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1. E View log gt Open Log Folder History e View Log e Last Backup Log shows the latest backup log for the selected backup job If there is no log file the menu is disabled e Last Restore Log shows the latest restore log for the selected backup job If there is no log file the menu is disabled e Last Test Log shows the latest test log for the selected backup job If there is no log file the menu is disabled e Open Log Folder opens the folder where all log files are stored e Messages opens the application messages popup If there are no messages the button is disabled Layout This page contains the buttons for the FBackup interface General Jobs Layout H e Navigation Restore Pane Default Layout General e Navigation Pane indicate how the left side navigation pane is displayed e Expanded shows the navigator pane expanded e Collapsed shows the navigator pane collapsed e Off hides the navigator pane e Restore Default Layout restores the default layout of FBackup Jobs mm LE a Mode Y Jobs e Mode indicate how backup jobs are displayed e Card shows the backup jobs as cards e List shows the backup jobs in a list FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 26 FBackup 5 4 2 Getting Started This window is displayed when you first run FBackup You can also access this window if you select Getting Started from t
2. fkc v Folders Files i Modified Cancel Open backup from a network drive Use this page if the catalog is on a network drive Select the network location and enter the username password if necessarily Press Show to display the folders and selected file types fkc or ini Press Scan to display a list of only fkc ini files from all folders and subfolders in that location FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Main Window 33 Local hard drive Network Open backup from shared network drive another computer or NAS Network Network path UNC User name Password No password fkc v Folders Files ize Modified Cancel 4 6 Test The backup test is meant to ensure the validity and the integrity of the backup files and the backup catalog During test all files and folders from destination will be tested to make sure they were safely copied The files in destination are not compared with the backup sources but with the information stored in backup catalog The Test window can be opened from the Jobs tab by pressing the Test button or by pressing the F9 keyboard shortcut It lists all the available information about the backup versions of the current backup job FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 34 FBackup 5 Y Test backup job lt 4 Backup numbers Select the backup nu
3. Help What do you want to backup 3 Select how do you want to backup You can also use encryption for the backup types that creates zip files FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 12 FBackup 5 How do you want to backup 8 No New password Confirm new password Help How do you want to backup 4 Choose when do you want to backup how often what day and what hour Schedule the backup job for unattended backup executions FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Getting Started 13 2 2 When do you want to backup How often Weekly What day Sunday What hour 5 00 AM Help When do you want to backup Advanced mode Previous Next Save b Cancel The wizard creates an ini file in the IniFiles folder usualy in C lt user gt AppData Roaming Softland FBackup 5 with the same name as the backup job In addition a backup catalog file fkc is created both in the destination and locally in the FkcFiles folder same directory where the IniFiles folder is created Manually modifying fkc or ini files 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 fkc file You can also recreate the backup job by opening a fkc or ini file from the File gt Open Backup menu How to Run a Backup Job B
4. Include it means the files which match the filter will be included in backup Exclude filter shows the files that will be excluded from the backup or restore If the filter type is Exclude it means the files which match the filter will be excluded from backup You can change the filter type from Include to Exclude or from Exclude to Include if you press the Change to Include Change to Exclude button If no filters are defined then all the files and folders from sources will be backed up or restored File Filter The Edit file filter item window is shown every time a file filter restriction is added or modified It can be opened by pressing the Add button from the Filters page New Backup Wizard Backup Properties Restore Wizard window or Files gt Options or the Edit button if filters are already defined FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland File Filtering 85 General Filter name New filter configuration File name Enable Add General In the Filter name field you can type the name of the created filter By default the New filter configuration name is assigned If you use an existing filter the name of that filter is used File name Enabling this will allow defining filters based on file name pattern Press Add and select an existing file extension from the Filter combo doc pdf zip etc If the extension does not exist in the combo just type it in and press OK
5. O O March O July O August C September C October C November C December C Wednesday E Thursday O Friday C Saturday e At user logon select this option if you want the scheduler to be executed every time at user logon FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 71 When One time A At Logon Daily Monthly Run the job when the user logs on At user logon On idle Advanced e On idle select this option if you want the scheduler to be executed when the computer is idle FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 72 FBackup 5 When One time A On Idle Daily Weekly Monthly Run the job when computer is idle At user logon Advanced Advanced On this page you can set the expiration date and time or the repeat frequency FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 73 When One time Advanced amp Daily Weekly Monthly C Expire 8 21 2014 2 33 35PM Synchronize across time zones Advanced trigger settings At user logon Repeat every 1 hours On idle Fora duration of 1 days Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed Use this option to run missed tasks as soon as possible Wake the computer to run this task Use this option to wake the computer from sleep mode at the scheduled time Start
6. You can use the Edit or Delete buttons to modify remove the file name filters defined File name patterns can include e it matches one or more letters For example a doc matches all files that start with a and have doc extension e it matches only one letter For example a do matches all files that start with a and have any extension composed of three letters the first two being do FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Options Options 87 9 2 Options General The General page of the Options window accessible from the File Options menu item contains general settings of the program CH E General options Language Preferences Startup Updates Notifications Select language English Passwords Language In the Language section you can select the language of the program interface by choosing another one from the drop down list Only the languages that were installed with the program are displayed The language of the interface changes only after the Options window is closed by pressing the OK button The selected language is kept as long as you don t change it or it becomes invalid due to software updates The text box below the Language field shows details about the selected language like translator name and contact information Preferences The Preferences page of the Options window accessible from the File Options menu item contains settings related to the display
7. a valid storage destination and the source files first two steps of this wizard the rest of the options not being mandatory In New Backup Wizard you can switch anytime to Advanced mode for more configuration options These are the steps you must perform in the New Backup Wizard 1 Enter the name of the backup in the Backup name field and select a location where you want to save the backup You can choose as destination e your local hard drive Local e a network computer LAN Click Next to go to the following step Name your backup Backup name Where do you want to save your backup 8 Local Network Drive Local Disk C v Folder Users Public Documents My FBackup Help Saving your backup locally Advanced mode vi Cancel 2 Select the files and folders you want to backup sources of the backup or choose a predefined backup from the drop down list and click Next FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Getting Started 11 What do you want to backup FBackup Configurations plugin w Filters clear all to backup all files File Folder E M O lt FBackup Configuration gt o Y GH lt Job Settings Folder gt M Y lt Tag Settings Folder gt M CM lt Catalog Folder gt MO lt Log Folder gt A lt Plugins Folder gt lt Scheduled jobs Folder gt lt Ini File gt lt History File gt I Jet leanne Files E ei e Add folder Add files
8. and creates standard zip files meaning that you can access it with any zip compatible utility FBackup keeps track of file versions You can easily restore any version of files or a whole folder You can filter files to be restored FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland FBackup 5 1 2 FBackup tests the backup files automatically to ensure the backup is safe and correctly executed uses CRC32 FBackup works with any drive letter including mapped network drives and UNC paths FBackup runs on XP 2003 Vista Windows 7 Windows 2008 Windows 8 8 1 Windows 2012 both 32 bit 64 bit and offers multi language support System Requirements To install FBackup you need Windows XP Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 Windows 2008 or Windows 8 and at least 100 MB of free disk space Because the application uses zip compression additional disk space is needed for the temporary directory The amount of free space depends on the size of files to backup Note FBackup can backup open files only if installed on Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 2008 or Windows 8 and if the files are stored on NTFS partitions FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Getting Started 10 FBackup 5 2 Getting Started 2 1 How to Configure a New Backup To create a new backup job click on the New Backup Wizard toolbar button i For each backup job you must specify at least its name
9. the latest version of all files will be restored even if these files were FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 80 FBackup 5 7 2 7 3 excluded from the backup What do you want to restore This is the second step of the Restore Wizard It appears only for Choose files and restore from the latest version Choose filter files and restore the latest version options What do you want to restore File Folder lt FBackup Configuration gt lt Catalog Folder gt lt FBackup Configuration gt lt Job Settings Folder gt lt FBackup Configuration gt lt Log Folder gt lt FBackup Configuration gt lt Plugins Folder gt lt FBackup Configuration gt lt Tag Settings Folder gt lt FBackup Configuration gt lt History File gt lt FBackup Configuration gt lt Ini File gt lt FBackup Configuration gt lt Layout File gt lt FBackup Configuration gt lt Messages File gt a O E E Check all Uncheck all Normal priority lt Previous Next gt Cancel You can uncheck the files you don t want to restore By default all files are checked Do you want to filter the files This is the third step of the Restore Wizard for Choose filter files and restore the latest version restore type You can filter the files to be restored Its behavior is the same as the Filters page of the New Backup Wizard or the Backup Properties window except that the proc
10. will get a warning message that the plugin cannot be deleted as it is used in backup jobs Disable This button appears when you select a plugin which is installed and enabled on your computer Pressing the Disable button will disable the plugin it will not appear in the backup wizard anymore but the plugin remains on your computer Enable FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Main Window 37 This button appears when you select a plugin which is installed but not enabled on your computer Pressing the Enable button will activate the selected plugin on your computer so it will be visible in the backup wizard Add new plugin Press this button to install a new backup plugin You will be asked to select the plugin file location from your computer Multiple plugin files can be selected and open Close Press this button to close the Manage Plugins window 48 Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts configured in FBackup New backup wizard CTRL AN Open backup CTRL O Backup job properties CTRL P Refresh F5 Execute backup F6 Restore F7 Pause CTRL F8 COto 0QC E Cancel F8 Jobs Layout Focus menu F10 FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland New Backup Wizard New Backup Wizard 39 5 New Backup Wizard 5 1 Overview Using the New Backup Wizard you can easily create a new backup job The steps in wizard must be followed in t
