When you click on Re-Analyze, you get the warning “Any previously analyzed data will be lost.”

Let’s make that little warning really clear. It means: Should you go ahead with a re-analyze, ALL previous processing will be erased, along with all WebTrends-controlled backups. Your configurations stay, but WebTrends deletes all statistics and all backups and starts analysis over with the earliest raw data it can find.

The Why should be obvious. It makes a difference between re-analyzing your entire history and re-analyzing only since the last backup. It’s especially useful when you’ve made a boneheaded configuration mistake and want to cover it up ASAP.

WebTrends has a built-in backup program that works well. Out of the box, it’s not turned on, so consider this a heads-up to do it now. Your main decisions are: