FBHF0 Backup Fugue Help All the menus are accessed by pressing Alt-Z, where Z is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "File" menu is pulled down by Alt-F. ) Press ESC to put this help screen away. ` Backup Fugue provides help in several ways. This section describes how to use the help system. Whenever the Backup Fugue help system is on screen, you can use the and keys to move from one screen to another. and will take you to the first and last pages of the section. Press when you are done using help. ! The Backup Fugue menu system is available at any time by pressing . All of Backup Fugue's commands may be selected from the menus. Pressing while within the menu system or within any prompt box will bring up a window containing more detailed help regarding the selected command. Some items are highlighted (see below). You can move to them with the Tab keys, and pressing enter will take you off to help on that particular topic. r See also: Help Index Using Keyboard How Basics ~~~ Windows Size/Move (Alt-F5) Choose this command to change the size or position of the active window. Size If you press Shift while you use the arrow keys, you can change the size of the active window. Once you've adjusted its size or position, press Enter. Q If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to resize the window. Move When you choose Window Size/Move, the active window moves in response to the arrow keys. Once you've moved the window to where you want it, press Enter. F You can also move a window by dragging its title bar with the mouse. ~~~ Windows Zoom (Shift-F5) Choose Zoom to resize the active window to the maximum size. If the window is already zoomed, you can choose this command to restore it to its previous size. { You can also double-click anywhere on the window's title bar (except where an icon appears) to zoom or unzoom the window. ~~~ Windows Tile Choose Window Tile to tile all file viewers on the desktop. L Tiled Windows ~~~ Windows Cascade Choose Window Cascade to stack all file viewers on the desktop. A Cascaded Windows ~~~ Windows Next (F9) Choose Next to cycle forwards through the windows on the desktop. Windows Previous (Shift-F9) Choose Previous to cycle backwards through the windows on the desktop. Windows Close (Alt-F3) Choose Close to close the active window. O You can also click the Close box in the upper right corner to close a window. [ Ok ] In the Save a File dialog box, if you choose the Ok button BUPro saves the file under the name shown in the Name inputbox. If a file with that name already exists, you will be prompted to confirm overwriting the file. Help on Save a File Dialog Box The Save a File dialog box contains: an input box with a history list a list box to browse the directory the standard Cancel button Ok action button an information panel that describes the selected file Enter a name with which to write the file out. If the file already exists, you will be asked to confirm overwriting it. ~~~ Help on Open a File Dialog Box The Open a File dialog box contains: an input box with a history list a list box to browse the directory the standard Cancel button Open action button an information panel that describes the selected file Name The Name input box is where you enter the name of the file to load, or the filename mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.BDF). Files FILENM01.BDF FILENM09.BDF FILENM02.BDF FILENM10.BDF FILENM03.BDF FILENM11.BDF FILENM04.BDF FILENM12.BDF FILENM05.BDF .. FILENM06.BDF \EXAMPLES FILENM07.BDF \TESTS FILENM08.BDF \ANSWERS.DIR The Files list box lists the names of files in the current directory that match the filename mask in the Name input box, plus the parent directory and all subdirectories. C:\BU\EXAMPLES\*.BDF BUDATA.BDF 5,214 Jul 14,1994 12:00pm The File information panel shows the path name, file name, date, time, and size of the selected file. = None of the items on this information panel are selectable. ~~~ [ Open ] In the Open a File dialog box, if you choose the Open button BUPRO opens a new Backup Master file and displays it in a Backup Master Index window. [ Cancel ] If you choose Cancel, nothing changes and no action occurs, and the dialog box is put away. M (Esc always cancels a dialog box, even if a Cancel button does not appear.) [ Open ] The Open button opens a new Viewer window and places the selected file in that window. Help on the Select Directory dialog box The Select Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Select and Revert). A This dialog allows you to select the directory you wish to use. | Directory Name The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory. Directory Tree Drives C:\ BU MASTERS The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter. If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. + [Select] The Select button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. + [Revert] The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box. ~~~ The Backup Master Index File The Backup Master Index file is called "BUDATA.BDF" by default. You can change this name (and you should if you backup more than one machine) but please ensure that you retain the ".BDF" extension. You change the name by using the File As option to save the file under a different name. This file contains information about all files in the backup. It enables Backup Fugue to determine which files need to be backed up subsequently (see Disk Logging), as well as locating files you wish to restore. Many of the menu options will only work if you have a Backup Master Index file open (displayed in a window), since they operate on files and directories. You should always keep this file in a safe place, and copy it to floppy after each backup you perform. You will not be able to restore any files if you lose the master index file (although you can recreate it from the backup disks themselves). To minimise the problems of sudden power failures, this file is saved to disk after each backup volume is processed. For large backup volumes (>10Meg), it will be saved after every 5Meg of backup data. ~~~ Comparison of Disk with Backup Index When Backup Fugue logs a disk drive, it compare the contents against the Backup Master Index. Files which have changed will have a new version added into the index, and the new version will be marked as add backup. If this version causes the number of versions of this file to exceed the number set in the cycles keep dialog (which defaults to 1), then the previous version will be marked as obsolete, and will be deleted NEXT TIME not this time. If Backup Fugue finds files in the Master Backup Index marked as Obsolete from the previous backup run, it will mark them for deletion, and they will be deleted IN THIS BACKUP RUN. q This ensures that files on the backup cannot be lost or destroyed by a power failure during the backup process. Files which are found in the index but not on the logged disk are marked for restore unless they have been marked as Archived ~~~ Backup Fugue This copy of BackUp Fugue is a registerd version. It is licensed for use only by one person at a time, and on one machine at a time. You are free to distribute the shareware version of this program to anyone you wish, provided you do not tamper with the files, and distribute all the files. We retain copyright to the program, but we are responsive to any suggestions you may have about our programs. We are committed to providing good software for a low price. The registration fee helps us to continue to develop it. ~~~ The ASP The notation 'ASP' indicates the program complies with the standards of the Association of Shareware Professionals. ASP Ombudsman Fugue software is an approved vendor and member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). The ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, the ASP may be able to help you. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for a members' products. Please write to the ASP ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon MI 49442-9427 USA or send a Compuserve Mail message to the ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536 or FAX 616-788-2765 Shareware Shareware is an exciting marketing method which allows you to try top quality software before you pay the author. With shareware, you cannot be disappointed spending money for a program that's not right for you. The small fee you pay for the shareware copy covers only the duplication and distribution costs, and permits you to evaluate the program. If you continue the use a shareware program after a reasonable evaluation period (we allow 42 days) you must register the program by sending the author the additional payment (or "registration fee") requested. This payment entitles you to technical support, printed manual, bonus programs and more. Your payment supports the authors, allowing them to continue writing newer and better shareware programs. Shareware versions may be freely copied and given to others, provided all the files are copied, and the recipient is made aware that the programs are shareware, and informed that they are required to pay the registration fee if they use the program past the evaluation period. The notation ASP indicates the program complies with the standards of the Association of Shareware Professionals, and is your guarantee of receiving a quality program. Registered versions are "fully paid up" copies of a program. Normally they come with printed documentation. As a general rule, they may not be copied or shared around for evaluation - that is the purpose of the shareware version. 