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- Page 1 Backup4all Take full control of your backup User Guide Version 3.8 (One Touch Backup) External HDD Enclosure...
- Page 2 Backup4all User Manual for Backup4all version 3.8 by Softland This documentation contains proprietary information of Softland. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recoding, or otherwise, without permission from Softland. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Part I Introduction 1 Product Description 2 System Requirements 3 Installation Command Line Parameters ... 8 4 Notice to Backup4all 2 Users 5 Features Summary Part II Getting Started 1 How to Configure a New Backup? 2 How to Run a Backup Job? 3 How to Manage Backup Jobs? 4 How to Restore from a Backup? 5 How to Test a Backup? - Page 4 Introduction Part...
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Page 5: Part I Introduction
Using Backup4all you can easily backup to any local or network drive, backup to FTP (with support for SSL encryption, proxy server, passive mode), backup to CD/DVD, or other removable media (such as USB drives). -
Page 6: System Requirements
Backup4all 3 type. There is also the option to run predefined backups, such as My Documents, My Pictures or Outlook Express emails and settings. Backup4all has ZIP64 support (can create backups over 2 GB) and creates standard zip files, meaning that you can access it with any zip compatible utility. Backup4all also allows you to encrypt your backup using AES encryption (128/192/256-bit). - Page 7 top of the older one, no need to uninstall it (the installer will recognize if the program is running and ask if you wish to close it in order to continue). You might need to close Backup4all manually if it is in a middle of an operation. Note: If you have version 2.x (or previous) installed, you can install version 3.x without uninstalling the other one.
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Page 8: Command Line Parameters
Backup4all 3 select a default one 11)A summary is displayed and in the last window click on Install to start the installation. Uninstall To uninstall Backup4all, first you need to close the application. Then go to the Backup4all application group (from the Windows Start->Programs-><%APP_NAME_VS%> menu and click Uninstall). - Page 9 /LANG="language" - Specifies the language to use for the installation. When a valid /LANG parameter is used, the Select Language dialog will be suppressed. /CURRENTUSER=[YES|NO] - Specifies if the settings for Backup4all will be used for the current user only (YES) or for all users (NO) /SETTINGSFOLDER="DEFAULT|<PATH>"...
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Page 10: Notice To Backup4All 2 Users
Backup4all 3 /NoInstallIfExists - Instructs setup to check if the "Backup4all" is already installed, and if it is, does not start the installation Uninstalling Backup4all with command line parameters The uninstaller has also some parameters for silent uninstall. Syntax unins000.exe [switches] Switches can be any combination of the following parameters: /SILENT - Instructs uninstaller to be silent during uninstallation. -
Page 11: Features Summary
· New scheduler (runs as a service). The scheduler now uses Windows Task Scheduler thus giving more flexibility to automating the backup task. · CD/DVD burning enhanced. Backup4all now has two built-in CD/DVD burning engines included, in order to give the option to choose which solution fits better. ·... - Page 12 You can actually see the number of files that will be processed at next backup (very useful when you have a large number of files). Other information refers to the size and date of the executed backups and the available free space on storage destination. Summary Textual description of all configurations made to a backup job.
- Page 13 Introduction The application tests the backups (using CRC32). This ensures that the files have been backed up properly and the backup is safe. You can also test the backup integrity at a later time from the application main menu. When backing up to removable media, after each media item written the backup test is performed (for spanned backups).
- Page 14 Backup4all 3 Restore You can quickly restore any file version, the latest version of the files or a whole folder from the backup job. If you have a large backup that spans over several removable media (CD/DVD, floppy) each spanned backup can be independently restored. Thus, if one of the spanned backups is corrupted you can still restore the other files.
- Page 15 Getting Started Part...
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Page 16: Part Ii Getting Started
To create a new backup job, click on the New Backup Wizard toolbar button ( each backup job you must specify at least its name, source files and a valid storage destination (first three steps of this wizard), the rest of the options not being mandatory. - Page 17 Getting Started 3) Destination - Select a destination for the backup (where the source files will be stored) and click Next. You can choose as destination your local hard drive (Local), a network computer (LAN) or an FTP destination (FTP). Backup4all 3 User Manual Copyright ©...
- Page 18 Backup4all 3 4) Type - Select the type of the backup (full, incremental, differential or mirror), set backup type and ZIP compression related options and press Next. 5) Filters - Filter the source files indicating what files and folders to be included or excluded from the backup.
- Page 19 Getting Started sounds, email notifications etc.) and click Next. 7) Scheduler - Schedule the backup job for unattended backup executions. Backup4all provides extended information about the backup, which can be consulted before the backup execution. You can switch between views by pressing the following buttons from the application toolbar: Explore - shows files and folders for the backup job Backup4all 3 User Manual...
