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1. U u u u uu u u 11 How to Restore from a Backup U u u u u u u 11 How to Password Protect a Backup J u u u 12 How to Schedule a Backup J u u U u 12 How to Backup to USB or Firewire drives u u u 13 Backup Types 16 BACKUP TYPeS na ee a Br a da aaao a aaa ea Saa 16 Main Window 18 IT E E 18 Getting Started E 20 Backup ist u ua nadar 21 Create Sortie iii 22 St EE 24 Keyboard ZSbertegtez seet ed 22 S a Ee ee pa Ee 25 New Backup Wizard 27 AO no EENS ge 27 Name and destination U u u u J J 27 Local A a A OE cdi 28 Network gt ra Ad A Eee 29 What do you want to backup U U u uuu u u u 30 How do you want to backup U u u u u u u 31 When do you want to backup U u uuu uuu u u 32 Backup Properties 35 OVER VIC e E EE eg 35 General uu a u paui ia 35 RE Lu e EE 36 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 4 FBackup 4 Local Nadie uu Sa kausa ea 37 External Nardidrive anyay Nu a
2. What do you want to restore File Folder J V lt Backup4all Configuration gt lt Catalog Folder gt o Y O lt Backup4all Configuration gt lt Initialization Folder gt J lt Backup4all Configuration gt lt Log Folder gt o V O lt Backup4all Configuration lt Plugins Folder gt SJ lt Backup4all Configuration gt lt Scheduled jobs Folder gt Normal priority lt Previous Einish J Cancel You can uncheck the files you don t want to restore By default all files are checked Information provided for each file File Folder Name of the file folder Size Size of the the file Modified Date and time when the file version was last modified at backup execution Backup no The last backup number containing the file The file 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 File Folder column which is grayed out 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 process is restore and not backup The Filters page defines files filters to be applied to files that are going to be restored On
3. Advanced mode Previous Save P Cancel FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 32 FBackup 4 5 5 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 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 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 files can also be readily accessed using tools like Windows Explorer If you choose the Make mirror option you can also check the Compress option to zip each file individually preserving the folder structure This allows you to use the zip compression and encryption features Encrypt 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 Back
4. 2011 Softland 36 FBackup 4 6 3 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 Destination The Destination page defines where the backup archive will be stored General Destination gi Where do you want to save your backup Local hard drive Fer External hard drive 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 h Save and run Cancel Destination Valid destination types e Local hard drive e External hard drive e Removable e Network Selecting a backup destination type on the Destination page will enable the options on the corresponding type page You 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
5. 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 New Backup Wizard Name your backup Backup name My files Where do you want to save your backup O Local D Network Drive New Volume D Folder teste Browse Help Saving your backup locally Advanced mode Previous Next 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 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 10 FBackup 4 y New Backup Wizard What do you want to backup FBackup Configurations plugin m Filters dear all to backup all files File Folder Size Y O Temporary Files use o VO lt FBackup Configuration gt a MO lt Initialization Folder gt Z GB lt Catalog Folder gt H Y OD lt Log Folder gt Y O lt Plugins Folder gt EH lt Scheduled jobs Folder gt mo Z EH lt General Settings gt 4 mt t Advanced mode Previous Ned Save P Cancel 3 Select how do you want to backup You can also use encryption for the backup types that creates zip files 2 2 How to Run a Backup Job t To start a backup click the Backup button from t
6. Change startup options Updates Startup and tray E Start at Windows startup E Show Getting Started V Show tray icon Minimize to tray E Close to tray Y Show errors in tray Visualization mode Scheduled startup 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 Minimize to tray Check this option if you want to show FBackup in the taskbar tray when the application is minimized If unchecked the application is minimized normally to the Windows taskbar By default this option is not checked Close to tray Check this option if you want to show FBackup in the taskbar tray even when you close it from the File gt Exit menu or the title bar close button If unchecked FBackup will terminate when you exit the application By default this option is not checked Show errors in tray The error icon appears when the application is minimized to tray and a backup had errors The error icon will blink over the default FBackup tray icon Uncheck this option if you do not want to see the error icon in the tray By default this option is checked Visualization mode Scheduled Startup You can select the way FBackup s main
7. Create Like duplicates the selected backup job same as the toolbar button Create Like or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl E 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Main Window 19 e Delete Backup removes the current selected backup same as the toolbar button Delete or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Del e Properties opens the backup properties window same as the toolbar button Properties or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl P e Exit exits the application same as the keyboard shortcut Alt F4 View Destination Folder A Catalog Folder Spends Initialization Folder Job L y s en Last Backup Log A areca Last Restore Log Restore Default Layout EE Open Log Folder e Open Folder shows list of folders that can be opened with Windows Explorer e Destination Folder folder containing the destination files e Catalog Folder folder containing the fkc files e Initialization Folder folder containing the ini files e Job Logs contains a list of available logs 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 Open Log Folder opens Windows Explorer showing the