11. Catalog Folder gt lt Log Folder gt cy Plugins Folder gt Mirror a lt Scheduled jobs Folder gt Y E lt fba New Backup gt E lt fba_New Backup2 gt Advanced Ia lt Ini File gt 7 9 2013 11 25 21 AM Scheduler lt History File gt 7 9 2013 11 15 30 AM lt Icons File gt Full Compression E E lt Larae Icons File gt gt Save and run Cancel You can e add a whole folder by pressing the Add folder button e add one or several files by pressing the Add files button e remove any file or folder by selecting it and pressing the Remove button exclude subdirectories and files from backup by un checking the thickbox select all files and folders by pressing the Check all button FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 56 FBackup 5 6 5 e unselect all files and folders by pressing the Uncheck all button At least one source must be added to the backup job If the source drive is missing a warning message is shown containing the list of missing drives The user can choose Abort to stop the backup process Retry to check the drive again Ignore to mark the source folder as deleted and continue with the next sources Tips e try to keep the number of checked files and folders greater than the number of unchecked files and folders backup process will run faster this way e you can add file
12. Properties window You can also change its configuration by choosing Properties from the right click menu of the backup job After the Properties window is opened go to the page with the settings you want to modify Delete a Backup Job Select the backup job you want to delete and select Delete Backup option from the Jobs tab Another possibility is to choose Delete CTRL Del from the right click menu of the backup job Files and folders from the source and destination will not be deleted by any of these operations How to Restore from a Backup With FBackup you can do the following restore operations e restore the latest version of all files e filtered restore FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Getting Started 15 2 5 e restore the latest version of a particular file e restore the latest version of multiple selected files To make a full or a filtered restore start the Restore Wizard by pressing the Restore button z Restore from the application s toolbar You can restore to the original location or to a different location of your choice ei Vie Ope y e Test a d Latest Version d Latest Version To Beside files folder information is also added to backup so a restore process can recreate the original folder structure How to Test a Backup With FBackup you can e test one or more versions of a backup you can select any version for testing e automatically tes
13. a backup job in FBackup e You can open the backup catalog fkc or ini file using the Open Backup command from Files menu You just need to browse your computer and indicate the catalog or ini file location FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Main Window 31 PT BR Desktop Search Desktop Organize v New folder A Homegroup 4 Ft Favorites ed System Folder B Desktop d Downloads Info FBackup 15 Recent places System Folder Documents gt Music D Network gt El Pictures System Folder gt BE Videns ad R File name wl Backup files fkc ini v zent e You can open the backup catalog fkc or ini file using the Open Backup From command from Files menu This option is recommended to be used if the catalog is located on a network location but can also be used for local hard drives 4 Libraries Computer o E System Folder Open backup from a local hard drive Use this page if the catalog is on a local hard drive Browse your computer and indicate the folder containing the catalog s or ini file s Press Show to display the folders and selected file types fkc or ini Press Scan to display a list of only fkc ini files from all folders and subfolders in that location FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 32 FBackup 5 Network Y Open backup from local hard drive Local hard drive Folder
14. drive it will abort the backup process If an external or removable hard drive is selected as backup destination in New Backup Wizard near the drive name will appear a new checkbox Rotate disks That option is used if you want to rotate the destination drives backing up alternatively on them Selecting that option will automatically disable the Use local catalogs option from Backup Properties gt Advanced Network You can use a network destination for your backup by selecting the Network option in the Where do you want to save your backup section FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 42 FBackup 5 Name your backup Backup name New Backup Where do you want to save your backup Folder Backup server PC1 User username Test Help Saving your backup to a network destination Advanced mode Save Cancel Click the Browse button and go through the My Network Places to select a destination where the backup will be stored You can also enter network paths in the Folder field Only a full path is allowed For example suppose Backup_Server PC1 is mapped on your workstation as drive X then the following paths are both valid and indicate the same folder Backup_Server PC1 Backup or X Backup Make sure you can write in the destination and in the selected folder you have the proper rights and the media is not write protected before finishing the backup configuration You can enter an Use
15. edit the backup job configuration Open backup creates a new backup job from the opened fkc or ini file e Open backup from creates a new backup job from the opened fkc or ini file and user can select to open the catalog from multiple locations as local hard drive network Delete backup removes the current selected backup same as the toolbar button Delete or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Del Duplicate backup duplicates the selected backup job same as pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl L Create Shortcut creates a shortcut to a backup job for easy backup execution from outside the program on your desktop quick launch or other location Destination Folder opens the backup destination folder Refresh reloads the selected backup job e Refresh all jobs reloads all backup jobs Execute this group includes the buttons for all actions that can be executed on a backup job 8 t Backup Restore Test e Execute e Backup e Backup performs the backup type defined in Backup Properties e Full performs a full backup e Restore e Restore starts the Restore wizard e Latest version restores the latest version to its original location without showing the Restore wizard e Latest version to restores the latest version to a specified location without showing the Restore wizard e Test opens the Test backup window History FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Main Window 25
16. i Temporary Files use MO lt FBackup Configuration gt A lt Job Settings Folder gt E lt Tag Settings Folder gt E lt Catalog Folder gt O lt Log Folder gt E lt Plugins Folder gt O lt Scheduled jobs Folder gt lt fba_New Backup2 gt lt Ini File gt em Wictan Files lt RR E E 4 4 al 4 a 4 D qK Add folder Add files q vi Type Exclude Help What do you want to backup i Advanced mode l Previous Next Save gt You can e add a whole folder by pressing the Add folder button e add one or several files by pressing the Add files button e remove any file or folder by selecting it and pressing the Remove button e exclude subdirectories and files from backup by un checking the thickbox You must add at least one file or directory in order to continue with the next step of the wizard During backup if the source drive is missing when the network is disconnected for instance or is missing a warning message is shown containing the list of missing drives The user can choose FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 44 FBackup 5 5 4 Abort to stop the backup process Retry to check the drive again Ignore to mark the source folder as deleted and continue with the next sources Filters list In the right side of the New Backup Wizard window there is the Filters list You can use these filters to customize the fil
17. idle Advanced Ca Define trigger properties ail 8 21 2013 Eh 2 33 35 PM i E Synchronize across time zones Recurrence One time Daily Weekly Monthly O At user logon On idle e One time select this option if you want the scheduler to be executed only one time FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 68 FBackup 5 1 8 One Time a Onetme Y Run the job one time When One time Weekly Monthly At user logon Daily On idle Recur every days Advanced Run the job daily FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 69 e Weekly select this option if you want the scheduler to be executed weekly on the days you select When One time Daily Monthly At user logon On idle Advanced faga Weekly Weekly Recur every 1 Sunday Monday L Tuesday lt Select all days gt e Monthly select this option if you want the scheduler to be executed monthly on the months and days you select FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 70 FBackup 5 When One time Daily Weekly At user logon On idle Advanced GE Monthly Y Run the job monthly Monthly Months C lt Select all months gt C January O February
18. some applications to loose unsaved data FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Restore Wizard 78 FBackup 5 7 Restore Wizard 7 1 Where and how to restore Using the Restore Wizard you can restore from a backup job In the first step you can choose the destination the priority of the execution and customize the restore operation if you wish Where do you want to restore Use original location Choose another location Do not create drive letter folder How do you want to restore Restore the latest version of all files Choose files and restore the latest version Choose filter files and restore the latest version C Restore excluded and deleted files Normal priority lt Previous Next gt Cancel Where do you want to restore Use original location Copies the files from the zip backup into the original location If a file with the same name already exists a dialog will be shown prompting for an action before the restore can continue FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Restore Wizard 79 E File overwrite New Backup Overwrite in 01 50 min Folder C Users Info AppData Roaming Softland FBackup 5 Tags already contains file TagOrder ini Overwrite Overwrite All Skip Renare Selecting Overwrite in 01 50 min Click to stop _ Don t show this message type anymore Don t popup the notification window for this messa
19. the local Windows account in order not to ask you the password every time you want to run a new backup or to test it from the local computer You can also protect the stored passwords using a master password or you can chose not to store any passwords You can change these settings if you go to File gt Options gt Passwords How to Remove the Password In the Backup Properties gt Compression page go to Encrypt the zip file section select the No Encryption option and enter the password that you used in the Old password field You cannot remove the password if you don t provide the old one Using Passwords when Restoring During the restore process of backups with password protection if you do not use the option to store the passwords in the local Windows account the Enter Password dialog will appear Enter the password and press OK If you do not know the password for this backup number you can e press Skip backup to go to the next archive the restore may be incomplete in this case e press Stop restore to stop the whole process the restore will be incomplete because only a part of the files were restored FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 18 FBackup 5 2 7 2 8 How to Schedule a Backup You can schedule a backup from the Backup Properties window Open the Backup Properties window by pressing the Properties button ke from the application s toolbar and go to Scheduler page Refresh Add
20. the message to be shown in a popup window Otherwise it will be shown in the FBackup status bar e Expires in set the expiration time for the selected message type By default is 2 minutes Notifications window The notifications window shows different messages for user There could be informal messages or actions required At the bottom there are 3 buttons to show the notifications window from File gt Options gt Notifications to expand all notifications and the last button to collapse all notifications You can also Dismiss all notifications or you can simply press Close to hide the notifications window Passwords On the Passwords page of the Options window accessible from the File Options menu item you can configure how the passwords used in FBackup will be stored FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 96 FBackup 5 General Preferences Startup Updates Notifications Configure notification details for active profile Password storage Store the passwords in the local Windows account O Do not store passwords O Password storage Store the password in the local Windows account The passwords will be stored in local configuration files and retrieved automatically when executing an action The passwords could be retrieved if your Windows account gets compromised No passwords are stored in the destination folders Do not store passwords The passwords will