5 Support your Shareware Authors and register today! ~~~ Copyright Notice This program and documents are protected by both Australian Copyright law and International treaty provisions. You are authorised to make only archival copies of this material for the purposes backing up your program and protecting your investment from loss. It may not be used by more than one person at a time, and may not be used on more than one machine at a time. This does not exclude you from using it on different machines, as long as you make sure that no-one else can use it on one machine while you are using it on another. You may also lend it to other people, provided that it is only one person at a time, and that you cannot use it when someone else is using it. The same conditions apply to anyone you may lend this material to. You may not sell it or give it away! $ The program is NOT copy protected. \ Backup Fugue is Copyright 1993, 1994 by Fugue Software All Rights Reserved. ~~~ License Agreement (1) Copyright: The Backup Fugue programs and all other programs and documentation distributed or shipped with it are Copyright to Fugue Software, 1988, 1994, and are protected by Australian and international copyright law. In the rest of this document, this collection of programs is referred to simply as "Backup Fugue". You are granted a license to use your copy of Backup Fugue only under the terms and conditions specified in this license agreement. (2) Use of One Copy on Two Computers: If you have a copy of Backup Fugue which is licensed for use on a single computer, you may install it on two computers used at two different locations (for example, at work and at home), provided there is no possibility that the two computers will be in use at the same time, and provided that you yourself have purchased Backup Fugue, or if Backup Fugue was purchased by your employer, that you have your employer's explicit permission to install Backup Fugue on two systems as described in this paragraph. The right to install one copy of Backup Fugue on two computers is limited to copies originally licensed for use on a single computer, and may not be used to expand the number of systems covered under a multi-system license. (3) Use of Backup Fugue on Networks or Multiple Systems: You may install your registered copy of Backup Fugue on a computer attached to a network, or remove it from one computer and install it on a different one, provided there is no possibility that your copy will be used by more users than it is licensed for. A "user" is defined as one keyboard which is connected to a computer on which Backup Fugue is installed, regardless of whether or not the user of the keyboard is aware of the installation or use of Backup Fugue in the system. O (4) Making Copies: You may copy any version of Backup Fugue for normal backup purposes, and you may give copies of the shareware version to other individuals, which they may also use and copy subject to the terms of this agreement. If you copy the shareware version of Backup Fugue for others, you must include all of the files distributed with it, including this one. You may not give copies of the registered version to any other person for any purpose, and you may not make any copies of the printed and bound Backup Fugue manual without explicit written permission from Fugue Software. t (5) Distribution Restrictions: ASP Vendors may distribute Backup Fugue as part of their shareware offerings provided they abide by the ASP regulations and guidelines. Non ASP vendors may distribute Backup Fugue shareware version provided they distribute the entire Backup Fugue package. They may add files to it, but under no circumstances may they remove files. They must also inform buyers of their obligation to register the program if they continue to use it after a reasonable evaluation period. NON ASP vendors must also not charge more than a reasonable copying fee for the disks (around $US3 per 360k disk, and no more than $US8 for 1.4M disks). Individual copies of the shareware version may be passed to friends and associates for their individual use provided the entire package is passed on, and the recipient is made aware of their obligation to register. This same applies to hardware vendors who bundle shareware with their systems. Specifically, Backup Fugue is NOT free or Public Domain, and you may not represent it as such. You may not sell the registered version without express written permission from Fugue Software. (6) Use of Backup Fugue: Backup Fugue is a powerful program. While we have attempted to build in reasonable safeguards, if you do not use Backup Fugue properly you may destroy files or cause other damage to your computer software and data. You assume full responsibility for the selection and use of Backup Fugue to achieve your intended results. As stated below, Fugue Software limits its warranty to replacement of a defective program diskette or manual. (7) LIMITED WARRANTY: Fugue Software warrants to owners of registered copies of Backup Fugue that the software will operate in accordance with the description given in the documentation, and that the diskette and manual will be free of physical defects which interfere with normal use. For a period of 90 days from the date of your purchase of Backup Fugue, Fugue Software will, at its sole option and subject to the restrictions above and below, repair or replace any defective item(s), or refund the purchase price of any diskette and/or manual and/or any other parts or components of Backup Fugue found to be defective, if such defect is the fault of Fugue Software and not the result of misuse or abuse. Such a refund, repair, or replacement shall be your sole remedy for any defects, program error(s), or documentation error(s). In no event shall Fugue Software be responsible for any other costs or damages whatsoever due to errors in usage or your failure to read, understand, or follow instructions in the documentation. FUGUE SOFTWARE MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Fugue Software's warranty is expressly limited to the cost of replacement of any defective diskette or other part. ^ NOTE: In some countries (including Australia) local laws may prescribe different warranties. ~~~ Registration Fee The registration fee for this program is described in the file ORDER.FRM that accompanies this package. If you have a local agent, they will have modified this file to reflect local prices. 1 Local Agents are listed in the file AGENTS.TXT. b If you do not have a local agent, or the ORDER.FRM file is missing then the registration fee is: T Fee: $A40 plus postage: Within Australia $A5 Outside Australia $A15 and you should send the registration fee direct to: A Fugue Software P.O. Box 425 Capalaba Qld 4157 Australia We can accept Bankcard (Australia) Master Card or Visa Card. You can also send cheques (checks) IN YOUR LOCAL CURRENCY. Please enquire of your bank for the correct amount. Cheques are subject to clearance before despatch. ~~~ Master Backup Window This is the main window, and gives access to all the backup and restore functions. It consists of the Logged Drives Directory Tree, the Files Window, the statistics window for the current directory, the Backup statistics window and the source statistics window. From here you can mark files and directories for backup, for restore or deletion. You can also mark files on the backup as archived and later delete them from the hard disk. Having marked files, you can then start the backup or the restore process. You can also tag files and then perform file management functions on the hard disk such as view files using several viewers, associate programs with the files and then launch the programs on those files, or even launch the files themselves if they are programs. You can copy files from one directory to another, delete files from the hard disk, rename files on the hard disk, change attributes of files the hard disk, or search for files matching a particular pattern. In addition, you can configure the backup and restore options including source drives and destination, as well as files to include/exclude. You can also set your display preferences for files to be displayed. ~~~ Master Directory Tree This appears on the left side of the window. Directory Tree Logged Drives C:\ BU MASTERS DOS The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories and drives by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter. The files in the currently highlighted directory are displayed on the right in the files window. e You can navigate to a particular directory by typing in the first few letters of a directory. For example, suppose you have 2 directories WF and WINDOWS. Pressing "W" will take the highlight to the WF directory. Pressing "I" will then take you to the WINDOWS directory. Pressing the backspace key will remove the "I" and take you back to the WF directory. Marking a particular directory will mark all files in all directories below. So marking the directory BU will also mark all files in the MASTERS directory. Tagging however does not work at the directory level. Y You can switch between the directory window and the files window by use of the TAB key. ~~~ File List This appears on the right side of the window. File List data.1(0) b--- 3,727 8/11/93 18:05:42 .a.. data.1(1) +--- 4,312 4/06/94 12:15:12 .a.. jul.wf(0) b--r 2,134 2/04/94 19:30:42 r... temp.1(0) b-dr 1,512 5/05/94 11:08:06 .... zx.sdf(0) bx-- 9,345 9/01/94 12:22:06 .a.. The list appears in sorted order, but you can change the sequence by using the display preferences menu option. Only files which match the currently active selection criteria on this dialog will be displayed (ie System/Hidden files may not display, depending on the option settings). Also note that files will not display if they are hidden by the global or local file masks. The columns in the list are the tag, the file name and cycle (in brackets), the marks, the file size, date and time and attributes. The tag appears at the left of the file name, and indicates that you wish to perform file management functions such as copying, deleting or renaming. * The number after the file name is the file cycle. This starts with zero, and increments if there are more than one cycle of the file on the backup. In the example above, DATA.1 is on the backup, but there is an updated copy on the hard disk. This copy is cycle 1, and will be added to the backup. K The next column is the marks. A dash "-" indicates the absence of a mark. M The first position is the Backup Status. A "b" indicates the file is on the backup, while a "+" indicates it will be added to the backup. If you abort a backup, you may see an "i" denoting that this file was in the process of being backup up, but the backup is incomplete. You can toggle this mark with the Mark Backup command. T The second position is the archive status. An archived file is one that is on backup, but has been deleted from the hard disk. You mark such a file as archived to stop Backup Fugue from marking it for restore when it relogs the hard disk. An "x" indicates the file is an archive. You can toggle this mark with the Mark archive command. The third position is the query/delete status. A "d" indicates the file should be deleted from the backup. You may occasionally see a "?" if Backup Fugue detects that the file has been damaged. This indicates that it may not be possible to restore the file. In these circumstances you should mark the file for deletion, and then back it up again. You can toggle this mark with the Mark deletion command. The fourth position is the Restore status. An "r" here indicates that the file has been marked for restoration in the next restore run. You can toggle this mark with the Mark restore command. As with the directory window, you can locate a particular file by typing in the first few letters of the file name. Suppose you have 3 files ALARM.WAV, ARCHES.BMP and ARGYLE.BMP, then typing in "a" will position on the file ALARM.WAV. If you then type in "r", the highlight will position on ARCHES.BMP, and typing "g" following will position the highlight on ARGYLE.BMP. Pressing Backspace will delete the last letter match and take you back to the previous one (ie "ar" and match on ARCHES.BMP). Of course, if you sort the list by date instead, the letter matching process will still search down the list for the next matching letter, but the matches won't necessarily be in strict alphabetic order. ~~~ Current Directory Data This appears underneath the directory and files sections of the window. It displays the name of the currently highlighted directory, the total