Backup Files

Now that you know how the jobs are configured you can verify they are actually writing backups. Launch Windows Explorer and browse to the backup path you noted. Open the MinistryPlatform folder (unless all backups are being written to the root directory, which is uncommon). In the MinistryPlatform folder, you should see two types of files.

Full backup files will have a .bak extension, and Transaction Log backup files will have a .trn extension. If you don't see .bak or .trn files the backup portion of the task is not working.

Full Backups (bak)

You should see a .bak file for each day going back to the maximum file age.

Transaction Log Backups (trn)

You should see multiple .trn files for each day going back to the maximum file age. If you see files older than the maximum file age the Maintenance Cleanup task is not functioning.