21. the task only if the computer is idle for Use this option to indicate how long to wait when the computer is idle before the scheduled task starts FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 74 FBackup 5 6 9 3 What On this page you can set what action to be executed General When GO What action do you want to execute What to execute What 8 Backup C Clear backup before run O Test What to execute e Backup Clear backup before run If this is checked FBackup will first delete the fkc file and all zip files associated with the current backup job and after that execute the scheduled backup e Test you can schedule a test operation instead of a backup FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 75 6 9 4 Advanced Options on this page affect the way a particular backup job is executed General Destination ae Advanced options Local hard drive Backup options V Test after backup External hard drive Removable Network Run action before backup Sources Run program or action lt Clear backup gt Filters Abort backup when action fails Type amp Full Run action after backup C Run program or action Mirror Compression Scheduler Save and run Backup options Test after backup If this option is set FBackup will test the resulting backup for data integrity after e
22. trial expires you will have to purchase a license and activate it Once the program is activated you will be able to continue using FBackup without having to reconfigure anything extra Follow the steps below to start your trial 1 Open FBackup The activation window will appear Pressing the Free trial button opens a new page where you can select which edition you want to use Professional Standard or Lite 3 Press Start trial to restart the application and start using it Online Activation After you purchase a license you will receive an email with your licensing information Using the license key received via email you can easily activate FBackup automatically if your computer is connected to the Internet During the activation process your license key is verified online and after it is detected as valid you can start using FBackup 1 Open the activation window from File gt Help by pressing the Enter product key under Registration information 2 In the activation window enter the product key and the registration name then press Activate online 3 A message appears that the application was activated successfully Manual Activation Online Activation requires a working internet connection to activate the program However if your computer is not connected to the internet you can still activate FBackup manually You can use manual activation in the rare case when the automatic activation fails due to firewall issues or interne
23. Backup Full backup is the starting point for all other backups and contains all the data in the folders and files that are selected to be backed up Because full backup stores all files and folders frequent full backups result in faster and simpler restore operations Remember that when you choose other backup types restore jobs may take longer Mirror Backup A mirror backup is identical to a full backup with the exception that the files are not compressed in zip files and they cannot be protected with a password A mirror backup is most frequently used to create an exact copy of the backup data It has the benefit that the backup files can also be readily accessed using tools like Windows Explorer FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Main Window Main Window 23 4 Main Window 4 1 Commands File New Backup creates a new backup job e Open Backup creates a new backup job from the opened fkc or ini file e Open Backup From creates a new backup job from the opened fkc or ini file and user can select to open the catalog from multiple locations as local hard drive network e Tools e Plugins opens the Manage Plugins window e Getting Started opens the Getting Started window e Import from version 4 imports ini files from version 4 of FBackup Backup 5 0 Layout E New backup Support La Open Backup By Open Backup From FBackup Help d y Get help using FBackup Too
24. Delete Properti Drag a column header here to group by that column di Enabled Job type Scheduler Run in Action Backup Type Task file Job Windows Background Backup Default fba_New Backup2 The task is ready to run at its User and password In order to add a new scheduled backup press the Add button and select the needed configuration in the newly opened window On the General page of the scheduler you can select if the main application interface will be shown or not After defining the scheduled backup you must set its run time from the When page of the scheduler If you skip this step the default Windows value will be used current time The last step is to select the action to be executed By default the backup action is selected but you can also schedule a test action How to Backup to USB or Firewire drives You can backup your data to an USB or Firewire drive and from an USB or Firewire drive using FBackup This is a practical backup destination as it allows you to store important files to external devices offering increased portability lt can be considered as an additional protection against data loss as the result of hardware failure or other disasters There are external USB hard drives with performance comparable to conventional hard drives These portable drives called enclosures are composed of devices that connect through USB on one side and to conventional hard drives on the other side A hard drive is
25. FBackup Take full control of your backup FBackup User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland FBackup User Manual for FBackup version 5 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 The information in this document is subject to change without notice Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book Softland assumes no responsibility for errors and omissions Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the information contained herein Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation All other products or company names in this document are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners Contents 3 Table of Contents Part Part Il ON o Om BON Part Ill 5 Part VI Introduction 7 Product Description euer ENEE ii 7 System Require Ment sccccescccsseeceeeeceeeeeseseeeeeeseeessaesesneeeenseaeseaaesaaneeeneeeseseaeseaneeenseeseseaesaseeeeeeanes 8 Getting Started 10 How to Configure a New Backup sssccseeceesceesseeseseeeeeeseeeseaeeenseeeeeeeesesaeens
26. MED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR ITS 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 THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland
27. Options Notifications Options Passwords 9 5 Updates On the Updates page of the Options window accessible from the File Options menu item you can configure FBackup when to check for updates General Preferences bis Program updates Startup Sa eo Notifications Check mode Passwords Frequency Y Check at application startup gt Cancel Check for updates Check mode User can choose one of these modes e Manual user will manually check for new updates This option is selected by default e Reminder the program will remind you with the selected frequency to check for new updates e Automatic the program will automatically check for new updates with the selected frequency Frequency User can set the frequency for FBackup to remind or to automatically check for new updates Check at application startup If checked the program will check for new updates at application startup FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 94 FBackup 5 9 6 Notifications On the Notifications page of the Options window accessible from the File Options menu item you can configure the expiration time for each notification message type General Preferences Startup Configure notification details for active profile Profiles Active profile Normal Passwords CEPA Action started Action finished with success Action finished with warnings Action paused Action resum
28. ackup To start a backup click the Backup button i from the application s toolbar or press F6 You can also right click the backup job and select the Backup action to start FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 14 FBackup 5 2 3 2 4 If an error occurred during backup and the backup was aborted the Error icon appears in front of the backup job Read the log files from Jobs tab History section View Log for details about the errors The icon will disappear when the backup is executed again and the execution is successful If one or more files could not be backed up not enough user rights etc then the Warning icon appears in front of the default backup job icon after the backup finished Read the log files from Jobs tab History section View Log for details about the files that were not backed up The Warning icon will disappear when the backup is executed again and all files were backed up How to Manage Backup Jobs Copy an Existing Backup Configuration You can use the Duplicate Backup Ctrl L option from the Jobs tab to create a duplicate of the selected backup job and after that you can easily modify its configuration This option can also be selected from the right click menu of the backup job Modify a Backup Job Configuration First you must select the backup job you wish to modify Then press the Properties button E from the application s toolbar This will open the Backup
29. available destinations e Local hard disk drive floppy drive zip drive USB drive mapped network drive e Network UNC network drive 5 2 1 Local You can use a valid local destination for your backup hard disk drives floppy disk drives zip drives USB drives The Local option is selected by default when you define a new backup From the Drive list you can select either one of your hard disk partitions mapped network drives the floppy disk By default the first partition is selected usually C FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland New Backup Wizard 41 5 2 2 Name your backup Backup name New Backup Where do you want to save your backup Local Network Local Disk C v Users Public Documents My FBackup Help Saving your backup locally Advanced mode Previous In the Folder where to perform the backup field by default it is the path to the My FBackup 5 folder Users lt user name gt Documents MyFBackup 5 You can click the Browse button and select a destination folder of your choice where the backup will be stored If the destination drive is missing an error message is shown containing the list of missing drives The user can choose Cancel to stop the backup process or Retry to check the drive again If the scheduler starts the backup then the system will retry as many times as set in the File gt Options gt Backup window and if still not possible to access the
30. ber Specify the maximum number of files and folders to be included in a zip file This option is useful if the application is using a lot of computer memory 6 9 Scheduler Scheduler Scheduler lists all the available information about the scheduled tasks and allows you to Add Edit Delete and Schedule new tasks This only applies to the current backup job General Destination When do you want to backup ty Local hard drive External hard drive SS Removable Refresh Network Drag a column header here to group by that column Sources Enabled Job type Scheduler Run in Action Filters Type amp Full Mirror lt No scheduled jobs yet gt Compression Advanced Save and run Right clicking an existing scheduled task or using the top buttons will display the following options e Add opens the Scheduler Properties window and allows you to add a new scheduled task e Edit FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 64 FBackup 5 e Properties opens the Scheduler Properties window where you can edit selected the scheduled task e User and password opens a window where you can set the username and the password e Delete removes the selected scheduled task e Refresh refreshes the scheduled tasks list There are several columns in the Schedulers window that provide information for each scheduled task e Enabled if the checkbox is marked then the scheduled task will run i
31. bout the errors from Jobs tab History section View Log The icon will disappear when the backup job will be successful Lo FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Getting Started 17 2 6 How to Password Protect a Backup Passwords are used to protect your backup files from unauthorized access Setting the Password The Encryption Settings section is shown on the Compression page of the Backup Properties window or in the New Backup Wizard on backup type page By default the No encryption option is selected The Zip 2 compatible encryption is compatible with all third party zip applications When choosing a password it is recommended that you use a combination of letters and numbers and at least a 6 character long password You should manually enter the password in the New password field and re enter it in the Confirm new password field to avoid typing errors The Old password field is enabled only when the backup job already has a password You can change the password only if you enter the old one in this field This way only the owner of the backup will be allowed to change the password The system makes it possible to set different passwords for the same backup job so the backup may contain zip files with different passwords Make sure that you remember all passwords that have been used for a backup job or you will not be able to restore your files By default FBackup stores the passwords on
