In the technology-intensive appraisal business, such system settings are numerous and constantly changing as appraisers add new peripherals, computers, clients and colleagues. Exact backs up everything an appraiser has ever done to make appraisal software into his or her own personalized copy of that software. It's a snapshot of system settings. If you lose that data and don't have a backup, you could spend hours, even days, restoring the settings, preferences and defaults that enabled you to work in the exact way that was best for you. One of the chief advantages of Exact, Ezell says, is its automation.
Appraisers never have to lift a finger and never even have to think about it.
Should they need those files at some point down the road, Exact 'knows' exactly where in their computer to install each and every one. An added benefit of Exact occurs when appraisers purchase a new computer, as they typically do every couple of years. System settings and preferences can be downloaded from Exact to into the new computer, instantly configuring it to be a clone of existing computers. However, eDomina is on the verge of releasing versions that will work with other appraisal software. Another eDomina service, the Vault, is already available for users of any appraisal software to store duplicate copies of appraisal data files.