Database Storage

Every Zoot database is a self-contained file with a .ZOT file extension. Storing each database in a unique file on your disk drive has a number of key benefits:

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You can quickly copy or move databases or groups of databases from one computer to another.

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Database file sizes remain manageable. In most cases you will be able to zip up your database files and copy them onto a standard 1.44mb floppy disk for easy transport. In fact, Zoot provides built-in tools to do this (see Database Manager elsewhere in this help file).

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You can micro-manage vast quantities of information. Information stores can grow over years or even decades without losing the ability to micro-manage information.

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You can create archive databases without losing access to the archived data. Zoot lets you work with archive databases as you would any other Zoot database.