32. but will take the least to complete FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Main Window 35 To test the selected backup versions press the Test button or press Cancel or the Escape key to close the window After finishing the test a pop up message is displayed with the test results e Testing lt backup name gt found no errors means that there are no corrupted missing files in the backup OK Selecting OK in 01 36 min Click to stop Don t show this message type anymore Don t popup the notification window for this message type Go to job Change notification settings Apply default for all and dose e Testing lt backup name gt found error s Do you want to see the log file means that some files are corrupted or missing from the backup you should press Yes to see the test log file also available from the Jobs tab History section View Log gt Last Test Log FBackup has also the option to test the files automatically after backup This option is checked by default and it is recommended to leave it this way However if you want to modify it you can find the Test after backup option in the Backup Properties gt Advanced window for the selected backup job 4 7 Plugins FBackup includes a plugin manager that can be found in File gt Tools gt Plugins The Manage Plugins window allows you to download add remove enable or disable the FBackup plugins After installing a plugin y
33. containing a specific word you must enter it in the following format keyword Now FBackup will apply the filter to all the directories that have the word keyword in their names You can use the Edit or Delete buttons to modify remove the folder name filters defined You can also use environment variables when creating filters temp SystemRoot etc File attributes This section allows the user to specify file filters depending on the file attributes To enable the filter options in this section you have to check the Filter by attributes option There is a list of quick sets to choose for predefined filter criteria e None if this is selected all the file attributes check boxes are unchecked e Custom this is the default option and allows you to check whatever attributes you want e FAT attributes if this is selected a set of File Allocation Table attributes will be used for file filtering e NTFS attributes if this is selected a set of NTFS New Technology File System attributes will be used for filtering Note that these attributes are available only on Windows XP and above File attributes available for file filters e Read Only if checked files with read only attribute will be selected FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Options 91 e Archived if checked files with archived attribute will be selected e Hidden if checked files with hidden attribute will be selected e System if checke
34. d 101 Index 0 FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Introduction Introduction 7 1 1 Introduction Product Description FBackup is an award winning backup software for Windows FBackup protects your valuable data from partial or total loss by automating backup tasks password protecting and compressing it to save storage space Using FBackup you can easily backup to any local network drive or other removable media such as USB or Firewire drives B Open Rocket A Create Shortcut AN 4 Y BViewiog gt Test Q Delete Backup 2 Open Log Folder Ez Destination Folder Refresh Backup Restore New Properties backup By Duplicate Backup Manage Execute i History Messages Status Date Type 7 New Backup 4 Backup wo Test Restore Full HDD C Users Public Documents My FBac 7 8 2013 3 45 AM ype to search backup jobs FBackup can backup open locked files if the files are located on local partitions on Windows XP 2003 Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 and it can perform full and mirror backups When defining a backup you can also set file filters and schedule the backup for automatic execution There is also the option to run predefined backups using the backup plugins such as My Documents My Pictures Internet Explorer Favorites Mozilla FireFox Profiles Mozilla Thunderbird or Outlook emails and settings FBackup has ZIP64 support can create backups over 2 GB
35. d are not protected by password for unauthorized access Standard encryption Zip2 compatible This is the standard Zip 2 0 encryption an older encryption technique that provides relatively weak security compared to AES encryption Zip 2 0 encryption format cannot provide protection from individuals with access to specialized password recovery tools Its advantage over AES encryption is the compatibility with all third party zip applications Set password After you press this button a windows with the following fields will appear e New password Manually enter the password you want to use for your zip files in this field e Confirm new password Re enter the password in this field to avoid typing errors e Old password This field is enabled only when the backup job already has a password You can change the password only if you enter the old one in this field This way only the owner of the backup will be allowed to change the password Tips FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 63 e when choosing a password it is recommended that you use a combination of letters and numbers and at least 8 characters e make sure that you remember all passwords that have been used for a backup job or you will not be able to restore your files Split does not apply to Mirror backup type Split by file number type e None The split by file number option is disabled e Custom files and folders num
36. d files with system attribute will be selected e Compressed only NTFS if checked files with compressed attribute will be selected e Temporary only NTFS if checked files with temporary attribute will be selected e Encrypted only NTFS if checked files with encrypted attribute will be selected e Not indexed only NTFS if checked files with not indexed attribute will be selected e Offline only NTFS if checked files with offline attribute will be selected e Reparse point only NTFS if checked files with reparse point attribute will be selected e Sparse file only NTFS if checked files with sparse file attribute will be selected For example if you want to include files with read only and archived attributes set you have to check both attributes checkboxes in a single restriction If you want to include files with read only or archived attributes set you have to make two separate restrictions one for read only and another for archived File dates This section allows the user to build restrictions based on file dates and times To enable options in this section check the Filter by date option Filters in this section can be applied by selecting one of the available date filters e date accessed e date and time accessed e date modified e date and time modified e date created e date and time created You can compare these dates and times with a fixed date or a relative date today yesterday one week ago or one m
37. ddle column of the main window contains all the backup jobs defined Jobs Layout B Open Backup A Create Shortcut 4 A Delete Backup New Properties backup Em Duplicate Backup Manage gt A Y E View log mont 2 Open Log Folder Ez Destination Folder Refresh Backup Restore Hu Messages New Backup2 Backup viet Restore Full HDD C Users Public Documents My FBac 7 8 2013 a New Backup Mirror HDD C Users Public Documents My F 7 8 Make Backup Restore Test Cancel Pause Job Logs Create Shortcut Duplicate Backup Ctrl L Delete Backup Ctrl Del Properties Ctrl P Type to search backup jobs To configure a backup job s appearance icon and label in the backup list you have to open the Backup Properties window switch to the General tab change the name of the backup job FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 28 FBackup 5 4 4 When right clicking a backup job a menu is displayed giving the following options View as e Card will display all jobs as cards e List will display all jobs as list Make Backup starts the backup process for the selected backup job Make Full Backup performs a full backup regardless of the backup type Restore opens the Restore Wizard window for the currently selected backup job Restore Latest Version starts the latest version restore process for the selected backup job Restore La
38. destination for backup General Destination Q Save backup to a removable media USB flash drive floppy Local hard drive External hard drive Pa Removable V Change destination to removable media Network Destination Sources Removable drive Filters Folder Type Lock the destination to this removable drive Full tw Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Save and run Removable If the current backup destination is not a removable drive you can change it by checking the Change destination to removable media option Destination Select from the drop down list the removable drive you want to use as backup destination You can type a folder name in the Folder field or you can click the Browse button to choose another folder where the backup will be stored In destination folder field you can use Environment Variables as Computername SystemDrive UserNamed etc Lock the destination to this removable drive When disconnecting and reconnecting a removable drive your computer may not assign it the same drive letter If the drive letter was changed the backup might fail because FBackup is trying to backup to the same old drive letter which probably does not exist Use this option if you want FBackup to detect the removable drive after its own serial number and automatically change the backup destination according with the new drive letter FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 So
39. e selection By default the list contains filters to exclude temporary and system files such as hiberfil sys pagefile sys etc If you don t want to use a filter from that list simply clear un check it Clear all filters if you want to backup all files Tips e try to keep the number of checked files and folders greater than the number of unchecked files and folders backup process will run faster this way e you can add files folders to the Sources window by dragging and dropping them from Windows Explorer How do you want to backup In the third step of the New Backup Wizard you can choose the backup type FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland New Backup Wizard 45 How do you want to backup Make full Encrypt O Yes Help How do you want to backup Advanced mode Previous Net Save gt Cancel How do you want to backup From the drop down list you can choose one of the available options e Make full e Make mirror Make full Full backup is the starting point for all other backups and contains all the data in the folders and files that are selected to be backed up Make mirror A mirror backup is identical to a full backup with the exception that the files are not compressed in zip files and they cannot be protected with a password A mirror backup is most frequently used to create an exact copy of the backup data It has the benefit that the backup f
40. ecute C Show main application Close after run Scheduler With Windows scheduler User account WINS8 64BIT Info Run only if the user is logged on Run whether the user is logged on or not Set password Priority Priority Normal Notifications C Force all notifications to timeout Execute Show main application Use this option if you want the main application window to be shown when the scheduled task is executed By default this option is unchecked and the scheduled tasks will run in background Close after run If this option is checked FBackup will be closed after the task is executed This option applies only if the application was started by the current scheduled task Scheduler We use only the Windows scheduler no more built in scheduler which can be set up with or without a password depending if you want the task to run when no user is logged on or only when there is an user logged on With Windows scheduler e Run only if the user is logged on the task will run under the specified user account only if there is an user logged on e Run whether the user is logged on or not the task will run even if there is no user logged on Password press this button to set the Windows login password for the above specified user FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 66 FBackup 5 6 9 2 account Priority Indicates the task priority Move the cursor to right or left in ord
41. ed Action stopped Action cancelled File or folder errors Ask for backup label Split mirror file confirmation Overwrite confirmation at restore File not found at restore File not found in zip at restore O A A a Expiration 2 minutes 2 minutes 2 minutes We 2 minutes 2 minutes 2 minutes 2 minutes 2 minutes Show Y Y Y x n n x x Y Y Y Y Y NIEVA Modify selection Show notification C Popup notification Expires in Profiles Active profile Here you can select which profile to be used e Silent no notifications will be displayed e Normal notifications will be shown for all basic actions e Verbose notifications will be shown for all actions e Custom user defined for which actions to display notifications Here is the list of all message types Action started Action finished with success Action finished with warnings Action paused Action resumed Action canceled FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Options 95 9 7 File or folder errors e Overwrite confirmation at restore File not found at restore File not found in zip at restore Backup folder creation errors Backup source not available warning Select a message type to modify it Here are the options available for each message type e Show notification check this option if you want to see a notification message for the selected action e Popup noficiation check this option if you want
