Managing Backups; Doing A Backup Now - Promise Technology 1000f series Product Manual

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual

Managing Backups

This category includes the following topics:
• Doing a Backup Now (page 190)
• Scheduling a Backup (page 191)
• Monitoring Backup Progress (page 192)
• Viewing Backup Schedules (page 193)
• Changing a Scheduled Backup (page 193)
• Deleting a Scheduled Backup (page 193)
• Restoring Backed-up Files (page 194)
• Viewing the Backup Event Log (page 194)
• Saving the Backup Event Log (page 195)
• Clearing the Backup Event Log (page 195)

Doing a Backup Now

This feature enables you to perform an immediate backup of your files from your
PC to the NAS system (VessRAID).
To perform an immediate backup:
1. Click the SmartSYNC icon at the top of the screen.
2. Click the Backup icon at the bottom of the screen.
3. Under Backup your data to, from the dropdown menus choose,
• A VessRAID subsystem
• Destination folder
4. Check the Backup My Data box.
This action automatically selects folders on your PC, including My
Documents, Favorites, and Desktop folders with all their contents.
5. To add additional files click the Add Folders Icon (right).
This action opens the My Documents folder. Click a folder you
want to backup.
6. Drag folders from your PC desktop and drop them into the
Backup your data from window.
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