How to share or backup your Show Buddy Active data

You can copy your Show Buddy Active data to other computers (for sharing or backup purposes) using the built-in Backup and Restore features.

A Show Buddy Active backup is a .sab file. It contains all data required to fully restore complete shows, including banks & presets, fixture definitions, fixture patching, and all images or video files used by your presets.

Backing up shows

Open the Show Buddy Active standalone app.
Select File > Backup show data… from the main menu.
Enter a text description for the backup file.
Click Backup ALL shows… OR highlight the shows you need and click Backup selected…
Click Yes to proceed.
Choose a name and location for your .sab backup file and click Save.
Copy the resulting .sab file to your backup drive or the other computer.

Restoring from a backup

Open the Show Buddy Active standalone app.
Select File > Restore from backup… from the main menu.
Click Yes to proceed.
Locate your .sab file and click Open.
Confirm that the description is correct.
Click Restore all shows… OR highlight the shows you need and click Restore selected shows…
Click Yes to proceed.

You can now load and run the restored shows from Show > Manage shows… on the main menu.