number of files in the directory and their total size, the total number of files that match the display/selection criteria, and the total number of files that have been tagged. ~~~ Backup Statistics This appears in the bottom left of the window. It displays statistics about the current backup - the number of volumes used, total number of files on the backup, and their total size, and the number of files marked as archived. It also displays statistics about the current state of the hard disk(s) after logging them. The number of files requiring to be added to the backup is shown, as well as the number of files needing to be restored from the backup. ~~~ Source Statistics This appears in the bottom right of the window. It shows the number of hard disks to be included in the backup, as well as the total number and size of the files, and the number and total size of files matching the selection criteria. ~~~ Marking Marking is concerned with the backup and restore process. In the Master Backup Index window, marks appear to the right of the file name. You can mark a file for Backup, mark a file as archived, mark a file for deletion from the backup, or mark a file for restoration from the backup. Z Marking should not be confused with tagging which is used for file management functions. ~~~ File Menu (Alt-F) The File menu contains commands that let you create new Master file, load existing Master file, save the Master file, save the master file with a new name, as well as exit to the original directory or the current directory. Tools View The View submenu contains commands that let you view a file as plain text, in hex, or even run a Custom viewer. Tools Tags and Marks The tags and marks submenu contains commands that let you set backup and restore marks and tag files for file management functions Options (Alt-O) The Options menu contains commands that let you change the number of lines that the screen displays, change colors and mouse default settings, select a factory default color Palette install a custom viewer, set File Display preferences, Save options to disk, or Retrieve options from disk (useful if you change something and can't remember how it was before). Windows (Alt-W) The Window menu contains commands to close, move and perform other window-management commands. Most of the windows in this program have all the standard window elements, including scroll bars, a close box, and zoom icons. > For more about windows and their elements, refer to windows. : Window-management commands Resize/Move Zoom Tile Cascade Next Previous Close ~~~ Help on Display Preferences Dialog Box This dialog box allows you to choose how files will be displayed in the files window. Each checkbox [ ] should be marked with an 'X' to activate. Each set of radio buttons ( ) can have only one item checked. The dialog contains the following options: ^ [X] Show System/Hidden Files that have either the attributes System or Hidden will be included or excluded from the display. Only files that are visible will be backed up or restored. Sort By ) Name ( ) Ext ( ) Size ( ) Date Sorts the list of files by: Name (alphabetic order of name) Ext (alphabetic order of extension) Size (numeric order of size) Date (in order of file dates) Sort Direction ) Ascending ( ) Descending Ascending sorts lowest values to the top Descending sorts highest values to the top Display Case ) Lower case ( ) Upper Case Display case will display filenames in " either Lower case or Upper case Display Fields [X] Size [X] FileDate [X] Time [X] Attributes Display Fields will include the file's B Date, Time, Size or Attributes in the list, or drop them out. OK Selecting the OK button will apply any option changes to the file display. % Cancel Selecting the Cancel button will cancel any changes, and revert the options to what they were when the dialog was activated. L NOTE - any changes will be saved automatically when you exit Backup Fugue. ~~~ File Exit (Alt-X) This option exits the program and returns you to the DOS prompt. If the Backup Master Index has changed, you will be prompted to save it first. Y This option returns you to the directory that was current when you started the program. 1 See also: File current ~~~ Help (Alt-H) The help menu contains topics that help you to use Backup Fugue. These include the Index of help available, Using Help, Keyboard shortcuts, answers to most commonly asked How I? questions, and the Basics of running the program. w In addition, it tells you how to register the shareware version, and gives some information About the program itself. Tools Menu (Alt-T) The tools menu contains commands that let you set backup and restore marks, tag files for file management functions, perform maintenance operations on the backup, view files, Associate a program with a file, perform a number of file management functions such as: + Copy files from one directory to another, Delete files from the hard disk(s), Rename files on the hard disk(s), Change the Attributes of files on the hard disk(s), Search for files, Launch a file or its associated program, Run a DOS command or Shell to DOS. Action Menu (Alt-A) The Action menu contains commands that let you Backup Marked files, Restore Marked Files, Inspect the disk in the destination drive, Format the disk in the destination drive, Erase the disk in the destination drive or ReLog the source disk(s). Configure Menu (Alt-C) The Configure menu contains commands that let you select the Source drives, select the Backup Destination, specify the Global masks, specify the Local masks, specify the Compression masks, set the number of concurrent Cycles to Keep of each file, over-ride the Destination for restoration, set the Verify option, specify the Formating commands, and specify whether to Overwrite files during the restore process. ** this topic is not used ** Tools Maintenance The Maintenance menu allows you to fix up things that may have gone wrong with the backup files. You can Recreate a backup volume, perform an Integrity check of a backup volume, Rebuild the BackUp Master Index, Move files and directories around in the Backup Master Index or Rename files in the master index. Help on the Colors dialog box The Colors dialog box consists of two list boxes, a text display area, the standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, and one of the following: On color and black-and-white systems, it also contains two color palettes. On monochrome systems, it contains a set of radio buttons instead of the palettes. This dialog box is where you can change the colors of different parts of this program. Group Desktop Menus Dialogs/Status Viewer The Group list box contains the names of the different regions of the program that you can customize. L Item Color When you select a group from the Group list, the Item list box displays the names of the different views in that region. Foreground Background On color and black-and-white systems, you use the Foreground and Background palettes to modify colors. Colors ) Mono low ( ) Mono high ( ) Mono underscore ( ) Mono inverse On monochrome systems, you use the Colors set of radio buttons systems to modify the character attributes. Q Text Text Text Text Text Text On all systems, the display text (above the Help button) shows the current color or attribute settings. a Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the Colors dialog box by choosing OK. i See also: Options Customise colors command Options Select Palette command ~~~ Help on the Mouse Options dialog box This dialog box consists of one check box, one slider bar, and the standard buttons OK and Cancel. Mouse Double Click Slow Medium Fast The Mouse Double Click slider bar adjusts the double-click speed of your mouse. ^ [X] Reverse Mouse Buttons Reverse Mouse Buttons makes the right mouse button take on the normal functions of the left and vice versa. 6 See also: Options Mouse... command ~~~ ** not used ** Tools Launch (Ctrl-Enter) If the highlighted file is an executable file (.EXE .COM or .BAT) then Backup Fugue will shell to DOS and run the program. You will be prompted for parameters. If the highlighted file is NOT executable, then the associated program will be run with the filename as a parameter. Again you will be prompted to confirm your parameters. w If the file isn't executable, and there is no associated application, then you will receive an error message instead. ~~~ Tools View as Text (Ctrl-V) The text file viewer displays the contents of the highlighted file as straight ASCII text. You can use the arrow keys to move about in the file. Up Move up one line Down Move down one line Right Move right one column Left Move left one column PgUp Move one page up PgDn Move one page down Home View right most column of the file End View left most column of the file Ctrl-PgUp View top of file Ctrl-PgDn View bottom of file. Alt-F3 Close the Viewer window File viewers can be resized and moved using the Windows menu. ~~~ Tools View as Hex (Ctrl-X) The hex file viewer displays the contents of the highlighted file as both the hexadecimal (base 16) character codes and the ascii text. You can use the arrow keys to move about in the file. Up Move up one line Down Move down one line Right Move right one column Left Move left one column PgUp Move one page up PgDn Move one page down Home View right most column of the file End View left most column of the file Ctrl-PgUp View top of file Ctrl-PgDn View bottom of file. Alt-F3 Close the Viewer window File viewers can be resized and moved using the Windows menu. ~~~ Tools View Custom The View custom option allows you to run a custom viewer that you have installed via the configuration menu. The custom viewer is run with the highlighted filename as a parameter. Tools Associate This option allows you to associate an application with all files having the same extension. Once you have done this, you can elect to launch a file, and have the associated application run with the file as a parameter. Tools Copy This option allows you to copy files to another directory / disk. If you have tagged any files, then the copy will apply to all tagged files, otherwise it will apply only to the highlighted file. + You will be prompted for the destination. Once you have chosen the destination, you will see a copy status window that will display the percentage complete of the copy. Tools Delete (DEL) This option allows you to delete files from the hard disk (but not the backup. If you wish to delete files from the backup use the Mark delete command). If you have tagged any files, then the you will be asked whether to delete all tagged files or only the highlighted file. Otherwise it will apply only to the highlighted file. / You will be prompted to confirm the deletion. Tools Rename This option allows you to rename files on the hard disk (but not the backup. If you wish to rename files in the backup use the rename command under the maintenance menu). 