8. You can manually check for updates from Help gt Check for Updates In the Upgrade window you can see if there are any updates available and what is new in the update 10 2 About The About page of FBackup contains information about the version and edition you have installed FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright O 2011 Softland Index 67 Index A Abort backup 48 Advanced mode 35 Archive bit 47 B Backup 18 Backup list 21 Backup Properties destination 36 Backup Properties overview 35 Backup properties sources 41 Backup to USB drives 13 backup type 31 43 Backup types Differential backup 16 Full backup 16 Incremental backup 16 Mirror backup 16 Backup wizard destination 27 28 29 Backup wizard general 35 Backup wizard name 27 Backup wizard overview 27 Backup wizard what to backup 30 Blank passwords 50 C Cancel 18 CD drive 36 Change criteria 47 Change Icon 35 Clear archive bit 43 Clear backup 50 Collapse 18 Commands 18 Comparison criteria 47 Configure new backup 9 Copy 18 Create a new backup 9 Create like 18 Create shortcut 22 D Delete 18 Delete group 18 Delete sources 47 Description 6 Differential 16 43 Differential backup 31 Drive letter folder 54 E Empty directories 47 Enclosures 13 Encryption AES encryption 12 Zip encryption 12 Erase disc 50 Exclude 59 Execute backup 10 Exit 18 Expand 18 Explore 18 External device 13 rn Fast mirror 44 FBackup
9. 7 Change destination to removable media Network Destination Sources gt Gal H lt drive does not exists gt Filters Type Lock the destination to this removable drive Full Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Destination If the current backup destination is not a removable drive you can change it by checking the Change destination to removable disk option 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 UserName etc Lock the destination to this external hard drive When disconnecting and reconnecting an external 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 external drive after its own serial number and automatically change the backup destination according with the new drive letter You should not check this option if you use a rotation backup scheme with two or more external hard drives By default this option is not checked FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 40 FBackup 4 6 3 4 Network You can choose to save your backup to a shared n
10. F7 KL Cancel F8 File View Actions Tools Help Focus menu F10 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland New Backup Wizard New Backup Wizard 27 5 1 5 2 New Backup Wizard Overview Using the New Backup Wizard you can easily create a new backup job The steps in wizard must be followed in the 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 Name and destination In the first step of the New Backup Wizard you can configure the backup name and the backup destination r d i New Backup Wizard ul er e Name your backup Select Network to set a network destination for the backup mapped Backup name My files network dry es UNC network drives Where do you want to saye Local Network New Volume D y Select Local to set a local destination teste for the backup hard drive CD DVD USB floppy Browse for a folder where to store the backup or write a name to create one Help Saving your backup locally Advanced mode Cancel Name your backup 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
11. lt Scheduled jobs Folder gt Mirror O B An File gt 8 08KB 6 07 2011 6 47 48 T E lt History File gt 15KB 30 06 2011 12 55 0 EEE O 8 Arens File gt 59 31 KB 6 07 2011 6 47 48 Advanced O lt Layout File gt 3 05KB 8 07 2011 8 00 57 Scheduler Add folder Add file Remove Check all Unchech 4 m h 4 m h Save and run Save 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 e exclude subdirectories and files from backup by un checking the thickbox e select all files and folders by pressing the Check all button 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 42 FBackup 4 6 5 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 foders to the Sources window by dragging and dropping them from Windows Explorer Filters The Fil
12. 6 FBackup Configurations 35 File filtering 59 Filter By attribute 59 By date 59 By name 59 By size 59 Directories 59 Files 59 Folders 59 Filter backup Customize filter 42 Exclude files 42 Include files 42 Main filter 42 Filter restore Customize filter 56 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 68 FBackup 4 Filter restore Exclude files 56 Include files 56 Main filter 56 Firewire 13 38 flash 38 floppy 38 Floppy drive 36 Folder filtering 59 FTP 27 36 Full 16 43 Fullbackup 31 44 e P General options Align caption 62 Appearance 62 Background color 62 Blank passwords 62 Captions 62 Contextmenu 62 Daylight saving 62 Explorer icons 62 Hidden files 62 Hide empty folders 62 Hint 62 Icon size 62 Insecure passwords 62 Measurement 62 Sort backups 62 Toolbar 62 Getting Started Backup 20 New 20 Open 20 Restore 20 Group 35 H Hard disk drive 36 Import 18 Include 59 Incremental 16 43 Incremental backup 31 Introduction 6 K Keyboard shortcuts 25 a Labeling 47 LAN 27 29 36 40 Legacy 47 Local catalog 47 Local destination 37 Local drives 27 28 36 Make 18 Make differential 18 Make full 18 Make incremental 18 Manage backup jobs Copy backup 1 1 Delete backup 11 Modify backup 11 Manage plugins 24 30 Mapped network drive 36 Mirror 16 43 Mirror backup 31 44 Mirror with zip 44 My Documents 35 My Pictures 35 N Name 3
13. 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 NNBackup_ServerNPC1 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 User 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 30 FBackup 4 5 3 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
14. FBackup works with any drive letter including mapped network drives and UNC paths FBackup runs on Windows 2000 Server 2003 XP Vista Windows 7 Windows 2008 both 32 bit 64 bit and offers multi language support 1 2 System Requirements To install FBackup you need Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 or Windows 2008 and at least 50 megabytes of free disk space Installing additional language files may increase the space requirements 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 or Windows 2008 and if the files are on NTFS partitions FBackup works on Windows 2000 too but this feature will not be available on these systems FBackup 4 User Manual CopyrightO 2011 Softland Getting Started Getting Started 9 2 1 Getting Started How to Configure a New Backup To create a new backup job click on the New Backup Wizard toolbar button kb For each backup job you must specify at least its name 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