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43. er to increase or decrease the priority Notifications Force all notifications to timeout use this option to force all notifications to timeout This option is useful to continue the overnight backups when there is a message waiting for user input That message will be closed and the backup will continue When On this page you can set when do you want to execute the scheduled task de General it Cn When do you want to execute it What When to run Specify the conditions that will trigger the task Enabled Trigger Description Add Edit Delete Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed Wake the computer to run this task Start the task only if the computer is idle for minutes Wait for idle for minutes Next gt Cancel When to run In this section you can specify the conditions that will trigger the task Use the Add Edit and Delete buttons to manage the triggers for this task FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 67 Pressing Add or Edit button will open the Trigger Properties window When here you can select when to run the task one time daily weekly monthly at user logon or on idle The Synchronize across time zones option allows you to run the scheduled backups at the same hour if you change the time zone Select the recurrence option you want to use One time kd Daily Weekly Monthly At user logon On
44. ess is restore and not backup The Filters page defines files filters to be applied to files that are going to be restored Only files and FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Restore Wizard 81 folders that match the filters will be restored You can add include or exclude filters By default all files are included in the list to be restored Do you want to filter the files Active Name Add v Copy Delete Change to Include Normal priority lt Previous Next gt Cancel The system selects only files that match the include filter and do not match the exclude filter This means the exclude filter is more powerful if a file satisfies both include and exclude filters it will not be processed by the system Include and exclude filters are composed from filter restrictions e two or more filter restrictions in the include filter means that a file must satisfy at least one restriction to be restored e two or more filter restrictions in the exclude filter means that a file must satisfy any restriction to be excluded In the Type column you can see if the filter is for include or exclude To change the filter type press the Change to Include or Change to Exclude button You can manage filter restrictions using the buttons e Add include this will open a new window from where you can add a new restriction to the list of include filters e Add exclude this will open a new window from where
45. f is unchecked it will not be executed e Job Type shows the job type e Scheduler shows the scheduler type Windows e Run in shows if the scheduled task will run using the main interface or in background e Action shows the type of action associated with the scheduled task default full e Backup Type shows the backup type set in scheduler e Task file shows the name of the task file e Status displays the status of the scheduled task e Next Run Time calculates the next date and time when the scheduled task will run e Last Run Time shows the last date and time when the scheduled task ran e Schedule shows the type of schedule selected for the task e User shows the user name for which the job is scheduled to run The scheduled tasks in the list can be sorted by clicking on the column headers The right click menu on the column header provides a handy way to show hide columns except the Enabled which are grayed out You can also drag a column header on the above grey zone if you want to group the scheduled tasks by that column 6 9 1 General This is the fist page of the Scheduler Properties window which appears when you click on the Add or Edit button in the Scheduler window of Backup Properties This allows you to add or edit a scheduled task for the current backup job FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 65 When Define scheduler properties What Ex
46. ftland 54 FBackup 5 6 3 4 You should not check this option if you use a rotation backup scheme with two or more removable hard drives By default this option is not checked Network You can choose to save your backup to a shared network drive another computer or NAS General Destination e Save backup to a shared network drive another computer or NAS Local hard drive External hard drive YC estina gt network Removable Change destination to network ENEE Destination Sources Network path UNC Filters Type Full User name Authentication ll Mirror Password No password Compression Test network connection Advanced Scheduler Save and run Network You can use a network destination for your backup by selecting the Network option from the Destination window or by checking the Change destination to network option from the network page Destination Click the Browse button to open My Network Places and select a destination where the backup will be stored You can also enter network paths in the Network path UNC field Only a full path is allowed For example suppose Backup_Server PC1 is mapped on your workstation as drive X then the following paths are both valid and indicate the same folder Backup_Server PC1 Backup or X Backup Authentication Make sure you can write in the destination and in the selected folder you have the proper rights and the media is not wri
47. ge type Go to job Change notification settings Apply default for all and dose Choose another location Copies files from the zip backup to a different folder If selected you can choose a different folder to restore files from the backup Do not create drive letter folder If checked FBackup will restore the files in the designated location using the original directory structure If you select this option and you have files from multiple drives some files might get overwritten For example if you backed up your Users folder from your C drive when you restore it to a different location having the Do not create drive letter folder unchecked FBackup will first create a folder named C and in it place the Users folder If you would have checked the Do not create drive letter folder option the folder named C wouldn t have been created How do you want to restore Restore the latest version of all files FBackup will restore the latest version for all the files in the backup Choose files and restore the latest version FBackup will restore the latest version for all the files in the backup You will be able to filter the files using the Preview page Choose filter files and restore the latest version FBackup will restore the latest version of the files Files that are excluded from backup are not restored Check the status of the files in the Explore view of the main screen Restore excluded and deleted files If this option is checked
48. he File gt Tools menu There are two large buttons for backup and restore and a list of articles about FBackup Getting Started Select a task below to get started with Backup4all Backup Create new backup job from scratch or execute a existing backup job Restore Restore all files from a backup job or load a job in interface Links How to articles video tutorials or shortcuts to various tasks C Show this dialog at next start Backup Press this button to create or run backup jobs Backup Run selected backup job Select an existing backup job from the list and press Backup to run the selected job Create Create new Backup job Press the New button to start creating a new backup job using the New Backup Wizard Restore Restore Restore from selected backup Select an existing backup job from the list and press Restore to open the Restore Wizard Open Load backup jobs FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Main Window 27 Use the Open button to recreate a backup job from the backup catalog fkc or from the initialization file ini The recreated backup job will be added to the backup list If you don t want to show the FBackup Startup window next time you open FBackup uncheck the Show this dialog at next start option By default this option is checked Links Shows a list of the most popular articles from our knowledge base 43 Backup List Backup list visible in the mi
49. he given order If you want to create a new backup job using advanced options you can do that by pressing the Advanced mode button that will open the Backup Properties window All settings from the New Backup Wizard are included in the Backup Properties 5 2 Name and destination In the first step of the New Backup Wizard you can configure the backup name and the backup destination Name your backup Backup name New Backup Where do you want to save your backup Local O Network Local Disk C v Users Public Documents My FBackup Help Saving your backup locally Previous Name your backup FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 40 FBackup 5 Backup Name Enter the name of the backup job This name will appear in the backup list right under the chosen picture This field is mandatory The name of the backup job is closely related to the name of the subdirectory in destination that contains zipped and mirrored files and to the name of the catalog That is why when you rename the backup job the name of the catalog and the name of the subdirectory from destination are also changed if possible If the destination is on HDD local LAN network the name of the subdirectory and the name of the catalog can be changed except for the case when you do not have enough permissions to rename it or some files are locked Where do you want to save your backup User can select one of the
50. iles can also be readily accessed using tools like Windows Explorer Encrypt FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 46 FBackup 5 5 5 Use this option if you want to add zip protection to your backups Type the password you want to use for this backup The default encryption used is Standard encryption Zip2 compatible When do you want to backup On the last page of the New Backup Wizard you can choose When to run the backup When do you want to backup How often Weekly What day Sunday What hour 2 00 PM Help When do you want to backup Advanced mode Previous i Cancel How often From the drop down list you can select one of the available option e Manually the backup job will be started manually by the user e Daily the backup job will be started daily at its scheduled time e Weekly the backup job will be started weekly at its scheduled time e Monthly the backup job will be started monthly at its scheduled time By default the selected option is Manually What day This field is activated only when the Weekly or Monthly option is selected in the How often list FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland New Backup Wizard 47 If the Weekly option is selected you can choose the day of the week when to run the backup If the Monthly option is selected you can choose the day number of the month when to run the backup Wha
51. 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 FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Getting Started 19 purposes There are external hard drives that beside the USB technology use also Firewire as a connection port On one side Firewire hard drives tend to have increased speed over USB but on the other side USB ports are more common on computers Steps in backing up to USB drive with FBackup 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 When it is started a green led should be lighted 2 Make sure your drive is formatted If you have just purchased the drive and didn t use it yet you might have to format it only if you didn t use it before since formatting will erase everything from it Formatting the USB drive in Windows Vista e Go to Start gt Settings gt Control panel gt System and Maintenance gt Administrative Tools gt Computer Management If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation type the password or provide confirmation e Under Storage click Disk Management e To format the volume with the default settings in the Format dialog bo