5 The rename will apply only to the highlighted file. . You will be prompted to supply the new name. Tools Change Attr This option allows you to change the attributes of files on the hard disk (but not the backup). It will apply only to the highlighted file. 4 You will be prompted to supply the new attributes. Tools Search for files This option allows you to search for files matching a mask you enter. You will be prompted to enter the file mask, and the starting drive and directory. The program will display a scrollable list of matching files. Tools Reverse all Tags This option applies to files that are tagged for file management functions. If the focus is in the files window, then files in the current directory will have their tag changed (from ON " " to Off " " or from Off " " to ON " If the focus is in the directory window, then all files in the highlighted directory, AND ALL ITS CHILD directories, will have their tag changed (from ON " " to Off " " or from Off " " to ON " Tools Clear tags This option applies to files that are tagged for file management functions. ~ If the focus is in the files window, then files in the current directory will have their tag changed from ON " " to Off " If the focus is in the directory window, then all files in the highlighted directory, AND ALL ITS CHILD directories, will have their tag changed from ON " " to Off " Tools Tag per Wildcard This option applies to files that are tagged for file management functions. O You will be prompted to enter a mask against which the files will be matched. If the focus is in the files window, then files in the current directory which match the mask will have their tag changed from Off " " to ON " If the focus is in the directory window, then all files in the highlighted directory, AND ALL ITS CHILD directories, which match the mask will have their tag changed from Off " " to ON " ~~~ Tools Run DOS command This option prompts you to enter a program name, and then calls DOS to run the program. Program memory will be swapped to disk to free up sufficient memory for the program to run. When the program finishes, you will be returned to Backup Fugue. WARNING - DO NOT RUN ANY TSR program, as you will lock up your machine. Also, do not delete the swap file ("$BUSWAP$.$VM"), because you will not be able to return to Backup Fugue if you do. Tools Shell to DOS This option swaps program memory to disk to free up memory, and then shells to the DOS prompt. From here you can run any DOS program as you would normally, EXCEPT TSRs. Note, as the program's memory is written out to a disk file ("$BUSWAP$.$VM"), DO NOT DELETE this file (your machine will lock up when you try to return to Backup Fugue). u When you have finished with the DOS prompt activities, you return to Backup fugue by typing EXIT at the DOS prompt. File Exit to current dir (Alt-Q) This option exits the program and returns you to the DOS prompt. If the Backup Master Index has changed, you will be prompted to save it first. This option returns you to the directory that is highlighted in the Backup Master Index window. If this directory does not physically exist on your PC, you will be returned to the directory that was current when you started the program. " See also: File ~~~ Options Toggle video mode (Alt-F10) Depending upon the type of Video adaptor you have installed, Backup Fugue can display more text than the normal 25 lines by 80 columns. k On computers equipped with an Enhanced Graphics Adaptor, Backup Fugue can display 43 lines on the screen. R On computers equipped with VGA, Backup Fugue can display 50 lines on the screen. Options Install Custom Viewer You can use your own custom viewer to view files (for example V Buerg's LIST) and then view files using it. \ You will be prompted to enter the full name of the viewer program, including the DOS path. Options Display preferences This option displays the Display preferences dialog box, where you can customise a number of preferences for displaying files. a The options include sorting, display of hidden files, and the file attribute fields to display. Options Save options This option save the current options to disk. This is done automatically when you exit the program. Options Retrieve options This option retrieves the current options from the values last saved to disk. This is done automatically when the program is loaded. j It is useful if you change options, and then want to restore to those in effect when the program loaded. Options Customise Colors... The Colors item brings up the Colors dialog box, where you can customise the colors of the display. @ See also: Options Select Palette command Backup Fugue BackUp Fugue is a Shareware program, and is supplied on that basis. It is approved by the ASP. Use of this program is subject to the terms and conditions of your License agreement You may evaluate this program for a trial period of 42 days. If you use it beyond this period, then you are required to register the program by sending the registration fee (as described in the file ORDER.FRM) to: Fugue Software Compuserve 100036,311 P.O. Box 425 Voice +61-7-824-2843 CAPALABA QLD 4157 Fax (same as voice) AUSTRALIA or to one of the agents listed in AGENTS.TXT file. " You will receive the latest version of the program, and the printed manual; plus the enhanced version of the program specifically for 386/486 based PCs (which allows you to use all the extra memory those machines come with). You will also be placed on our mailing list for future updates. You are free to distribute the shareware version of this program to anyone you wish, provided you do not tamper with the files, and distribute all the files. The program and manuals etc are copyright by Fugue Software. We are responsive to any suggestions you may have about our programs. We are committed to providing good software for a low price. The registration fee will help us to continue to develop it. 4 Support your Shareware Authors and register today! ~~~ File New Master File The New command creates a new Backup file window. The window's name is BUDATA.BDF, and it is empty. T You need to assign drives backup as well as the destination backup. H Then you should relog drives to load the file list for each drive. File Load Master file (F3) The Open command displays the Open a File dialog box. In this dialog box you select the Backup Master file you want to use to control the backup. & The Open File dialog box contains: an input box with a history list a list box to browse the directory the standard Cancel button Open action button an information panel that describes the selected file ~~~ File Save Master file (F2) The Save Log file command allows you to save the current Backup Master Index to a disk file. The Master will be saved under what ever name is displayed at the top of the window. j If you wish to save the Master Index under a new name, select the File|Save As command instead. File Save Master file As The Save Log file As command allows you to save the current Backup Master Index window to a new file name. It open a File As dialog box which contains: an input box with a history list a list box to browse the directory the standard Cancel button Ok action button an information panel that describes the selected file If you wish to save it under the same name, select File|Save instead. C If the file exists, you will be asked to confirm over-writing it. ~~~ Action Backup marked files (F5) This option starts the backup process. It displays a Backup Status Window to indicate the progress of the backup process. All the files changed since backup will be added to the backup disks. If a new disk is required, you will be prompted to insert a Blank, formatted disk. If you do not have one available, you may use the Inspect disk, Erase disk or Format disk options on the dialog box to check, erase or format a disk as required. If an existing disk is required, you will be prompted to insert a particular disk number. Backup Fugue checks to ensure that you insert the correct disk. Any obsolete files or files marked deletion from previous backups will be deleted. Any new or changed files will be added to the backup. Backup Fugue will prompt you for additional disks as the current ones fill up. You will be notified when the backup process has finished. ~~~ Action Restore marked files (F6) This option starts the restore process. It displays a Restore Status Window to indicate the progress of the restore process. | Backup Fugue will restore all files marked for restoration. Files can be marked for restoration manually or automatically. You will be prompted to enter each disk required in sequence. Backup Fugue will display the required disk number and will check to ensure that the correct disk is inserted. If Backup Fugue has a problem restoring any file, it will be skipped, and you will be prompted to confirm this. You can re-process these files later. Each file will be restored to the drive and directory it was in when it was backed up. However, if this is not desired (for example to check an archived version against the current version), you can set the Restore Path and then all files will be restored underneath this path. ~~~ Configure Destination for Restore It allows you to select the destination drive and directory for the restore process. All restored files will be created under the drive and directory you select, with the original tree structure intact. + Suppose your backup tree looks like this: b -C:\ SPREDSHT PROGRAMS And you select C:\BU\MASTERS as the destination from the dialog box Directory Tree Drives C:\ BU MASTERS and opt to restore all files. When the restore process has finished, your drive directory tree will look like this: MASTERS SPREDSHT PROGRAMS The files that were in the root directory of C drive on the backup will now be in the C:\BU\MASTERS directory, while all directories on the backup are also under this directory. ~~~ Configure Source Drives This option allows you to nominate the hard disk drives that you will backup. You will be prompted with a dialog box to enter the drives. You must have a Backup Window open or the command will be ignored. The nominated drives will all be tracked in the same Backup Master Index file. The drives specified here will not have any effect until you use the Action Relog option to relog the specified drives. Configure Backup Destination This option allows you to nominate the destination for the backup. You will be prompted to enter the destination. The value you enter will be saved with the Backup Master Index file. Configure Verify This option allows you to nominate whether or not writes to the backup will be verified. What physically happens depends on the device and your BIOS, but the essentials are that the data written is then reread by DOS and compared with the original. This happens before Backup Fugue is notified that the write is complete. If the data does not match, Backup Fugue will receive an error result. The program will then notify you of the error, and give you the option to Abort the process, or move the data to somewhere else on the disk. The offending area will be marked as BAD so it will not be used again. ~~~ Configure Format This option allows you to setup the various commands you wish to use to format the backup destination. Tools