15. Saa EE ee 38 Removable waaka A a as a Sle cs eA Nae ts ge 38 Network A EEN 40 4 SOUT ES aa aata ad 41 GR TE 42 IP A EE ee EE 43 dE 44 Mirror a A ENEE EE EAR 44 T gt e EE 46 8 AdVarICed iii A ee eae AA 47 9 Schedule EE EE 48 Scheduler Properties aseaine dacia doeane giana eigena rra 50 Part VII Restore Wizard 54 1 Where and how to restore U U J Q J J 54 2 What do you want to restore l u u u u uuu uuu u J 55 3 Do you want to filter the files U u u uuu uuu u u 56 Part VIII File Filtering 59 T e UE 59 2 File Filter 2 22 ie ete a ee a Bat Ra 59 Part IX Options 62 1 Generall uuu T uu Steen ie 62 2 Start D A A SS So Suq eee OEE 62 DUP ates cesses ire A o a de 64 Part X Help 66 1 Check tor Upd Al y se es ste acest cease a ee EE 66 27 ADO uyu oc Mas est And 66 Index 67 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Introduction FBackup 4 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 remova
16. View Actions Tools Help m ey Open Properties Backup Restore Refresh My 1st backup A Make Backup Make Full Backup e Restore Latest Version Restore Latest Version To Destination Local h Backup type Full Menu opens by right clicking a backup job from the backup list window Job Logs gt Create Shortcut Create Like Ctri L Last backup on Last backup status Delete Backup Ctrl Del Next scheduled back g Pr ti Ctrl P 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 When right clicking a backup job a menu is displayed giving the following options 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 Latest Version To opens a window to select the folder were you want the backup to be restored Cancel aborts current backup process Job Logs lets you open and view the Last Backup Log Last Restore Log Create Shortcut creates a shortcut to the backup job Create Like duplicates a backup job Delete Backup
17. 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Backup Properties 43 6 6 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 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 Type Backup type a _ pm ME a General a How do you want to backup Local hard drive External hard drive Ss i Removable Select the default backup type Full Mirror Network Sources fl Filters Full Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler 4 mt 4 m r Save and run Save J Cancel User can select one of these backup types e Full e Mirror The backup type can be changed from the Type page in Backup Properties Full
18. 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 box 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 14 FBackup 4 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 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Backup Types 16 FBackup 4 Backup Types Backup Types FBackup stores a summary snapshot of the file information in
19. 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Backup Properties 47 Tips e when choosing a password it is recommended that you use a combination of letters and numbers and at least 8 characters e FBackup does not store 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 Advanced Options on this page affect the way a particular backup job is executed r A e E General a Dan os Advanced options WI amp Local hard drive Back tioi External hard drive GE i SE V Test after backup Network Run action before backup Sources E Run program or action lt Clear backup gt Filters Abort backup when action fails N Type YP Run action after backup Full E Run program or action ld Mirror Compression Scheduler 4 m h lt h Save and run Save Cancel Run action before backup Run program action Check this option and select one of the predefined actions or choose a different executable file You can either enter directly the path to the program has to be between quotes or click the button to bro
20. get overwritten For example if you backed up your Documents and Settings 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 Documents and Settings 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 the latest version of all files will be restored even if these files were 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 FBackup 4 User Manual CopyrightO 2011 Softland 56 FBackup 4 7 3 r My files Restore Wizard
21. 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Backup Properties 41 6 4 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 A i Q Q General Destination m What do you want to backup Local hard drive External hard drive SE Removable FBackup Configurations lI Network File Folder Size Modified Attribu i E lt FBackup Configuration gt E a MI lt Initialization Folder gt D Filters E lt Catalog Folder gt Type E m lt Log Folder gt lt Plugins Folder gt Full a E
22. 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 28 FBackup 4 also changed if possible If the destination is on HDD local LAN network FTP or SFTP remote the name of the subdirectory and the name of the catalog can be changed except for the case when you do not have enough permission to rename or some files are locked Where do you want to save your backup User can select one of the 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 mn New Backup Wizard a A Y w Name your backup Backup name My files the backup mapped F UNC network drwes network drives Where do you want to saye Local Network New Volume D v Select Local to s
23. 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 A new backup job configuration will be FBackup 4 User Manual CopyrightO 2011 Softland Backup Properties 37 6 3 1 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 A New Backup Backup Properties General _ y Save backup to a local hard drive External hard drive dir nt Removable Change destination to local hard drive Network Destination Sources PA 2 Local Disk C M Filters Folder Users Public Documents My FBackup Brow Type Full Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Destination 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 In the Folder where to perform the backup field by default it is the path to the My FBackup 4 folder Documents and Settings lt user name gt My Documents MyFBackup 4 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 C
