner appears at the top of the page when a load has been queued, showing the filename and a countdown.

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Menu Actions

• New Showfile — resets the database to a blank state. All current data (cues, notes, ranges, recordings, settings) is permanently overwritten. Requires confirmation.
• Export Current Showfile — downloads the active database as a .ccdb file to your computer. Use this to transfer a show to another system or as an off-device backup.
• Import Showfile Backup — uploads a .ccdb file from your computer and replaces the current database. Use this to restore a backup or load a show prepared on another machine.
• Database Maintenance — runs internal maintenance tasks to reduce file size and improve performance. Briefly interrupts database access and forces all clients to reload.
• Show/Hide AutoBackup Files — toggles visibility of automatic system-generated backups in the list.
• Load Demo Showfile — loads a built-in demo show with sample data. Useful for onboarding new team members or testing the app without real show data.

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Tip

Before any potentially destructive operation — such as loading a showfile, creating a new showfile, or importing — CueCollab automatically creates an autobackup of the current database. These autobackups appear in the list when “Show AutoBackup Files” is enabled, and can be used to recover the previous state if something went wrong.