Maintenance Recreate volume This option allows you to recreate a damaged backup volume. You will be prompted with a dialog window that allows you to nominate the volume of the current backup to be recreated. If you do not have a Master Backup Index loaded, you will not be able to use this command. All the files that were originally backed up to the volume will be marked as incomplete, and will be backed up again when you next run a backup. When the backup process comes to that volume, you will be prompted to enter a blank formatted volume. f Please note that any files that have been physically deleted from the hard disk cannot be recreated. ~~~ Action Inspect Volume (Alt-I) This option allows you to display any files on the volume in the destination drive. It is also available from the Load volume prompt. You are advised to use this option before using either the erase or format options. Action Format Volume (Alt-M) This option allows you to select the format command you wish to use from a list, and then will run that command to format the volume in the destination drive. \ If you are not sure the volume is unused, you are advised to use the inspect option first. @ This option is also available from the Load volume prompt. Action Erase Volume (Alt-E) This option allows you to erase a volume in the destination drive. You are strongly advised to inspect the volume first. Since this option uses DOS, it depends on the implementation of DOS. In general, it will fail if the volume contains directories or "read-only" files. In these circumstances, you should use the format option instead. Action Relog source (Alt-L) This option reads the nominated source disks, and enters their contents into the Master Backup Index you have loaded. Files will be matched by name against the Index to determine which ones need to be backup up, and which are candidates for restoration. - See also: Disk Logging process Tagging Tagging is concerned with the file management functions. In the Master Backup Index window, the tag appears to the left of the file name, and displays as a " " character when ON You tag a file by pressing the spacebar. You can also tag multiple files by the Tag wildcard command. Tags can also be reversed or cleared for multiple files. You can then perform file management functions on the hard disk such as view files using several viewers, associate programs with the files and then launch the programs on those files, or even launch the files themselves if they are programs. You can copy files from one directory to another, delete files from the hard disk, rename files on the hard disk, or change attributes of files the hard disk. a Tagging should not be confused with marking which is used for file backup / restore management. ~~~ Configure Local file Masks Local file masks apply to a particular branch of a directory tree, starting with the highlighted directory. They are applied AFTER the Global masks not instead of them. If you alter Local file masks, the display of files in the highlighted directory may change as the new file masks are applied. All the directories that are children of the highlighted one will also have the same masks applied. DOS wild cards (* and ?) are allowed. The list is always processed from left to right. Files are included by putting in the file mask (eg *.* or *.dat). Files are excluded by placing a "-" in front (eg -*.bak). The changes will be saved with the Master Backup Index. The Local file mask is initially blank, which means only the global file mask is applied. To remove a file mask you entered previously, blank it out. % An example local file mask could be -*.exe -*.com -*.dll if you don't want to back up files with these extensions. To stop a local file mask set from applying to child directories, go to the child and enter in a file mask that reverses the parent's local file mask. (eg parent has -*.com -*.exe *.dat, so the child should have *.com *.exe -*.dat) [ Remember, you can always see the results of your file specs by browsing the files window. 4 See also: Local masks dialog ~~~ command LocalExclude not implemented command LocalCompress not implemented Configure Global file Masks This option configures the file masks that apply to every file on every source disk in the backup. ] To configure setting for particular drives or directories, use the local masks option. The list is always processed left to right. DOS wildcard characters (* and ?) can be used. The normal file mask includes matching files in the backup. To exclude files, precede the entry with a minus ("-") sign. , The standard default global file masks is: *.* -*.bak -*.bk! -*.~* -*.tmp The "*.*" includes all files, the other masks exclude various types of backup files and temporary files. Once you enter your masks, they are reapplied to the files, and you should see the contents of the files window change to reflect your changes. The changes will be saved with the Master Backup Index. : Please note that the Global file masks may not be blank. [ Remember, you can always see the results of your file specs by browsing the files window. 5 See also: Global masks dialog ~~~ command GlobalExclude not implemented Configure Compress file Masks Backup Fugue normally compresses all files added to the backup, using standard ZIP compression algorithm. However, some files are already compressed, and will not compress further. You can save time by excluding these files from the compression. ' The default compression file mask is: *.* -*.zip -*.lzh -*.arc which means compress everything except those files with the extensions .ZIP, .LZH and .ARC u If you find the backup takes too long because of the compression, you can turn it off by changing the file mask to: -*.* although this will use more disks (probably at least 2 or 3 times as many disks). R See also: Global masks dialog Local masks dialog ~~~ Tools Maintenance Integrity Check This option allows you to check the integrity of a backup volume. You must have a backup Master Index loaded for this to function. 9 You will be prompted to enter the volume to be checked. Backup Fugue will read the volume, and check that there are no CRC errors on the data. It will also compare the data with the Master Index to ensure that the index matches the volume contents. R If a volume passes this test, you can be confident that you can restore from it. ~~~ Configure Overwrite This option allows you to specify whether Backup Fugue will overwrite files during the restore process. W If the option is ON, the program will overwrite existing files without informing you. If the option is OFF, you will be prompted with the file name, and asked to confirm whether to overwrite or not. The file will only be overwritten if you select YES. | You change the value by selecting this option and pressing ENTER. The value will change from ON to OFF, or from OFF to ON. ~~~ Configure Cycles to Keep Backup Fugue has the ability to keep multiple versions or cycles of files in the backup file. Each cycle is identified by a CYCLE number in brackets following the file name: u tasks.dat(0) 1,902 16/08/94 tasks.dat(1) 2,137 16/09/94 tasks.dat(2) 2,301 16/10/94 Zero is always the oldest cycle, with newer cycles running in number sequence. This is very useful if you keep changing files, but want to be able to keep track of the history. You can configure the value from 1 to any number up to 64. The factory setting is 1. The value you set applies to all files in the Backup Master Index, and is saved with that file. You can have different settings for different Master Indexes, if you need. 2 See also: Cycles dialog ~~~ Tools Marks Mark for Backup (Alt-B) From the files window, this option toggles the "Add to Backup" mark for the highlighted file (from ADD ("+") to OFF ("-") or from OFF ("-") to ADD ("+")). From the directory window, this option changes the value for ALL FILES owned by the highlighted directory. The command checks at the directory level only, and then sets the backup marks of all the files which are children of the directory to the same value. @ Files which are marked as ON Backup ("b") will NOT be changed. ~~~ Tools Marks Mark all for Backup (Ctrl-B) From the files window, this option toggles the "add to backup" marks of all files in the window (from ADD ("+") to OFF ("-") or from OFF ("-") to ADD ("+")). From the directory window, this option changes the marks of EVERY FILE. The command checks the value of the highlighted directory then sets the Add to Backup marks of all the files to the same value. @ Files which are marked as ON Backup ("b") will NOT be changed. ~~~ Tools Marks Mark as Archive (Alt-S) The archive mark indicates that a file has been backed up and then deleted from the hard disk. The mark stops Backup Fugue from automatically marking a file for restoration when it logs the disk. You can still mark it manually for restoration. From the files window, this option toggles the Archived mark of a single file (from ON ("x") to OFF ("-") or from OFF ("-") to ON ("x")). Only files which have been backed up (the backup mark displays "b" if the file is backed up), will be changed. 4 From the directory window, this option toggles the mark for a single directory, AND ALL ITS FILES. It will only work with files which have been backup up. The command checks at the directory level only, and then sets the archive marks of all the files which are children of the directory to the same value. ~~~ Tools Marks Mark all as Archive (Ctrl-S) The archive mark indicates that a file has been backed up and then deleted from the hard disk. The mark stops Backup Fugue from automatically marking a file for restoration when it logs the disk. You can still mark it manually for restoration. From the files window, this option toggles the Archived mark of all files in the window which have been backed up (from ON ("x") to OFF ("-") or from OFF ("-") to ON ("x")). Only files which have been backed up (the backup mark displays "b" if the file is backed up), will be changed. From the directory window, this option toggles the mark for ALL FILES. It will only work with files which have been backup up. The command checks the highlighted directory, and then sets the archive marks of all the files to the same value. ~~~ Tools Marks Mark for Delete (Alt-D) From the files window, this option toggles the Delete mark of a single file (from ON ("d") to OFF ("-") or from OFF ("-") to ON ("d")). Only files which have been backed up (the backup mark displays "b" if the file is backed up), will be changed. 3 From the directory window, this option toggles the mark for a single directory, AND ALL ITS FILES. It will only work with files which have been backup up. The command checks at the directory level only, and then sets the delete marks of all the files which are children of the directory to the same value. ~~~ Tools Marks Mark all for Delete (Ctrl-D) From the files window, this option toggles the Delete mark of all files in the window which have been backed up (from ON ("d") to OFF ("-") or from OFF ("-") to ON ("d")). Only files which have been backed up (the backup mark displays "b" if the file is backed up), will be changed. From the directory window, this option toggles the mark for ALL FILES. It will only work with files which have been backup up. The command checks the highlighted directory, and then sets the Delete marks of all the files to the same value. ~~~ Tools Marks Mark for Restore (Alt-R) From the files window, this option toggles the Restore mark of a single file (from ON ("r") to OFF ("-") or from OFF ("-") to ON ("r")). Only files which have been backed up (the backup mark displays "b" if the file is backed up), will be changed. 