24. 5 New 18 New backup 9 New backup wizard Advanced 9 Destination 9 Explore 9 Filters 9 General 9 Scheduler 9 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Index 69 New backup wizard Sources 9 Statistics 9 Summary 9 Type 9 Newgroup 18 NTFS 47 O Open backup 18 Open files 47 Outlook Express 35 Override catalog 36 Override filter 42 56 59 P Password 12 Password protect a backup 12 Portability 13 Predefined backup 24 30 35 Product description 6 Properties 18 Ri Refresh 18 removable 38 Remove password 12 Rename group 18 Restore 18 Advanced 54 Basic 54 Full 54 Restore latest version 11 Restoreto 11 Restore wizard 11 Standard 54 Restore from abackup 11 Restrictions 42 56 Runabackupjob 10 Run at shutdown 50 Run backup 10 Running 18 Su Save storage space 16 Schedule 32 Add 48 Close window 50 Command line 50 Delete 48 Edit 48 Hide window 50 Main application 50 Schedule 48 Schedule abackup 12 Scheduler 18 Standalone scheduler 12 Task scheduler 12 Shortcut 22 Show deleted 18 Show excluded 18 Show modified 18 Show new 18 Show unchanged 18 Sources Abort 30 41 Add files 30 41 Add folder 30 41 Ignore 30 41 Remove 30 41 Retry 30 41 Standalone scheduler 48 50 Start backup 10 Startup options Windows startup 62 Statistics 18 Summary 18 55 System requirements 7 STe Task 48 Test 18 47 Toolbar 18 Tray icon Close 62 Minimize 62
25. FBackup Take full control of your backup FBackup User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland FBackup User Manual for FBackup version 4 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 l Part Il N O Q WD Part Ill 3 4 5 Part VI 1 2 3 Introduction 6 Product Descriptio e eege nadaa 6 System Require E iii aa deis 7 Getting Started 9 How to Configure a New Backup U u uuu u u u 9 How to Run a Backup Job I I LI aS ANa Sa u a Sau s 10 How to Manage Backup Jobs
26. Help F1 opens the help file e Visit FBackup com opens the FBackup website e Visit the support forum opens the forum page e Check for updates displays a window with the available updates e About FBackup opens the About box of FBackup 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 the Tools menu There are two large buttons for backup and restore and a list of articles about FBackup Backup Press this button to create or run backup jobs Create a new Backup Press the New button to start creating a new backup job using the New Backup Wizard Run Selected Backup Select an existing backup job from the list and press Backup to run the selected job Restore Open an Existing Backup 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 Restore Selected Backup Select an existing backup job from the list and press Restore to open the Restore Wizard FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright O 2011 Softland Main Window 21 4 3 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 Backup List Backup list contains all the defined backups visible in the left side of FBackup s main window File
27. Show errors 62 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 70 FBackup 4 Type full 44 Type mirror 44 se UNC network drive 36 usb 38 USB backup Detect device 13 Format device 13 One Touch Backup 13 Start device 13 USB drive 13 36 V Visualization Maximized 62 Window state 62 Volume Shadow Copy 47 W Windows 2000 7 Windows 2003 Server 7 Windows 99 SE 7 Windows Me 7 Windows NTSP6 7 Windows scheduler 48 50 Windows XP 7 Wizard 27 35 Zu Zip backup 44 Zip compression 46 Zip drive 36 Zip encryption 46 FBackup 4 User Manual CopyrightO 2011 Softland
28. 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 It 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 installed into the enclosure and then the enclosure is plugged into the computer thus creating a normal USB backup device Given the size of nowadays hard drives this can be considered a mass storage device for backup purposes 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
29. abled Plugin Name Author File Name Ph Add Windows Mail Softland WindowsMail xml Y My Documents Softland MyDocuments xml 2 _ Delete d My Pictures Softland MyPictures xml 6 Properties d Outlook Express Softland OutlookExpressSo Fi Get plugins Add 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 Delete Use this button to remove one or more selected plugins from the list This plugins will be removed from the New Backup Wizard too Please note that if you delete a plugin from FBackup all backup jobs using that plugin will be removed when you restart FBackup Properties Pressing this button will open a window with details about the selected plugin and its creator as Plugin Name File Name Plugin GUID Company Company Site and Company E mail FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright O 2011 Softland Main Window 25 Get Plugins Pressing this button will open our internet website on the Free Backup Plugins page Here you can download plugins to be used when creating backup jobs Close Press this button to close the Manage Plugins window 46 Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts configured in FBackup New backup wizard CTRL N Open backup CTRL O Backup job properties CTRL P Execute backup F6 Y Refresh F5 Restore
30. and Backup Properties 51 r Scheduler Properties Va Y Define scheduler properties Execute Main application Close after run Scheduler With Windows scheduler Windows user account WS18 Admin m Windows password Set password D With built in scheduler Action Backup F Clear backup before run Load Priority Priority p Normal OK Cancel Execute Main application This is the option set by default If FBackup is closed when a scheduled task needs to be executed the main application starts and the task runs Furthermore if the Close after run option is checked FBackup will be closed after the task is executed Scheduler Select Scheduler type allows scheduling a task to run e With Windows scheduler If this is selected the tasks will be scheduled and executed using the internal scheduler from Windows Over the standalone scheduler FBackup s internal scheduler the Windows Scheduler has the advantage of being able to run the task even if there is no user logged in or if the computer is in hibernation stand by e With built in scheduler If this is selected the tasks will be scheduled and executed using FBackup s internal scheduler If this option is selected the User account field is grayed out since the Windows login username password are not required Using the standalone scheduler tasks cannot be executed if there is no user log
31. 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 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 44 FBackup 4 6 6 1 Full New Backup Backup Properties 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 If the Full type is not your default backup type you can check the Select Full as the default backup type option 6 6 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 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Backup Properties 45 r A O SEENEN General Destination eu Make mirror backup ld Local hard drive External hard drive acta Select Mirror as the default backup type i Removable Network Options I Sources Y Create full paths including drive letter Filters Remove excluded or deleted files from backup Type Full Compres