52. l Copyright 2015 Softland 50 FBackup 5 rename or some files are locked Description You can write in here a text describing the backup job defined Icon Press the Change Icon button to manage the backup job icons This icon will be shown in the Backup List You can add a new icon by clicking on the Add button Only Windows icons files with ico extension or bitmaps files with bmp extension can be added to the list To remove an icon from the list you have to select it and then click on the Delete button By default each new backup job icon will be the first icon from the Change Icon list 6 3 Destination The Destination page defines where the backup archive will be stored General Destination g Where do you want to save your backup ty Local hard drive External hard drive SE Removable Select the destination you want to use Local hard drive External hard drive Removable media USB flash drive floppy Filters Network Type Full Network Sources Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Save and run Destination Valid destination types e Local hard drive e External hard drive e Removable media USB flash drive floppy FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 51 6 3 1 e Network Selecting a backup destination type on the Destination page will enable the options on the corresponding type page Y
53. ls About FBackup Visit the support forum FBackup Version 5 0 Build 154 Let us know if you need help 2013 Softland All rights reserved www fbackup com E Need more features Our Projects E E Backup4all backup software www backup4all com Tools for working with FBackup novaPDF PDF creator www novapdf com doPDF free PDF creator www dopdf com E FBackup free backup software www fbackup com Options Soft112 software library www softl12 com Customize language display and other program settings Check for Updates Get the latest updates available for FBackup e Help e FBackup Help opens the Help file e Visit the support forum opens the forum page e Need more features opens a website page e Options opens the Options window e Check for Updates displays a window with the available updates e Options opens the Options window e Exit exits the application same as the keyboard shortcut Alt F4 Jobs The Jobs toolbar contains the most important FBackup buttons which can be applied on backup jobs FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 24 FBackup 5 Manage this group includes the buttons necessarily to manage the backup jobs File Jobs Layout BB Open Backup AN Create Shortcut AN Q Delete Backup New Properties Ez Destination Folder Refresh backup Dr Duplicate Backup Manage New backup starts the New Backup Wizard Properties opens a dialog to
54. mbers you want to test from the following list Type Backup date Backup No FileNo Folder Comp Si Uncomp size E 7 8 2013 5 56 4 1 25 5 1 222 07 5 467 92 KB Test process priority Normal priority There are several columns in the Test window that provide information for each backup version e Type Type of the backup Each of the backup types is represented by a descriptive icon v Full E Mirror e Backup date Date and time when the version was added to the backup e Backup No Number of the backup e File No Number of files included in that backup e Folder No Number of folders included in that backup e Comp Size The compressed size of the backup e Uncomp Size The uncompressed size of the backup e Label Label of the backup increment The backup versions in the list can be sorted by clicking on the column headers The right click menu on the column header provides a handy way to show hide unnecessary columns except the Type column which is grayed out Using the Priority slider you can set the test execution speed compared to the rest of the running processes on your computer Default is Normal priority but there are other 4 priority levels Lowest priority Low priority High priority and Highest priority On Lowest priority the test process will consume the minimum amount of computer resources but will take the longer to complete while Highest priority will consume the highest amount of computer resources
55. n will start and the backup will be executed Furthermore if the Close after run option is checked FBackup will be closed after the action is executed By default this option is not checked so the action will run in background Priority User can change the priority of the action started by the shortcut backup test Just move the cursor to a lower or higher priority level Notifications Force all notifications to timeout Use this option if you want to timeout all notification messages during the backup What FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 30 FBackup 5 4 5 General ji What action do you want to execute What to execute Backup Clear backup before run O Test Cancel On this page you can select and configure what action you want to execute when double click the shortcut backup test What to execute e Backup Clear backup before run If this is checked FBackup will first delete the fkc file and all zip files associated with the current backup job and after that execute the action e Test you can create a shortcut to a test operation instead of a backup Once you have selected the Action to be performed and the backup job to run press OK to create the shortcut A window will prompt you to select a name for your shortcut and its destination Once that s completed the shortcut will be placed in the selected destination Open backup There are two ways to open
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57. not be stored anywhere You will have to enter the passwords everytime a job action starts This is the most secure option FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Help 98 FBackup 5 10 10 1 Help The Help page from File menu of FBackup contains information about the version and edition you have installed Support FBackup Help Before asking for support please make sure you have installed the latest version of FBackup Also visit our onlineForum as it contains valuable information and your questions might already be answered there Visit the support forum You can easily get support by visiting our support forum Some questions might already be responded but if you cannot find the answer for your problem you can ask for support on the forum Need more features Pressing this button will open a web page with a comparison between FBackup and our commercial edition Backup4all Tools for working with FBackup Options Pressing this button will opens the Options window where you can customize language display and other settings Check for Updates Pressing the check for updates button will open the updates window showing the available updates Register online In File gt Help under Registration information section you have the Register online link to be used for registering on our website Changing the product key will also open the Activate application wizard where you can use an
58. of the Toolbar menu FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 88 FBackup 5 9 3 General Startup Updates Notifications Passwords SY Change layout and other preferences Toolbar C Show Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon Customize ribbon Toolbar Show Quick Access Toolbar bellow the Ribbon If checked the Quick Access Toolbar will be shown bellow the ribbon menu By default it is not checked Startup The Startup page of the Options window accessible from the File Options menu item contains startup related settings of the program FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Options 89 General Preferences Change startup options Updates Startup and tray Start at Windows startup Show Getting Started Show tray icon Notifications Passwords Visualization mode Scheduled startup Last window state gt qem Startup and tray Start at Windows startup If checked the program is started when Windows starts By default this option is not checked Show Getting Started If checked the Getting Started window is displayed when you start FBackup Show tray icon If checked the program icon is displayed in the Taskbar Notification Area Visualization mode Scheduled Startup You can select the way FBackup s main window will be displayed when a scheduled backup starts it The options are Last
59. older field by default it is the path to the My FBackup 5 folder Users lt user name gt My Documents My FBackup 5 You can click on the Browse button and select a location of your choice where the backup will be stored In destination folder field you can use Environment Variables as Computername SystemDrive UserNamed etc External hard drive You can select an external hard drive as destination for backup General sa Save backup to an external hard drive USB or Firewire Destination Local hard drive N did Y Change destination to external hard drive Network Destination Sources External hard drive Filters Folder Type Full ld Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Save and run External hard drive If the current backup destination is not an external hard drive you can change it by checking the Change destination to local hard drive option Destination From the External hard drive list you can select either an USB or a Firewire external hard drive You can type a folder name in the Folder field or you can click the Browse button to choose another folder where the backup will be stored In destination folder field you can use Environment Variables as Computername SystemDrive UserNamed etc FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Backup Properties 53 6 3 3 Removable You can save your backup to a removable drive USB flash drive floppy etc as
60. om filter restrictions Two or more filter restrictions in the include filter means that a file must satisfy at least one restriction to be included in the backup Two or more filter restrictions in the exclude filter means that a file must satisfy any restriction to be excluded Note Filters on files and filters on folders must be created individually FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 59 You can manage filter restrictions using the buttons e Add include this will open a new Filter Properties window from where you can add a new include restriction to the filters list e Add exclude this will open a new Filter Properties window from where you can add a new exclude restriction to the filters list e Edit will open the selected filter s properties window You will be able to modify the selected restriction e Copy this will create a copy of the selected filter e Delete will remove the selected filter from the list of include or exclude filters 6 7 Type Backup type General Destination How do you want to backup Local hard drive External hard drive Backup type Removable Select the default backup type O Full 8 Mirror tw Network Sources Filters Customize prefix of backup files Full ld Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Save and run User can select one of these backup types e Full e Mirror The backup type can be changed from the T
61. onth ago Comparison operators available e lt gt date and time not equal to fixed or relative date e lt date and time less than or equal to fixed or relative date e gt date and time greater than or equal to fixed or relative date e lt date and time less than fixed or relative date e gt date and time greater than fixed or relative date e in interval date and time in a particular time interval between the Start date and End date File size This section provides the possibility to build restrictions based on the file size To enable the options in this section check the Filter by size option You can enter a file size in the Size field and select a measurement Unit The filter will compare the file size on disk with the size you enter using the comparison filters you selected FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 92 FBackup 5 e lt gt file size on disk not equal to the value in the Size field e lt file size on disk less than or equal to the value in the Size field e gt file size on disk greater than or equal to the value in the Size field e lt file size on disk less than the value in the Size field e gt file size on disk greater than the value in the Size field Settings Show filter in the New Backup Wizard If checked the current filter can be selected from the Filters list in New Backup Wizard Automatically add filter to new backup jobs If checked the curren
62. other key Activation Activation allows verifying that your copy of FBackup is genuine and that it hasn t been used on more computers than the number of licenses purchased It prevents this way software counterfeiting intentional or unintentional Buy Now If you don t own a product key for FBackup and want to purchase one click on the Buy Now button This will open the browser and allow you to buy a license To test the application before purchasing FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Help 99 10 1 1 10 1 2 10 1 3 it click on the Free trial button instead to try it 30 days for free Enter key After purchasing a FBackup license you will receive an email that contains your Product key To start using the application you ll have to validate the registration details by clicking on Enter key and follow the activation steps where you will be able to activate online or manually Free Trial Before purchasing a license and activating it online you have the option of running a trial version of FBackup The trial version has the same features as the paid version Click on the Free Trial button to continue with the selection of editions Free Trial Use FBackup as trial for 30 days Before purchasing a license and activating it online you have the option of testing it for free The trial version has the same features as the paid version and it will work for 30 days To continue using it after the
