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1. not copied if you have the progress option set see below You can choose to have the message window disappear automatically by setting the next option and providing a time scale You can also have a sound play to alert you that the backup has completed Sometimes this message window may report some files were skipped This can occur for a number of reasons such as read write errors or they were skipped due to certain backup options Default backup destination You can specify a target folder to backups here and it will appear as a default whenever you use create a new backup job Preferences Configure backup General V Confirm scheduled backup operations v Skip if file name size created and modified dates match V After a backup display any errors that occurred Daily Weekly Monthly V Mirror content V Show backup progress V Copy only newer files Count files _ Preserve date time Mirroring will delete files and folders from the destination folder which are no longer present in the source folder Skipping exacts mirroring and showing progress can both slow the backup process How to add this app to your login items OK Cancel Confirm scheduled backup options If you have any scheduled backups about to occur you will be asked to confirm the go ahead Be aware that if there are no designated items of the scheduled type daily weekly or monthly no backup will occur Ski2. on the toolbar Move jobs up and down in the job list Select the jobs you want to move and click the relevant Up or Down button on the toolbar Manually backup all regardless of schedule This is a checkbox option on the app s main screen When checked if you perform a manual backup by clicking Backup on the toolbar a backup of ALL jobs will occur regardless if they are set to schedule daily weekly monthly Preferences General Configure backup M Show this window when application starts v Confirm stopping a backup M Display name of file being backed up during backup When backup completes M Display message window M Dismiss after 20 Seconds M Play sound Default backup destination 650GB Users Administrator Documents BACKUP TEST How to add this app to your login items OK Cancel Show this window when application starts Mac only Does exactly what it says Otherwise you access the main screen by accessing the app via the menubar Confirm stopping a backup When cancelling a backup you will be asked to confirm your action Display name of the file being backed up during backup The name of the file or an abbreviated version if it is long will appear along the left bottom of the screen during a backup This may slightly slow down backup on slower computers When backup completes Display a message window Does just that The number of files copied will be shown and any
3. this app to your login items OK Cancel MONTHLY e Enable Check this to enable monthly backups on a specific day of the month at a specific time The app must be running for the schedule to occur Choose a day and time using drop down controls e For the other options please see MANUAL above General EEEL MEAT M Confirm scheduled backup operations M After a backup display any errors that occured during the backup Manual Daily Weekly IMETA Enable 10th s3 gt 15 AM eal __ Mirror content _ Preserve date time _ Copy only newer files __ Show backup progress Mirroring will delete files and folders from the destination folder which are no longer present in the source folder Mirroring and showing progress can both slow the backup process How to add this app to your login items OK Cancel Contact If you have any questions about this product please contact us Email support codeinventors com Or visit our website http www codeinventors com
4. Backup User Manual Double click on items in the list to edit right click for pop up menu Hover over items in the list to view full path When From a EEr 4 D Manual Documents gt Family History 650GB gt BACKUP TEST M D Daily Documents gt Correspondence 650GB gt BACKUP TEST VE Manual Documents gt PDF 650GB gt BACKUP TEST Manual Documents gt Veg planting docx 650GB gt BACKUP TEST gt Manual 650GB gt nice paint colour_img jpg 650GB gt BACKUP TEST 5 backup items _ Manually backup all regardless of schedule Screenshots of the Mac version are used in this manual Legal Notice Disclaimer Use at your own risk The creator of this application is not responsible for any damage to your computer or data resulting from use of this product THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF T
5. HIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Introduction Backup copies individual files or entire folder structures to a target destination duplicating the content e Manually back up the content whenever you wish e Set scheduled backups daily weekly and monthly the app must be running e Set various options to control what is backed up such as mirroring content show backup progress copy only newer files preserve date time e Batch add files and folders by drag dropping them e Set individual target backup locations for each backup job Mac users The app resides in your menu bar area and can be configure to start up automatically each time your computer starts as follows e Open System Preferences e Go to Users amp Groups e Select your account amp click the Login Items tab You might need to enter an account password e Click the add button and choose this app from your Applications folder Grantham 3 44 MB Show Backup Backup Stop backup Help Website About Reset permissions for this app Quit Backup The app s menu available by clicking on the app s icon in the menu bar File permissions Mac only Mac users Due to Apple sandboxing requirements the app needs permission to use files in your folders When you add a file you will be asked to confirm access to it s parent folder Just click CONFIRM You will not be asked to do this aga