4 From the directory window, this option toggles the mark for a single directory, AND ALL ITS FILES. It will only work with files which have been backup up. The command checks at the directory level only, and then sets the restore marks of all the files which are children of the directory to the same value. ~~~ Tools Marks Mark all for Restore (Ctrl-R) From the files window, this option toggles the Restore mark of all files in the window which have been backed up (from ON ("r") to OFF ("-") or from OFF ("-") to ON ("r")). Only files which have been backed up (the backup mark displays "b" if the file is backed up), will be changed. From the directory window, this option toggles the mark for ALL FILES. It will only work with files which have been backup up. The command checks the highlighted directory, and then sets the restore marks of all the files to the same value. ~~~ Back Up Fugue for Dos Copyright (c) 1992,94 (c) Fugue Software MEMBER PO Box 425 Capalaba Qld 4157 Association of Australia Shareware Compuserve ID: 100036,311 Professionals This program is issued as Shareware. If you use it beyond the 42 day evaluation period, you must register the program. The registration fee helps us to continue to develop the program. To register - please print the file ORDER.FRM, fill it in and send it, (along with your registration fee), to Fugue Software above, or to your local agent as listed in the AGENTS.TXT file. A When you register the program you receive the printed and bound manual, the latest version of the program, plus the enhanced version of the program specifically for 386/486 based PCs (which allows you to use all the extra memory those machines come with). You will also be placed on our mailing list for future updates. ~~~ Tools Maintenance Rebuild BU Master Index The Backup Master Index tells Backup Fugue where all the backed up files are. If this file becomes damaged, then the program is unable to restore from the corresponding backup. s However, using this option it is possible to recreate the damaged file from the backup if the backup is complete. Any loaded masterfile will be closed, and a new one started. You will be prompted to enter a source drive, and a filename. After this, you will be asked to load the volumes in number order. For each volume, press the OK button. When there are no more volumes to process, press the Cancel button. The master file will be saved under the name you entered. ~~~ Tools Maintenance Prune & Graft If you physically move files around on your hard disk (without using Backup Fugue to do this), you will find that the backup index no longer corresponds. The backup files will be marked for restore, while the actual files on disk will be marked for adding. This option allows you to tell Backup Fugue that this is what has happened, and to permit the data in the Backup Master Index to be changed. The data on the hard disk is NOT changed. From the files window, only the tagged files in the window, or the highlighted file if none are tagged, will be moved to the new location. n From the directory window, the highlighted directory AND ALL ITS CHILDREN will be moved to the new location. You will be prompted with a directory tree dialog box, which will allow you to select a physical directory on you hard disk(s). The program will modify the backup Master Index to reflect this. For flexibility, the program does not require that the destination files actually exist, but you will be warned if they do not, and given the option of cancelling the move. If the files exist at the designated destination, then Backup Fugue will check by files that correspond by name. Those that have been modified will be marked for backup, while those that have not been changed will be marked as On backup. If you have multiple versions, then be sure to tag all versions, otherwise those versions not tagged will remain where they are. ~~~ Tools Maintenance Rename If you have renamed files on your hard disk (without using Backup Fugue to do this), you will find that the backup index no longer corresponds. The backup files will be marked for restore, while the actual files on disk will be marked for adding. This option allows you to tell Backup Fugue that this is what has happened, and to permit the data in the Backup Master Index to be changed. The data on the hard disk is NOT changed. G From the files window, only the the highlighted file will be renamed. G From the directory window, the highlighted directory will be renamed. You will be prompted to enter the new name for the highlighted file or directory. Backup Fugue will modify the backup Master Index to reflect this new name. E If you have multiple versions, then be sure to rename all versions. ~~~ Tools Maintenance Change Attr This command allows you to change the file attributes stored in the master index. It does not touch the attributes on disk. Options Mouse... The Mouse command brings up the Mouse Options dialog box, where you can set various options that control how your mouse works, including: R how fast a double-click is which mouse button (right or left) is active Options Select Palette This option brings up a palette selection dialog and allows you to select a color palette (or set of colors) from the factory supplied files. Palette files all use the extension .PAL @ See also: Options Customise colors command This program was written using Borland Pascal V7 Program Design David Noakes Documentation David Noakes Quality Control David Noakes Coding David Noakes Danny Piekowski Testing David Noakes Danny Piekowski Marketing Nada Noakes Help on the Delete Which dialog box You have tagged files in this window, and then pressed the DEL key. Backup Fugue wishes to know whether you want to delete all the files you tagged or only the currently highlighted file. You should press "T" if you wish to delete all the files you tagged in this window, otherwise press "U" for only the currently highlighted file. G To cancel the operation, press either "C" for Cancel, or the ESC key. Help on the Confirm Deletion dialog box Backup Fugue is about to delete the file shown in the box. 6 You should press "Y" if you wish to delete the file. C To cancel the operation, press either "N" for No, or the ESC key. Help on the Run DOS Program dialog box You have asked Backup Fugue to run a DOS command. You should type in the command in the input line, with any parameters you need. Pressing the down arrow " " will show a list of commands you have run previously. You can then use the arrow keys to select the one you want and press Enter to put it into the input line. (If you haven't entered any commands the list will be blank). E To run the command, press the enter key, or click on the OK button. L To cancel the operation, press the ESC key, or click on the Cancel button. Enter Disk Drives to Back Up In this field list all the drives which you wish to backup. Do not enter any colons (:), only the drive letters. For example, entering "CDI" in the field causes Backup Fugue to backup drives C, D and I. Please note that any changes made to this field will not have any effect until you use the Action Relog option to relog the drives specified. ~~~ Help on the Restore Directory dialog box The Select Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Select and Revert). This dialog allows you to select the Restore destination for the restore process. All restored files will be created under the drive and directory you select, with the original tree structure intact. | Directory Name The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory. Directory Tree Drives C:\ BU MASTERS The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter. If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. + [Select] The Select button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. + [Revert] The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box. ~~~ Help on Backup Destination dialog box This dialog allows you to select where you want your backup to go. Type in the drive letter for the drive you wish to use. If you have a tape drive connected via a standard floppy controller, you can check Tape instead of disk. But please be aware that not all tape drives will work, since most have proprietary interfaces. Help on File Cycles to Keep dialog box Enter a number between 1 and 64. Backup Fugue will maintain this many versions of any file backed up before deleting obsolete files. & Click OK to accept the value entered + Press ESC or click Cancel to cancel this. Help on Global File Masks dialog box This dialog allows you to enter a list of file masks to include in or exclude from the backup. v Precede the mask with a minus sign "-" if you want it excluded, otherwise the mask will define files to be included. l You can also use standard DOS wild cards here "*" matches all characters, "?" matches only one occurrence. C See also: Configure Global Masks command Help on Local File Masks dialog box This dialog allows you to enter a list of file masks to include in or exclude from the backup for this directory and its CHILDREN. v Precede the mask with a minus sign "-" if you want it excluded, otherwise the mask will define files to be included. l You can also use standard DOS wild cards here "*" matches all characters, "?" matches only one occurrence. C See also: Configure Local Masks command Help on Compress File Masks dialog box This dialog allows you to enter a list of file masks for files to be compressed. v Precede the mask with a minus sign "-" if you want it excluded, otherwise the mask will define files to be included. l You can also use standard DOS wild cards here "*" matches all characters, "?" matches only one occurrence. F See also: Configure Compress Masks command Help on Configure Format Setup dialog box This dialog allows you to change the names of the formatting commands, and the actual DOS commands that that will be issued for each. a You can use the TAB key to move around the list, or click on the entry you want with the mouse. 