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Page 20: How To Run A Backup Job
Backup4all 3 Statistics - shows statistics about the latest backup and the next backup job Summary - shows configuration information about the backup The wizard creates an ".ini" file in the IniFiles folder (usually in C:\Documents and Settings \<user>\Application Data\Softland\Backup4all 3\) with the same name as the backup job. In addition, a backup catalog file (".bkc") is created both in the destination and locally in the BkcFiles folder (same directory where the IniFiles folder is created). -
Page 21: How To Manage Backup Jobs
execution is successful. How to Manage Backup Jobs? Copy an Existing Backup Configuration You can use the Create Like button ( duplicate of the selected backup job and after that you can easily modify its configuration. Modify a Backup Job Configuration First you must select the backup job you wish to modify. -
Page 22: How To Test A Backup
Backup4all 3 ) from the application's toolbar. You can restore to the original location or to a different location of your choice. You can restore the latest version of a file, several selected files or all files from a folder by selecting the files or folder in the Explore View, right-click and select Restore Latest Version or Restore Latest Version To... - Page 23 Getting Started window by pressing the Test button ( ) from the application's toolbar (or using the keyboard shortcut F9). In the test window, select the backup versions you wish to test and press the Test button. You can also modify the priority of the test process by moving the slider to a lower or higher priority (default is Normal).
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Page 24: How To Password Protect A Backup
Backup4all 3 How to Password Protect a Backup? Passwords are used to protect your backup files from unauthorized access. Setting the Password The Encryption Settings window is shown when pressing the Encryption button from the Type page of the Backup Properties window or from the New Backup Wizard. The button is available only for full, incremental and differential backup types (not for mirror). -
Page 25: How To Schedule A Backup
provide the old one. If you have the Zip(2) compatible encryption or AES encryption option selected, you can also remove the password by entering the Old password and leave the New password and Confirm new password fields empty. Using Passwords when Restoring During the restore process of backups with password protection, the Enter Password dialog will appear. -
Page 26: How To Backup To Usb Drives
A hard drive is installed into the enclosure and then the enclosure is plugged into the computer, thus creating a normal USB backup device. Given the size of nowadays hard drives, this can be considered a mass storage device for backup purposes. -
Page 27: How To Send Email Notifications
on the other side USB ports are more common on computers. Steps in backing up to USB drive with Backup4all: 1) Start your USB device. Before starting the backup process make sure that the USB drive is started and working. Usually the enclosure should have a start button and display the status of the drive using led displays. -
Page 28: How To Configure One Touch Backup
Backup4all 3 automatically connect (it will connect without user assistance) or manually connect (it will require user assistance to enable the connection). · Email addresses - you must specify the email address used to send the email (From field) and optionally a Reply To email address ·... -
Page 29: How To Use One Touch Backup
this, the One Touch Backup section of the Options window will open and you can select the backup job or group you want to use. This option is disabled when there is no backup job to select. · Disable this feature (you can activate it back at any time from Options). This will disable the One Touch Backup feature. - Page 30 Part...
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Page 31: Part Iii Faq
Using Backup4all 1. How can I create a new backup job? Backup jobs are created by the New Backup Wizard. The wizard can be started from the File menu or by clicking the New Backup Wizard button ( keyboard shortcut. Follow the steps of the wizard and click Finish when ready. 2. - Page 32 Backup4all 3 4. How can I hide empty folders in the Explore View when expanding all folders? Open the Options window, go to the General page and check the Hide empty folders on expand all option. After this option is set, the Expand All operation ( empty folders.
- Page 33 11.Can I backup to tape using Backup4all? No. The current version does not support tape drives. 12.Can I backup open files with Backup4all? Yes you can backup open or locked files with Backup4all as long as your system meets some requirements: ·...
- Page 34 Backup4all 3 If you want your backups protected, select one of the Encryption methods available and define a password of at least 6 characters: · Zip (2) compatible encryption is less secure, but the zip files resulted are compatible with most of the ZIP utilities. ·...
- Page 35 24.How can I limit the number of backup versions? Open the Backup Properties window for the backup job. Go to the Type page. Here you can set the Limit number of stored backups to option and specify the desired limit. 25.How can I store many versions of my files and keep the backup size as small as possible? Our recommendation is to use incremental backup type with maximum zip compression.
- Page 36 Backup4all 3 window that opens click on Set password and enter the password for the current logged in user. We do not save your password but it is needed in order to set up the scheduled task in the Windows Task Scheduler. If your user account does not have a password you must select the Allow blank passwords when scheduling option from Tools->Options->General.
- Page 37 version using the right-click menu (as mentioned above). 36.How can I restore an older version of a file? To restore an older version of a file you need to select the file from Explore view. Then look for available versions in the list displayed below the file and folder tree. Select the version you want to restore, right-click on it and choose Restore or Restore to...
- Page 38 Backup4all 3 · Using the command copy (write copy/? and press Enter to see the help for this function) write copy music1.wav /b + music2.wav /b music.wav (first two files are the sources, last file is the destination) and press Enter. Note that you have to be in the folder where the source files are in order for it to work.
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Page 39: Index
Index - B - Backup to USB drives Backup4all Backup4all 2 - C - Command line Silent install Configure new backup Configure One Touch Backup Create a new backup - D - Description Detailed logging - E - Email notifications Authentication Email address Send test email... - Page 40 Backup4all 3 Password protect a backup Portability Product description - R - Remove password Restore Restore latest version Restore to Restore wizard Restore from a backup Run a backup job Run backup - S - Schedule a backup Scheduler Standalone scheduler Task scheduler Send email notifications Start backup...
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