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How to configure a new backup?

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Author: Adrian (Softland)

Last Updated: Oct 19, 2022

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To create a new backup job, click on the "New" button from the application's toolbar. For each backup job you must specify at least its
name, a valid storage destination and the source �les, the rest of the options not being mandatory. In New Backup Wizard, you can
switch anytime to Advanced mode for more con�guration options.

These are the steps you must perform in the New Backup Wizard:

• Select a location where you want to save the backup. Then you can click Next to go to the following step. You can choose as
destination:

• a Local hard drive

• an External hard drive

• a CD, DVD or Blu-ray drive

• a Removable drive

• a Network drive

• a Network location

• an Online location (FTP, SFTP, Azure, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Dropbox, HiDrive, S3
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• Select the �les and folders you want to backup (sources of the backup) or choose a prede�ned plugin from the Applications list
on the left, then click Next.

How to con�gure a new backup

• Select or de�ne new �lters for the backup sources, on the Filters page. Then you can press Next and go to the following step.

How to con�gure a new backup

• Select how do you want to backup. By default, the Smart backup type is selected. The other backup types are also available: Full,
Differential, Incremental and Mirror. You can also use encryption for the backup types that creates zip �les.

How to con�gure a new backup

• Choose when do you want to backup: how often, what day and what hour. Schedule the backup job for unattended backup
executions.

How to con�gure a new backup

• Personalize your backup job by entering a name for the job. You can also select another icon for the backup job.

How to con�gure a new backup

Backup4all provides extended information about the backup, which can be consulted before the backup execution. You can switch
between views by selecting one of the available views from the drop down list:

• Explore - shows the source �les and folders for the backup job

• Backup - shows the list of backup executions with the sources status before each execution

• Statistics - shows statistics about the latest backup and the next backup job

The wizard creates an ".ini" �le in the Jobs folder (usually in C:\\Users\\<user>\\AppData\\Roaming\\Softland\\Backup4all X\\) with the
backup job's ID name. In addition, a backup catalog �le (".bkc") is created both in the destination and locally in the Catalogs folder
(same directory where the Jobs folder is created).

Manually modifying ".bkc" or ".ini" �les may result in corrupted backup jobs and the impossibility of restoring the data you backed up. A
backup job is automatically created when double clicking on a ".bkc" �le. You can also recreate the backup job by opening a ".bkc" or
".ini" �le from the File -> Open menu.

Once the backup job is created, it will be displayed in the application's main window. On the right, you will see the content of the backup
job (�les and folders), depending on the chosen view (explore, backup or statistics).

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