63. ou can also change the backup destination from any destination type page by checking the Change destination to option If you lost your backup job from the backup list and you want to recreate it you can do so by using the File gt Open backup option and selecting an existing fkc or ini file The same action takes place if you double click on the fkc file If the backup destination is on a remote location you can use File gt Open from window to easily locate and retrieve the backup catalog ini file A new backup job configuration will be added to the backup list and the configuration of the new backup job is copied from the fkc file Local hard drive You can use a valid local hard disk destination for your backup The Local hard drive option is selected by default when you define a new backup General Destination Y Save backup to a local hard drive External hard drive tim mol vc e des lha ve Removable Change destination to local hard drive Network Destination Sources Local hard drive Local Disk C h Filters Folder Users Public Documents My FBackup Type Full Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Save and run Cancel Local hard drive If the current backup destination is not a local hard drive you can change it by checking the Change destination to local hard drive option FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 52 FBackup 5 6 3 2 Destination In the F
64. ou can use it on the What do you want to backup page when creating a new backup job using the New Backup Wizard or on the Sources page using Advanced mode Backup Properties FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 36 FBackup 5 View and manage plugins Download plugin list Plugin Name type to search a File Name State Local plugins Google Chrome Google chrome xml Ready Internet Explorer Favorites IE Favorites xml Ready Microsoft Outlook MicrosoftOutlookSourc Ready Mozilla FireFox Profiles Mozilla FireFox Profiles Ready My Documents MyDocuments xml Ready My Pictures MyPictures xml Ready Windows Live Mail Windows Live Mail xml Ready a Google Chrome Disable Uninstall File Gooale chrome xml File date Plugin ID 82 FEFO2D 6125 464B 9240 43139B272619 Website More information Add new plugin Download plugin list Pressing this button will download and show the list of all available plugins available on our website Install This button appears when you select a plugin which is not installed on your computer Pressing the Install button will download and enable the selected plugin Uninstall This button appears when you select a plugin which is installed on your computer Pressing the Uninstall button will delete the selected plugin from your computer If you try to uninstall a backup plugin which is in use by any of the backup jobs from FBackup you
65. r Select Mirror as the default backup type Options Y Create full paths including drive letter Remove excluded or deleted files from backup If the Mirror type is not your default backup type you can check the Select Mirror as the default backup type option Options Create full paths including drive letter Sometimes there can be sources with the same names The system will detect this conflict situation and will show a warning message Remove excluded or deleted files from backup Use this option to remove from the backup the files that were deleted or excluded from the backup sources This option is not selected by default FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 62 FBackup 5 6 8 Compression On the Compression page you can configure the compression and encryption settings General Destination ai Compression and encryption Local hard drive These settings apply only if you are using a backup type with zip compression e g Full backup External hard drive Encrypt the zip files Removable No encryption Standard encryption Zip2 compatible Network sra Password Set password Filters Type Split does not apply to Mirror backup type Full Split by file number type f None Mirror E Compression Custom files and folders number Advanced Scheduler Save and run Encrypt the zip files No encryption The zip files create
66. r name and Password to access the network destination if it requires authentication If you are logged in as an user that has rights to write to the specified network destination you can check the First use Windows auth option What this option does is that it checks on the network destination if the logged in user has rights to access it After entering the path and eventually the username and password use the Test button to see if the destination is reachable and that you have sufficient rights to access it The network connection was tested successfully pop up message means that the network destination was accessible In case of insufficient rights the following error message will appear Network connection error Access is denied In this case you have to either make sure that the entered username and password values are correct or contact the network administrator to obtain the necessary rights If the destination is missing when the network is disconnected an error message is shown FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland New Backup Wizard 43 The user can choose Cancel to stop the backup process or Retry to check the network connection again 5 3 What do you want to backup In the second step of the New Backup Wizard you must select the files and folders to be used by FBackup for the backup What do you want to backup FBackup Configurations plugin y E clear all to backup all iles File Folder
67. s foders to the Sources window by dragging and dropping them from Windows Explorer Filters The Filters page defines files and folders filters to be applied to backup sources Only files and folders that match the filters will be added to backup You can use the Add include and Add exclude buttons to add filter rules for the current backup job General Destination Do you want to filter the files Local hard drive External hard drive Filters Removable Active Name Type Y Temporary Files use as exclude Exclude ty Network Sources Files Type Full ld Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Delete Change to Include File name tmp temp bak chk fkc journal Save and run The system selects only files that match the include filter and do not match the exclude filter This means the exclude filter is more powerful if a file satisfies both include and exclude filters it will be excluded FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 57 6 5 1 Include and exclude filters are composed from filter restrictions Two or more filter restrictions in the include filter means that a file must satisfy at least one restriction to be included in the backup Two or more filter restrictions in the exclude filter means that a file must satisfy any restriction to be excluded All filters with the Active box checked will be used by the current backup job To disable a filter j
68. s of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 102 FBackup 5 acknowledgment This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org 4 The names OpenSSL Toolkit and OpenSSL Project must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission For written permission please contact openssl core openssl org 5 Products derived from this software may not be called OpenSSL nor may OpenSSL appear in their names without prior written permission of the OpenSSL Project 6 Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following acknowledgment This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT AS IS AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAI
69. sion does not exist in the combo just type it in and press OK You can use the Edit or Delete buttons to modify remove the file name filters defined File name patterns can include e it matches one or more letters For example a doc matches all files that start with a and FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 58 FBackup 5 6 6 have doc extension e it matches only one letter For example a do matches all files that start with a and have any extension composed of three letters the first two being do Filters The Filters page defines file filters to be applied to backup sources Only files matching the filters will be added to backup You can use the Add include and Add exclude buttons to add filter rules for the current backup job General Destination Do you want to filter the files Local hard drive External hard drive Removable Active Name v Temporary Files use as exclude Filters ld Network Sources ites Type Full ld Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Add lv Edit Change to Include Description File name tmp temp bak chk fkc journal S gt Save and run Cancel The system selects only files that match the include filter and do not match the exclude filter This means the exclude filter is more powerful if a file satisfies both include and exclude filters it will be excluded Include and exclude filters are composed fr
70. t connection FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 100 FBackup 5 The manual activation process involves two computers computer A where FBackup is installed and computer B the one that has internet access Follow the steps below to copy the activation file from computer A to computer B from where you can obtain the activation response 1 Open FBackup on computer A The Activate application window will appear If you previously used the trial you need to open the activation window from File gt Help by pressing the Enter product key button 2 Press Enter key button Copy paste or type the key then press Activate online If the internet connection cannot be established a popup message will appear asking you to retry or continue offline Press the Continue offline button 3 In the email received after you purchased FBackup there is also a license lic file attached Download that license file and load it in the bellow step 4 On the second step of the manual activation you have two options e Email activation request Using this option the default email client will open to send the activation request After sending the activation request email in a short moment you will get an email containing the activation file Please load that file on the next page in order to activate the application e Save activation request Using this option you will be asked to indicate the location where the acti
71. t filter will be automatically added to backup jobs you create You can specify the default type as include filter or exclude filter Using this option you can automatically exclude specific file types from your backups Example Suppose you want to backup or restore all pdf files accessed in the last month and all doc files modified in the last week but you don t want to backup or restore system or hidden files Here are the steps to define this filter starting from the default filter 1 Add a new restriction in the include filter enable File name add pdf file pattern and set date accessed to be greater than or equal to fixed date one month ago click OK 2 Add a new restriction add doc file pattern and set date and time modified to be greater than or equal to fixed date one week ago click OK 3 Add a new restriction enable File attributes and the System checkbox then click OK 4 Add a new restriction enable File attributes and the Hidden checkbox then click OK 5 For the last two restrictions check the Use as exclude filter boxes Related Topics Options General Options Preferences Options Startup Options Application folder Options Backup Options Logs and history Options Backup on demand Options CD DVD or Blu ray Options FTP Options SFTP Options Azure Options Amazon S3 Options Email Options Updates FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Options 93
72. t hour From this field you can select the hour for the backup job to start FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties Backup Properties 49 Backup Properties Overview The Backup Properties window can be used to create new backup jobs in the advanced mode or to edit an existing backup job By default the New Backup Wizard will be used to create new backup jobs General The General page defines the appearance of the backup job in the backup list Destination Description of the backup job Local hard drive External hard drive General Removable Name New Backup Network Description Sources Filters Type Icon Full Job icon Mirror y i Change icon Compression Advanced Scheduler Save and run General Name Enter the name of the backup job This name will appear in the backup list near the chosen picture This field is mandatory The name of the backup job is closely related to the name of the subdirectory in destination that contains zipped and mirrored files and to the name of the catalog That is why when you rename the backup job the name of the catalog and the name of the subdirectory from destination are also changed if possible If the destination is on HDD local LAN network the name of the subdirectory and the name of the catalog can be always changed except for the case when you do not have enough permission to FBackup 5 User Manua