32. ble media such as USB or Firewire drives Menu items click for ia FBackup 4 0 a drop down list of File View Actions Tools Help available options Restore Backup Restore Run backup job 3 Restore from backup y Backup jobs list Destination Local hard drive D tests Right click job for Backup type Full more options Last backup on 11 4 2008 2 13 28 PM Last backup status Last backup was successful Next scheduled backup Not scheduled FBackup can backup open locked files if the files are located on local partitions on Windows XP 2003 Vista Windows 7 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 such as My Documents My Pictures Internet Explorer Favorites Mozilla FireFox Profiles Mozilla Thunderbird or Outlook Express emails and settings FBackup has ZIP64 support can create backups over 2 GB and creates standard zip files meaning that you can access it with any zip compatible utility 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 tests the backup files automatically to ensure the backup is safe and correctly executed uses CRC32 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Introduction 7
33. 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 r My 1st backup Restore Wizard oa Where do you want to restore 9 Use original location 5 Choose another location r 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 D Choose filter files and restore the latest version 7 Restore excluded and deleted files too Normal priority ext 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 Overwrite File s gt m s 4 Folder C Windows Tasks already contains file rite All Skip Cancel Documents 1 Job FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Restore Wizard 55 7 2 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
34. ckup 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 Tools gt Options or the Edit button if filters are already defined General Filter name New filter configuration File name Enable FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright O 2011 Softland 60 FBackup 4 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 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 e
35. contents of the log folder e View Application Log shows the application s log file If there is no log file the menu is disabled e Restore Default Layout restores FBackup s windows size position and columns Actions Make Backup F6 Backup Make Full Backup Restore Restore F7 Restore Latest Version La Refresh F5 Restore Latest Version To e Backup e Make Backup starts the backup process for the selected backup job same as the Backup toolbar button or keyboard shortcut F6 e Make Full Backup performs a full backup regardless of the backup type e Restore e Restore starts the Restore wizard same as the Restore toolbar button or the keyboard shortcut F7 e Restore Latest Version restores the latest version to its original location without showing the Restore wizard e Restore Latest Version To restores the latest version to another location prompts for one without showing the Restore wizard e Cancel F8 cancels the backup test or restore process same as the Cancel toolbar button FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 20 FBackup 4 e Refresh F5 reloads the backup catalog Tools Plugins Getting Started Options e Plugins opens the Manage Plugins window e Getting Started opens the Getting Started window e Options opens the Options window Help FBackup Help FL Visit FBackup com Visit the support forum Check for Updates About FBackup e FBackup
36. ct a backup group from the list to be executed Backup all groups The shortcut will start the back up for all groups One Touch Backup The shortcut will start the backup job group assigned to One Touch Backup Execute Main application Option set by default When you will double click the backup shortcut the main application will start and the backup will be executed Furthermore if the Close after run option is checked FBackup will be closed after the backup job is executed Action You can select an action to perform when you double click on the shortcut 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 Load at the scheduled date it opens FBackup and selects the backup job Priority FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 24 FBackup 4 4 5 User can change the priority of the action started by the shortcut backup load test or cleanup Just move the cursor to a lower or higher priority level Plugins The Manage Plugins window allows you to add remove enable or disable the Backup4ll plugins After installing a plugin you 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 di Manage Plugins SE Installed plugins En
37. deletes a backup job Properties opens the Backup Properties window FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 22 FBackup 4 4 4 Create Shortcut The Create Shortcut window can be opened from the File gt Create Shortcut menu item 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 Create Shortcut u Define shortcut properties Run I Backup job My 1st backup Execute 9 Main application E Close after run Action 9 Backup E Clear backup before run Load 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright O 2011 Softland Main Window 23 Recent Places J Public destination for BR Computer your shortcut er amp Network test 2 Write a name for 3 Click Save to your shortcut by default the original name will be displayed place the shortcut on the destination III Se Save as type Link files Ink x Cancel Run Backup job Select a backup job from the list to be executed Backup group Sele
38. e Edit will open the same window as Add with the selected filter s properties You will be able 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 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland File Filtering File Filtering 59 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 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 ba
39. ed the exit code is 6 Run action after backup Run program action Check this option and select one of the predefined actions or choose a different executable file You can either enter directly the path to the program has to be between quotes or click the KC button to browse for the file FBackup does not wait for the action to 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 Logs off current user e lt Shut down gt Shuts down the computer after the backup was executed 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Backup Properties 49 General Destination Local hard drive External hard drive Removable Network Sources Filters Type Full amp Mirror Compression Advanced When do you want to backup Scheduler Run with Action Task File Delete 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 windo