5 The column on the left is the name of each command. The column on the right is the command which will be issued. The "%" sign will be replaced by the drive letter when the command is issued. a See also: Configure Format command Action Format Volume command Help on the Copy Destination dialog box The Select Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Select and Revert). This dialog allows you to select the destination for the copy process. All files will be copied into the directory you select. | Directory Name The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory. Directory Tree Drives C:\ BU MASTERS The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter. If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. + [Select] The Select button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. + [Revert] The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box. ~~~ Help on the Search Criteria dialog box This allows you to search your hard disk for files matching a particular file mask. There are 2 input boxes and 2 buttons. | File Mask The file mask uses DOS wildcard to search for files matching a pattern. There are 2 wildcards: r The Asterisk (*) represents a group of characters The question mark (?) represents a single character For example: *.* represents all files *. represents all files without an extension my*.txt represents all files starting with "my" and having the extension "txt" ??.* represents all files with 1 or 2 character names and any extension (or no extension) Starting From This shows the current directory on your hard disk. Normally it is the one from which you started Backup Fugue. Searches will only look in the displayed directory and its child directories. If you want to search the entire disk, you should overtype the displayed directory with the drive identifier by itself [Begin] The Begin button starts the search process off, and will eventually display a search results window. + [Cancel] The Cancel button closes the dialog. You can also press the ESC key to achieve the same result. ~~~ Help on the Backup Status window This window is showing you the progress of the backup. It is divided into 6 parts. Please be aware that the backup has paused while you read these help screens. If you press ESC to put this help screen away, the backup will continue. 3 Actual Backup Size Pane This is the top left pane of the window, and displays 4 fields: n Files on backup = the total number of files actually on the backup Size On Backup = the total size that the backed up files occupy on your Hard disk (ie uncompressed) Files To Add = the number of files which Backup Fugue will attempt to add to the backup. Size to add = the total uncompressed size of the files to add. Volumes Pane This is the top right pane of the window, and displays 3 fields: K Volumes Used = the number of volumes used so far. A volume is a disk or a tape. Estimated Volumes = Backup Fugue's estimate of the number of volumes you will need. This will vary depending on the amount of compression your files can achieve Current volume = the volume being written right now Volume % Full Gauge This gauge is immediately below the volume pane, and displays the amount of the volume that is full as a percentage. / File Information Pane This is in the middle of the window, and displays 6 items: Type of compression This is "compressing" for ZIP compression or "processing" for no compression Filename being processed Page n of xxx The file is divided into pages, and each page is compressed and written to the backup in sequence. Filesize in bytes Compression This shows the compression ratio achieved for the last page. It is updated after each page is compressed File % Gauge This shows graphically how much of the file has been processed. Backup Progress Gauge This is in the bottom part of the window, and displays the percentage of the backup that is done. It is based on the total size to add against how much has been added so far. It is updated at the end of each file. + [Cancel] The Cancel button closes the window. You can also press the ESC key to achieve the same result. This has the effect of cancelling the backup process, so don't do it unless you need to. However, you can cancel part way through, and then resume again at a later date. The file that was being backup up at the time will be backed up again. No data will be lost, as long as you save the data file before you exit the program. ~~~ Help on the Restore Status window This window is showing you the progress of the restore. It is divided into 4 parts. Please be aware that the restore process has paused while you read these help screens. If you press ESC to put this help screen away, the restore will continue. 5 Actual Restore Size Pane This is the top left pane of the window, and displays 4 fields: Files on backup = the total number of files actually on the backup Size On Backup = the total size that the backed up files occupy on your Hard disk (ie uncompressed) Files To Restore = the number of files which Backup Fugue will attempt to restore from the backup. Size to Restore = the total uncompressed size of the files to restore. Volumes Pane This is the top right pane of the window, and displays 2 fields: Volumes Used = the number of volumes used so far. A volume is a disk or a tape. Current volume = the volume being written right now File Information Pane This is in the middle of the window, and displays 5 items: Y Type of compression This is "expanding" for ZIP compression or "copying" for no compression Filename being processed Page n of xxx The file is divided into pages, which are being restored from the backup in sequence. Filesize in bytes File % Gauge This shows graphically how much of the file has been processed. Restore Progress Gauge This is in the bottom part of the window, and displays the percentage of the backup that is done. It is based on the total size to add against how much has been added so far. It is updated at the end of each file. + [Cancel] The Cancel button closes the window. You can also press the ESC key to achieve the same result. This has the effect of cancelling the backup process, so don't do it unless you need to. However, you can cancel part way through, and then resume again at a later date. The file that was being backup up at the time will be backed up again. No data will be lost, as long as you save the data file before you exit the program. ~~~ Help on the Backup Disk Change window This window prompts you to place a new disk in the drive. Once you have done so, click on the OK button (or press enter) to continue with the new disk. You can also inspect the disk to see what files are on it, erase to delete its contents, or format it. Naturally, you would only do these if you were asked to place a blank formatted disk in for the backup. Help on the Execute File Dialog When you ask for the highlighted file to be executed, Backup Fugue will check to see if the file is executable (ie has an extension of .EXE, .COM, or .BAT). If the file is executable, then this dialog will show the file name and ask for the parameters you need. Press Enter to execute the program, or ESC to cancel. If the file is not executable, then Backup Fugue will display the Associated application, and show the highlighted file as a parameter to the application. ~~~ help on Unused1 help on IOErrorDBox Help on the Format Select Dialog Select the format command you wish to use on the destination volume. Press Enter to use the command. a See also: Configure Format command Action Format Volume command Help on the Integrity Check Dialog Enter the number of the volume you wish to check. Press Enter when you have done so. Backup Fugue will read the volume, validate the CRCs for each page, and compare the file names, page numbers and locations against the master index. T If the volume passes this test, you can be confident that you can restore from it. M See also: Tools Maintenance Integrity check command Help on the Recreate Dialog Enter the number of the volume you wish to recreate. Press Enter when you have done so. Backup Fugue will mark all the files recorded on this volume as invalid, which will cause them to be backed up again the next time you run a backup. o If you have previous versions of files, they cannot be recreated, since the original data has been destroyed. { See also: Tools Maintenance Recreate Volume command Tools Maintenance Rebuild Index command Backup Fugue is busy. Please wait until the current process has finished. Tools Marks Force New Version Use this option if you want a file that is backed up to be backed up again. 2 Normally, Backup Fugue will not backup any file where the latest version is currently backed up. This command over-rides this check, and forces the creation of another index entry with a duplicate of the file. This duplicate will be marked for backup, and will be backed up when the next backup is run. Help on the Change Attributes dialog box This allows you to change the attributes of the file. The name of the file is displayed in the box. Only the hard disk is affected. 5 [X] Archive [ ] Read-Only [ ] System [ ] Hidden The attributes which are currently set will be displayed with X in the checkbox. You can set/unset the value by clicking with the mouse, or pressing the highlighted letter (the first letter in each name). ` Press Enter or click OK to make the change; press ESC or click Cancel to discard the change. Help on the Rename file dialog box This allows you to change the name of the file on the hard disk. The name of the file is displayed in the box. You have the option of also renaming the file in the master index. = New Name Enter the new name here. [X] Rename in backup also. Check this if you want the file in the master index to be renamed also. ^ Press Enter or click OK to make the change; press ESC or click Cancel to discard the change. D See also: Tools Maintenance Rename command if you only want to rename the file in the index, and not on the hard disk. Help on the Rebuild Master Index box This allows you to rebuild the master index from the backup volumes. F Masterfile Name Enter the name for the masterfile here. The file will be saved under this name. DO NOT include any extension - Backup Fugue will set that to .BDF I Backup Destination Set this to the drive into which you will be inserting the backup volumes. Future backups will also be done to this drive. This value is saved in the master index. ) Disk ( ) Tape Set the type of backup device here. You can select only one value. ^ Press Enter or click OK to make the change; press ESC or click Cancel to discard the change. Help on the Tag per Wildcard dialog box This dialog allows you to tag files matching a mask. The mask is used as a filter to process files. . WildCard Enter a single file mask against which you want files to be matched. DOS wild cards (* and ?) are allowed. Files which match the mask will be tagged. Help on the Install Viewer dialog box This dialog allows you to install a custom viewer with which to view files. y Path and File Type in the name of the file you wish to run as a file viewer. Don't forget to include the directory path, otherwise DOS may not be able to locate the file. Help on the Prune and Graft dialog box The Select Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Select and Revert). This dialog allows you to select the destination for the prune graft process. All files will be pruned from their current location in the index, and grafted into the directory you select, with the original tree structure intact. | Directory Name The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory. Directory Tree Drives C:\ BU MASTERS The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter. If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. + [Select] The Select button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. + [Revert] The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box. ~~~ Help on Select color Dialog Box The Select a color palette contains: an input box with a history list a list box to browse the list of palettes the standard Cancel button Open action button A preview button an information panel that describes the selected file Palette Name The Palette Name input box is where you enter the name of the palette to load, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.PAL). Files CYAN.PAL DEFAULT.PAL ROSE.PAL ..