6. e daily backups at a specific time The app must be running for the schedule to occur Choose a time using drop down controls e For the other options please see MANUAL above General EMRAT M Confirm scheduled backup operations M After a backup display any errors that occured during the backup Manual PO Weekly Monthly MeEnable 3 15PM 4 M Mirror content _ Preserve date time _ Copy only newer files Show backup progress Mirroring will delete files and folders from the destination folder which are no longer present in the source folder Mirroring and showing progress can both slow the backup process OK Cancel How to add this app to your login items WEEKLY e Enable Check this to enable weekly backups on a specific day at a specific time The app must be running for the schedule to occur Choose a day and time using drop down controls e For the other options please see MANUAL above e General EE ER E aT M Confirm scheduled backup operations After a backup display any errors that occured during the backup Manual _ Dail Enable Sundays gt 3 15 AM A _ Mirror content _ Preserve date time _ Copy only newer files _ Show backup progress Mirroring will delete files and folders from the destination folder which are no longer present in the source folder Mirroring and showing progress can both slow the backup process How to add
7. in for that folder but any different folders you select from might trigger another confirmation To prevent being asked for confirmation a lot of times simply select the highest level folder you can close to the root first folder of the drive image you are using For example selecting your user account folder will give the app access to all the common folders within your user account Pictures Movies Documents Music etc If you encounter repeated requests to confirm folder access despite having already given it reset permissions using the Reset permissions option under the File menu You may need to do this if you delete the app and later re install it Creating a backup job You can specify as many backup jobs as you want Each job specifies one or more file or folder to copy to a new location as a backup Click the Add button on the toolbar In the window that appears you can drag drop files folders from outside the app to the list area or use the File and Folder buttons if you prefer Next specify a backup location This can be set to a preferred default location in Preferences see relevant section in this manual Finally select a backup type e Manual performed when you select Backup from the toolbar e Daily e Weekly e Monthly See the Preferences section of this manual for a description of the various options for each backup type Click the OK button when ready The job wi
8. ll be added to the list on the app s main window To disable a job uncheck it in the list This comes in handy when you sometimes may want to skip a particular backup job for whatever reason Backup item s aor Source file folder Documents Family History File Documents Correspondence l Folder Documents PDF Documents Veg planting docx Remove 650GB Users Administrator Pictures nice paint colour_img jpg You can drag drop files and folders from outside the app to the list to the left Select a folder to backup to 650GB Users Administrator Documents BACKUP TEST a Type of backup Manual a OK l Cancel Adding items to a backup job Editing a backup job To make changes to a backup job select it in the list and click Edit on the toolbar or just double click the on the job Removing a backup job Select the jobs you want to remove and click Remove on the toolbar If you d like to remove orphaned entries that is source files or folders which no longer exist right click on the list and choose Remove orphaned source items from the popup menu Add N Popup menu available when right clicking a job some items disabled Show source destination in Finder If you d like to see the source or destination item in Finder select the job in the list right click on it and choose the relevant option from the popup menu Alternatively you can click on the Show button
9. p if file name size created and modified dates match When checked the source and target file will be compared by name size and date if all three are identical the file will not be copied over The contents are not compared After a backup display any errors that occurred A list of errors can viewed after backup and you can copy that list to the clipboard and save it elsewhere should you desire Configurations Note Mirroring will delete files and folders from the destination folder which are no longer present in the source location Skipping matches mirroring and showing the progress of the backup can both slow down the backup process MANUAL These are the settings for manual backup e Mirror content Mirroring will delete files and folders from the destination folder which are no longer present in the source location Mirroring can slow down the backup process e Copy only newer files Compares the modified date and only copies if the file is newer than the one which resides in the destination if there is one e Preserve date time Attempts to set the date and time of the newly created copied file to the original e Show backup progress The app will display a progress message during the backup Using this option can slow down the backup process e Count files The app will count how many files it needs to copy for the backup Using this option can slow down the backup process DAILY e Enable Check this to enabl
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