40. et a local destination for the backup hard drive CD DVD USB floppy teste Browse for a folder where to store the backup or write a name to create one Help Saving your backup locally Advanced mode In the Folder where to perform the backup field by default it is the path to the My FBackup 4 folder Users lt user name gt Documents MyFBackup 4 You can click the Browse button and FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland New Backup Wizard 29 5 2 2 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 Tools gt Options gt Backup window and if still not possible to access the drive it will abort the backup process 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 r New Backup Wizard Name your backup Backup name My Pictures Where do you want to save your backup Local Network Folder Backup Server PC1 User username Password SE Help Saving your backup to a network destination Advanced mode Cancel Click the
41. etwork ST SES computer or NAS de Nev esap taa penes L e General S Die Save backup to a shared network drive another computer or NAS Destination nde amp Local hard drive Network External hard drive Dich Change destination to network Network Sources Bro A Filters Type Full Mirror Compression Test network connection Advanced Scheduler 4 w h 4 im pi Save and run Save Cancel Destination 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 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 In destination folder field you can use Environment Variables as Computername SystemDrive UserName etc Authentication 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 User name and Password to access the network destination if
42. ged in to Windows To be able to run tasks when no user is logged in you have to use the Windows Scheduler option User account FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 52 FBackup 4 In this field by default the current logged in user s login name will be displayed If your user account has a password make sure that you enter it by pressing the Set password button We do not save your password but it is needed in order to set up the scheduled task in the Windows Task Scheduler If your user account does not have a password you must select the Allow blank passwords when scheduling option from Tools gt Options gt Preferences Also make sure that you enter the correct password if the password is wrong the scheduled task will not run Action You can select an action to perform when the scheduled task for the current backup job runs 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 Load At the scheduled date it opens FBackup and selects the backup job Priority Indicates the task priority Move the cursor to right or left in order to increase or decrease the priority FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Restore Wizard 54 FBackup 4 7 1 Restore Wizard Where and how to restore Using the Restore Wizard you
43. he application s toolbar or press F6 During the execution of the backup you will see a Backup image appear in front of the icon chosen for the backup job If the backup is finished successfully without errors and warnings this image will disappear restoring the initial view of the backup jobs icon 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 View gt Job Logs gt Last Backup 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 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 View gt Job Logs gt Last Backup log for details about the errors The icon will disappear when the backup is executed again and the execution is successful FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Getting Started 11 2 3 2 4 9 How to Manage Backup Jobs Co an Existing Backup Configuration You can use the Create Like Ctrl L option from the File menu 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 se
44. kup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland New Backup Wizard 31 5 4 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 CD DVD Blu ray 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 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 file 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 r ZS New Backup Wizard How do you want to backup Make full 2 Encrypt Yes No Help How do you want to backup
45. lect the backup job you wish to modify Then press the Properties button J from the application s toolbar This will open the Backup 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 File menu Another possibility is to choose Delete 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 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 from the application s toolbar You can restore to the original location or to a different location of your choice Restore Refresh Restore F7 Restore Latest Version Restore Latest Version To Beside files folder information is also added to backup so a restore process can recreate the original folder structure FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright O 2011 Softland 12 FBackup 4 2 5 2 6 How to Password P
46. ly files and 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 FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Restore Wizard 57 r La My files Restore Wizard Do you want to filter the files Active Name Type Edit Cop Delete Change to Include Normal priority lt Previous Finish J Cancel K 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 you can add a new restriction to the list of exclude filters
47. n this task hour s minute s 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 if is unchecked it will not be executed Scheduler shows the scheduler type Windows Standalone or Shutdown Action shows the type of action associated with the scheduled task default full Job Name shows the task name assigned by the scheduler Status displays the status of the scheduled task Next Run Time calculates the next date and time when the scheduled task will run Last Run Time shows the last date and time when the scheduled task ran Schedule shows the type of schedule selected for the task 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 which are grayed out rovides a handy way to show hide column except the Enabled The scheduled backup jobs in backup list will have the clock icon displayed over the job s icon 2 6 9 1 Scheduler Properties The Scheduler Properties window will be displayed when you click on the Add or Edit button in the main Scheduler window or in the Scheduler page of the Backup Properties This allows you to add or edit a scheduled task for the current backup job FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softl
