PokerTracker

First of all, apologies if this is posted in the wrong section.

I am struggling with the concept of the database and after much searching I cant find the answer.

Once a hand history file text/xml has been processed by PT3 can I then delete that file?

Once it is in the database is it enough to just backup that database without saving the text/xml?

Once the hand has been imported it's not necessary to keep the hand history file. That said, we do recommend keeping it for backup purposes. These files tend to be small and, when zipped, should take up very little space.

Thank you for the prompt reply. I will compress them and backup to DVD.