73. t latest version of a backup at each backup job execution To test a selection or all the versions for the selected backup job open the Test Backup window by Y pressing the Test button from the application s toolbar or using the keyboard shortcut F9 FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 16 FBackup 5 Y Test backup job CA Backup numbers Select the backup numbers you want to test from the following list Type Backup date Backup No FileNo Folder Comp Si Uncomp size E 7 8 2013 3 45 2 1 13 6 203 440 4 208 252 49 KB Test process priority Normal priority 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 A High priority process finishes faster but consumes more resources than a Normal priority process You can also test a backup execution if you switch to Backup View right click on a version and select Test To be sure the test automatically runs after each backup you should open the Backup Properties window by pressing the Properties button from the application s toolbar and in the Advanced tab make sure the Test after backup option is checked If the test was executed automatically after backup and it failed the Error icon appears in front of the backup job icon Read the log file for details a
74. te protected before finishing the backup configuration You can enter an FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 55 6 4 User name and Password to access the network destination if it requires authentication After entering the path and eventually the username password use the Test network connection button to see if the destination is reachable and that you have sufficient rights to access it The network connection was tested successfully pop up message means that the network destination was accessible In case of insufficient rights the following error message will appear Network connection error Access is denied In this case you have to either make sure that the entered username password values are correct or contact the network administrator to obtain the necessary rights If the destination is missing when the network is disconnected an error message is shown The user can choose Cancel to stop the backup process or Retry to check the network connection again Sources The Sources page defines what files and folders will be used by FBackup for the backup General s Destination E What do you want to backup Local hard drive External hard drive Sears Removable FBackup Configurations ty Network File Folder i Modified Attributes Sources E M O lt FBackup Configuration gt EM lt Job Settings Folder gt Filters EM lt Tag Settings Folder gt Type 4 EM lt
75. test Version To opens a window to select the folder were you want the backup to be restored Test starts the test process for the currently selected backup job Cancel aborts current backup process Pause pause the current backup test cleanup restore process Job Logs lets you open and view the Last Backup Log Last Restore Log Create Shortcut creates a shortcut to the backup job Duplicate Backup duplicates a backup job Delete Backup deletes a backup job Properties opens the Backup Properties window Create Shortcut The Create Shortcut window can be opened from the Create Shortcut button located on the Jobs tab or by right clicking the backup job from the backup list and selecting Create Shortcut It creates a shortcut for the backup job on a designated location and you can simply run the backup job by double clicking it FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Main Window 29 Sr Define shortcut properties Run e Job New Backup2 Execute C Show main application Close after run Priority Priority l Normal Notifications C Force all notifications to timeout General On this page you can define which backup job you want to run if the application will be visible or not the task priority and the icon Run e Job Select a backup job from the list to be executed Execute Show main application If checked when you will double click the backup shortcut the main applicatio
76. ust uncheck the Active box Note Filters on files and filters on folders must be created individually If you use a file and a folder filter condition in the same filter files will be filtered only if both filter conditions were met Example If you use a single filter for jpg files and Temp folder only the jpg files from Temp folder will be filtered If you use separate filters for files and folders all jpg files and whole Temp folder will be filtered You can manage filter restrictions using the buttons e Add include this will open a new Filter Properties window from where you can add a new include restriction to the filters list e Add exclude this will open a new Filter Properties window from where you can add a new exclude restriction to the filters list e Edit will open the selected filter s properties window You will be able to modify the selected restriction e Copy this will create a copy of the selected filter e Delete will remove the selected filter from the list of include or exclude filters Filter Properties General In the Filter name field you can type the name of the created filter By default the New filter configuration name is assigned If you use an existing filter the name of that filter is used File name Enabling this will allow defining filters based on file name pattern Press Add and select an existing file extension from the Filter combo doc pdf zip etc If the exten
77. vation request file will be saved Take that file and go to Computer B where you have internet access Load the file on activate backup4all com and press Activate You will then have the option to download the activation response file 5 In both cases you will get a activation response file that you need to load on the 3rd page of that activation wizard then press Activate 6 A message appears that the application was activated successfully After finishing the activation wizard FBackup will be restarted to apply the changes FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland Help 101 10 2 Check for updates You have the latest version installed No update necessary News July 06 2012 Giveaway Free Backup4all Lite licenses June 26 2012 FBackup 4 8 available up to 40 faster March 28 2012 New major version available FBackup 4 7 Last check on July 09 2013 12 12 58 PM You can manually check for updates from File gt Help gt Check for Updates In the Updates window you can see if there are any updates available and what is new in the update 10 3 Legal notices This program includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit OpenSSL License Copyright c 1998 2011 The OpenSSL Project All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistribution
78. very backup process Only the latest backup number will be tested after the backup execution Run action before backup Run program or action Check this option and select one of the predefined actions FBackup waits until the action is finished before proceeding with the actual backup process The lt Clear backup gt predefined action deletes the fkc file and all zip files associated with the current backup job Abort backup when action fails User can check this option to abort the backup if the action ran before the backup failed Run action after backup Run program or action Check this option and select one of the predefined actions FBackup does not wait for the action to FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 76 FBackup 5 be finished before proceeding Available predefined actions e lt Stand by gt The computer will enter in the Stand by state after the backup is executed e lt Hibernate gt Computer enters in Hibernate if available after the backup execution e lt Log off gt Closes all applications and logs off current user When force parameters is set example lt Log off f gt the system will force applications to be closed Force parameter might cause some applications to loose unsaved data e lt Shut down gt Shuts down the computer When force parameters is set example lt Shut down f gt the system will force applications to be closed Force parameter might cause
79. window state Minimized Normal and Maximized 9 4 Filters On the Filters page of the Options window accessible from the File Options menu item you can add edit or delete filters The filters created here can be found as global filters all over the application in New backup wizard or in Backup Properties FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 90 FBackup 5 General Filter name Type a name for the filter to be recognized when you want to use it later File name Enabling this will allow defining filters based on file name pattern Press Add and select an existing file extension from the Filter combo doc pdf zip etc If the extension does not exist in the combo just type it in and press OK You can use the Edit or Delete buttons to modify remove the file name filters defined File name patterns can include e it matches one or more letters For example a doc matches all files that start with a and have doc extension e it matches only one letter For example a do matches all files that start with a and have any extension composed of three letters the first two being do Folder name Enabling this will allow defining filters based on folder name pattern Enter the directory name that you want to filter in the following format directory_name FBackup will apply the filter to all the directories that are called directory_name If you want to apply the filter to directories
80. x click OK and then click OK again e Test to see if the drive is now recognized by going to Windows Explorer a new drive letter should appear 3 Configure FBackup If the drive is formatted and recognized by Windows it will be recognized by FBackup too Now to backup to the USB drive you should define a backup job in FBackup that has the destination set to the USB drive To ensure this please select the backup job you want to run press CTRL P in order to open the Backup Properties window and select the USB and Firewire page under Destination Select a drive from the External hard drive drop down list You can also define a new backup job and in the Where do you want to save your backup section select the USB drive FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Types Backup Types 21 3 1 Backup Types Backup Types FBackup stores a summary snapshot of the file information into a backup catalog file fkc each time a backup is executed For every file backed up the snapshot contains the file name size and attributes as well as the date and time of creation latest modification and latest access Legacy backup applications inspect each file s archive flag to identify which files have been changed FBackup will not interfere with any other backup software because it does not read or change the archive flag it uses the catalog file to decide which files have to be backed up and which not Full
81. you can add a new restriction to the list of exclude filters e Edit will open the same window as Add with the selected filter s properties You will be able FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland 82 FBackup 5 to modify the selected restriction e Copy will create a copy of the selected filter e Delete will delete the selected filter from the list FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland File Filtering 84 FBackup 5 8 2 File Filtering Overview File filtering in FBackup provides an intuitive way to define what files and folders to back up or restore Select Folders and Files for filtering The files can be filtered when added to backup On the Backup Properties gt Sources page each file and folder is shown in the tree with a checkbox in front of it If you uncheck it the file or folder will be excluded from the backup or restore process After applying filters each file and folder is shown in the tree with a checkbox in front of it If you uncheck it the file or folder will be excluded from the backup or restore process Filter The role of the filter is to restrict the files from the sources or destination that will participate in the backup or restore process The filter actually consists of two filters the include filter and the exclude filter Include filter shows which files will be included in the backup or restore process If the filter type is
82. ype page in Backup Properties The full backup backup use zip compression to reduce the size of the stored backup versions The mirror backup type creates in destination an exact copy of the source file without zipping them FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright O 2015 Softland 60 FBackup 5 6 7 1 Full Full backup is the starting point for all other backups and contains all the data in the folders and files that are selected to be backed up General Destination Make full backup Local hard drive External hard drive Removable Select Full as the default backup type Network Sources Filters Type Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Full If the Full type is not your default backup type you can check the Select Full as the default backup type option 6 7 2 Mirror A mirror backup is identical to a full backup with the exception that the files and folders are not compressed in zip files and they cannot be protected with a password A mirror backup is most frequently used to create an exact copy of the backup source data The sources folder tree will be recreated in the destination FBackup 5 User Manual Copyright 2015 Softland Backup Properties 61 General Destination Local hard drive External hard drive Removable Network Sources Filters Type Full Compression Advanced Scheduler Save and run Mirror e Make mirror backup Mirro

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