48. nd encryption Destination et amp Local hard drive These settings apply only if you are using a backup type with zip compression e g Full bac External hard drive Encrypt the zip files I Removable e 2 dial i No encryption f I f Standard encryption Zip2 compatible n Sources Password Set password Filters N Type Split does not apply to Mirror backup type Full 1 9 None ld Mirror Compression Custom files and folders number 1000000 Advanced Scheduler lt w h lt II h Save and run Save Cancel Encrypt the zip files No encryption The zip files created 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
49. o 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 E New Backup BackupPropenes llc Destination WZ Description of the backup job A Local hard drive External hard drive SES Removable Name Description Network Sources Filters Type Full Mirror Icon 4 Change icon Compression Advanced Scheduler r Save and run Save Cancel 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 always changed except for the case when you do not have enough permission to rename or some files are locked Description You can write in here a text describing the backup job defined FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright
50. omputername SystemDrive UserName etc FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 38 FBackup 4 6 3 2 External hard drive You can select an external hard drive as destination for backup 6 3 3 New Backup Backup Properties General a Save backup to an external hard drive USB or Firewire Destination Local hard drive E en Removable Change destination to external hard drive Network Destination Sources Filters Type Full Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Destination 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 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 UserName etc Removable You can save your backup to a removable drive USB flash drive floppy etc as destination for backup FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Backup Properties 39 F A E m General Q Save backup to a removable media USB flash drive floppy Destination ld Local hard drive External hard drive SS
51. provide the old one Using Passwords when Restoring During the restore process of backups with password protection 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 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 Jk from the application s toolbar and go to Scheduler page FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Getting Started 13 2 7 Refresh Add J Edit w J Delete Enabled Action Jo Properties d u Execute default backup fb for Standalc User and pass In order to add a new scheduled backup press the Add button and select the needed configuration in the newly opened window After defining the scheduled backup you must set its run time by pressing the Schedule button If you skip this step the default Windows value will be used usually is Daily at 9 00 am The scheduled backup jobs can be easily recognized because they have the clock icon displayed 2 How to Backup to USB or Firewire drives over the job s icon You can backup your data to an USB or Firewire drive and from an
52. rotect a Backup Passwords are used to protect your backup files from unauthorized access Setting the Password The Encryption Settings window is shown in the Compression page under the Type section of the Backup Properties window or in the New Backup Wizard 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 FBackup does not store 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 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
53. sion Advanced Scheduler Save and run Save Cancel If the Mirror type is not your default backup type you can check the Select Mirror as the default backup type option 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 To avoid files to be overwritten check the Save full folder info option This will create the full path of the source in the destination For example suppose we have the backup source C My Documents My Pictures Without this option only the My Pictures folder will be created and its subfolders With this option set the destination will contain the C folder My Documents inside C folder My Pictures inside My Documents folder and so on By default this option is unchecked 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 When you select this option unchecked by default you ll get a warning message that the deleted files will be removed from the backup too press Yes if you want to continue FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 46 FBackup 4 6 7 Compression On the Compression page you can configure the compression and encryption settings A O General ech Ge ES Compression a
54. ters 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 E DEE EECHER General a Fi ES H Do you want to filter the files Local hard drive Filters External hard drive V Removable Active Name Type Ed Temporary Files use as exclude Exclude I Network Sources E Fiters a s V Type Full Mirror Compression Advanced Scheduler Add M Edit Copy Delete Change to Include Description Eila nama mnit samnit hakit bhit Slee Zens af gt Z 4 m h 4 w h Save and run Save 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 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 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
55. 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 The user can choose Cancel to stop the backup process or Retry to check the network connection again 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 r ZS New Backup Wizard What do you want to backup Filters dear all to backup all files FBackup Configurations plugin v File Folder Size x Hiberfil on System Drive 3 Z lt FBackup Configuration gt Pagefile on System Drive V O lt Initialization Folder gt Temporary Files use as Z GH lt Catalog Folder gt Temporary Folders use o Y lt Log Folder gt J Y 5 lt Plugins Folder gt a Y Y lt Scheduled jobs Folder gt Z Q lt General Settings gt am a Type Exclude v Help What do you want to backup Advanced mode Previous Next Save P 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 e exclude subdirectories and files from backup by un checking the thickbox FBac
