Backups & data

Show files (.ShowTrak)

Your whole setup — clients, dummy clients, monitoring targets, groups, and alert rules — lives in a working database that you can save out to a portable .ShowTrak file. This makes it easy to keep a backup, move a setup between machines, or switch between different shows.

From Settings (gear) you'll find:

  • New Show — start a fresh, empty show. (The new show is untitled until you save it.)
  • Open — load a .ShowTrak file, replacing what's currently loaded.
  • Save — save changes back to the currently open file.
  • Save As — write the current setup out to a new .ShowTrak file.

A .ShowTrak file is a complete snapshot, so opening one swaps in everything it contains. Keep copies of important shows somewhere safe, just like any other document.

Autosave

ShowTrak can save your open show automatically at a regular interval so you don't lose work. Turn it on and set the interval under System in Preferences.

Where data is stored

The Server keeps its working data in its app data folder:

Windows: %APPDATA%\ShowTrakServer
macOS:   ~/Library/Application Support/ShowTrakServer
Linux:   ~/.local/share/ShowTrakServer

Inside you'll find:

Logs/          — daily log files
Scripts/       — your scripts
Storage/       — the working database and internal files
Audio/         — your imported custom alert sounds
SampleScripts/ — cached copy of the official sample scripts

Logs

Logs live in the Logs folder and are useful for support or troubleshooting. Open them quickly from Settings (gear) → Open Logs Directory.

Windows: %APPDATA%\ShowTrakServer\Logs
macOS:   ~/Library/Application Support/ShowTrakServer/Logs
Linux:   ~/.local/share/ShowTrakServer/Logs