56. to 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 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 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Main Window 18 FBackup 4 4 1 Main Window Commands Toolbar The toolbar contains a selection of the most important FBackup functions Ne
57. up Wizard you can choose When to run the backup FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland New Backup Wizard 33 di New Backup Wizard When do you want to backup How often Weekly e What day Sunday I What hour 8 00 PM Help When do you want to backup Advanced mode Previous Next Save gt 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 e Shutdown the backup job will be started at the computer shutdown 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 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 What hour From this field you can select the hour for the backup job to start FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright O 2011 Softland Backup Properties Backup Properties 35 6 2 Backup Properties Overview The Backup Properties window can be used t
58. w starts the New Backup Wizard Open creates a new backup job from the opened fkc or ini file Properties opens a dialog to edit the backup job configuration au EP Backup starts the backup process for the currently selected backup job Clicking the small arrow displays the following drop down menu e Make performs the backup type defined in backup properties e Make Full performs a full backup regardless of the backup type Restore starts the Restore Wizard e Restore Latest Version restores the latest version to its original location without showing the Restore wizard e Restore Latest Version To restores the latest version to another location prompts for one without showing the Restore wizard KL Cancel cancels the backup test or restore process Y Refresh reloads the backup catalog Menu commands File S New Backup Ctrl N EB Open Backup Ctrl O Create Like Ctrl L Create Shortcut Delete Backup Ctrl Del O Properties Ctrl P Exit e New Backup starts the New Backup Wizard same as the New toolbar button or keyboard shortcut Ctrl N e Open Backup creates a new backup job from the opened fkc or ini file same as the Open toolbar button or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl 0 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 FTP or SFTP server
59. w and allows you to add a new scheduled task e Edit e Properties opens the Scheduler Properties window where you can edit selected the scheduled task e Schedule opens the Windows Scheduled Tasks properties window that allows you to set the time and frequency for the selected 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 FBackup 4 User Manual CopyrightO 2011 Softland 50 FBackup 4 sak Schedule Settings pA At 9 00 AM every day starting 8 7 2008 Scheduled Task Completed Delete the task if t is not scheduled to run again Schedule Task Start time Daily YJ 5 00AM Ide Time Schedule Task Daily Advanced Schedule Options Sart Date Thursday August 07 2008 V End Date Thursday August 14 2008 Power Management Y Repeat task Every 10 gt minutes Until Dme Duration 1 hour s gt minute s Y If the task is stili running stop t at this time L oe II Ge Stop the task if it runs for Only start the task if the computer has been idle for at least minute s the computer has not been idle that long retry for up to minute s Stop the task if the computer ceases to be idle Dont start the task the computer is running on batteries Stop the task if battery mode begins Wake the computer to ru
60. window will be displayed when a scheduled backup starts it The options are Last window state Minimized Normal Maximized and Tray if the Show tray icon option is checked FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 64 FBackup 4 93 Updates On the Updates page of the Options window accessible from the Tools Options menu item you can configure FBackup when to check for updates Options lt lt General Startup es Program updates Check for updates Check mode Manual Frequency Check at application startup 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 Automatically 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 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Help 66 FBackup 4 10 Help 10 1 Check for Updates F Updates v You have the latest version installed No update necessary News October 29 2008 FBackup 4 0 115 released Last check on November 04 2008 2 08 56 PM
61. wse for the file 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 Run only once If this option is set the action will run only once at the next backup execution and the Run program action option will be reset and disabled afterwards Abort backup when action fails FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland 48 FBackup 4 6 9 User can check this option to abort the backup if the action ran before the backup failed FBackup uses the exit codes returned by the applications If the exit code is 0 zero it means the action was successful If the exit code is different than 0 zero the action was not successful and the backup will be aborted FBackup returns exit codes after each task execution backup independent test or cleanup As a general case if the backup was successful the exit code is 0 otherwise is different Here are the possible exit codes if backup was successful the exit code is O if there are parameter errors or syntax errors the exit code is 1 if backup was aborted the exit code is 2 if backup was finished with warnings the exit code is 3 if the independent test was finished with errors the exit code is 4 if cleanup was finished with errors the exit code is 5 if B4aCmd was not correctly install
62. xample 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 4 User Manual CopyrightO 2011 Softland Options 62 FBackup 4 9 Options 9 1 General The General page of the Options window accessible from the Tools Options menu item contains general settings of the program Options e mm we ee A General options Updates Language Select language English e Language English Translated by N A 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 9 2 Startup The Startup page of the Options window accessible from the Tools Options menu item contains startup related settings of the program FBackup 4 User Manual Copyright 2011 Softland Options 63 Fi K i Options General gem

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