\ The Files list box lists the names of files in the current directory that match the file-name mask in the Name input box, plus the parent directory and all subdirectories. C:\BU\*.PAL CYAN.PAL 64 Oct 27, 1992 7:00am The File information panel shows the path name, file name, date, time, and size of the selected file. = None of the items on this information panel are selectable. + [ Open ] If you choose the Open button BUPRO opens a the highlighted palette and uses it to change to colors of all the menus, dialog boxes, and windows. 1 [ Cancel ] If you choose Cancel, nothing changes and no action occurs, and the dialog box is put away. M (Esc always cancels a dialog box, even if a Cancel button does not appear.) . [Preview] The preview button shows you how the selected palette will change the colors that Backup Fugue uses. This change is not permanent unless you select the button. ~~~ Help on Search Results Dialog Box The Search Results window contains the results of the file search request. The window contains: N Search Mask: the mask you entered Starting From: the directory to start searching File Found: number of files which matched the search criteria Directories searched: number of directories searched Files List: this is a scrollable list that shows the names of the files found Help on Rebuild Index Status Box This status box displays the progress of the Rebuild Backup Index command. You will see displayed the number of disks used, the number of files on the backup, and the total size. There is also a gauge which displays the amount of the current disk that has been processed. There is also a line which displays the file name being processed, but this might flash by very quickly on a fast machine. The cancel button at the bottom of the window can be used to abort the process (you can also press the ESC key for the same effect) This button will guide you through a backup, prompting you to fill in the details that Backup Fugue reuires. If you have never done a backup before then this is the easy way to do one. However, if you want to something out of the ordinary, you might have to use use the "manual mode" instead. However, try this button and watch what happens. This button will guide you through restoring files to your hard disk. It assumes that you want to restore all files. If you onlu want to restore some files, then you will have to use the "manual mode" (load the index, mark the files to restore, and do the restore - its fairly straight forward anyway) Configure Backup Zero Length Files This option can be used to cause Backup Fugue to backup files that have a length of zero. The default value is NO which ignores files that have a length of zero. Keyboard Help Many of the Backup Fugue's commands are available from the keyboard as well as from the pulldown menu: ) Command Keyboard Backup Marked files F5 Clear Tags Ctrl-BackSp Custom viewer Ctrl-C Delete disk Del Destination Restore Ctrl-F6 Erase disk Alt-E Exit current dir Alt-Q Exit Alt-X Format disk Alt-M Inspect disk Alt-I Launch highlighted file Ctrl-Enter Load file F3 Mark Archived Ctrl-S Mark Backup Ctrl-B Mark Delete Ctrl-D Mark Restore Ctrl-R Mark Archive Alt-S Mark Backup Alt-B Mark Delete Alt-D Mark Restore Alt-R Relog source Alt-L Resize/move Alt-F5 Restore Marked Files F6 Save file F2 Move between directory TAB and files Window Copy/Delete SpaceBar Toggle video mode Alt-F10 View hex Ctrl-X View text Ctrl-V Zoom Shift-F5 ~~~ How to (Help) This topic answers the most frequently answered questions of the "How do I...?" K Basics disks Keyboard Take backup Restore files Register ~~~ How to make a backup This topic describes how to make a backup of your hard disk. It assumes that you have loaded the program without any parameters. You should see: The menu across the top of the screen with a clock in the top right corner A copyright notice in the middle of the screen A list of keyboard shortcuts across the bottom of the screen Steps in Setting up a Backup 1. You need to create a new Master Index file: - Press the "ALT" key and the "F" key together. The Files menu will activate. "New Master file" will be highlighted - Press Enter or the "N" key. This will create a new Master Index window 2. This window will currently display some statistics of zero, a comment, and a logged drives list of ":\" You now need to configure this for your hard disk. - Press "ALT" and "C" together to activate the configuration - now select "Source drives" by pressing Enter or "S" - when the source drives dialog box is displayed, type in C (if you want to back up your C drive) and press Enter. (If you want to back up more than one hard disk, type in the letters of each drive and then press Enter.) 3. Now you need to select the destination for the backup. - Press "ALT" and "C" together to activate the configuration - now select "Backup Destination" by pressing Enter or "B". - when the Backup Destination dialog box is displayed, type in A or B (if you want to backup to floppy, otherwise type in the first letter of the drive you wish to use) and press Enter 4. You should check the Global masks to ensure that all the files you want will be included, and the ones you don't want be excluded. - Press "ALT" and "C" together to activate the configuration - now select "Global file masks" by pressing Enter or "G". - when the Global file masks dialog box is displayed, you can change the displayed masks, and press Enter to accept, but for now you should probably leave the defaults as they are, and press ESC. 5. You should check the Compress masks to ensure that all files are being compressed. - Press "ALT" and "C" together to activate the configuration - now select "Compress file masks" by pressing Enter or "C". - when the Compress file masks dialog box is displayed, you can change the displayed masks, and press Enter to accept, but for now you should probably leave the defaults as they are, and press ESC. 6. Now you are ready to log the hard disk. - Press "ALT" and "L" together (shortcut) or Press "alt" and "A" together, then select "relog source" and press enter - Backup Fugue will clear the window, and display each of the directories as it is logged. - At the end of the process, the master index window will be displayed again with all the files and directories listed. - Each file will have been marked for backup automatically during the logging process - If you wish, you can browse the list of files, and unmark any that you don't want backed up. 7. If you do not want to use the default name of "BUDATA", then you should now save the index under a different name. - Press the "ALT" key and the "F" key together. The Files menu will activate. - Highlight "Save master file As" and press enter - You will be prompted to enter a new name for the file. Press enter to accept the new name. The backup will be written out under the name of the master index. 8. Now you can start the backup process. - Press "F5" to start - A backup status window will open, and show the progress of the backup. - You will be prompted to enter blank disks as required 9. At the end of the backup process, you will be notified that is has finished. ~~~ How to restore files This topic describes how to restore files you have previously backup using Backup Fugue. It assumes that you have loaded the program without any parameters. You should see: The menu across the top of the screen with a clock in the top right corner A copyright notice in the middle of the screen A list of keyboard shortcuts across the bottom of the screen Steps in Starting the Restore process 1. You need to load a Master Index file: - Press "F3" to display a file open dialog - Select the file you want, and press ENTER or click on Open 2. Backup Fugue will relog the hard disk. - Each file which is not found on the hard disk will have been marked for restoration automatically during the logging process - If you wish, you can browse the list of files, and unmark any that you don't want restored up. 3. You can optionally select a destination for the restore process. (This is useful if you want to restore a previous version without over-writing the current one). IF YOU WANT TO RESTORE THE FILES TO THEIR ORIGINAL DIRECTORIES, OMIT THIS STEP - Press "ALT" and "C" together to activate the configuration - Select "Destination for restore" and press enter - Select the required destination, and press Enter, or press ESC to cancel. 4. Now you can start the restoration process. - Press "F6" to start - A restore status window will open, and show the progress of the restore. - You will be prompted to enter disks as required 5. At the end of the restore process, you will be notified that is has finished. ~~~ Configure|Error Log This option lets you set whether error reporting will interrupt the back up process to notify you, or simply be reported. ` Selecting this option will display the Error dialog box for you to select your preferences The Error Log Dialog Selecting the Error Log menu option will display this dialog. It lets you specify whether or not errors encountered will interrupt the backup process. Error Notification ) Confirm ( ) Warn Only ( ) Ignore Confirm will pop up a dialog box on any v error, and you will have to click OK. The error may also be reported, depending on the setting of Error Logging Warn Only will log the error according O to the setting of Error Logging, but will not interrupt the backup process Ignore will not report errors, but will A continue as if the error was reported and you had clicked OK Only one value can be set. Error Logging [ ] Screen [ ] File: BUDATA.ERR [ ] Printer Any combination of these can be set, from none through any one or two, to all. The settings will be ignored if the Error Notification has been set to "Ignore" ' Screen will cause a window to open, and all errors will appear in this window. You can scroll the window. If the window hides the backup status window, you can click on the status window to bring it to the front. File will cause the errors to be written to the file name displayed. This will be the same as the name for the backup, with the extension set the the characters ".ERR" Printer will print the lines to the u printer selected below. NOTE - if the printer is off line, your backup could stall until you fix the printer Printer ) LPT1 ( ) COM1 ( ) LPT2 ( ) COM2 ( ) LPT3 ( ) COM3 ( ) PRN ( ) COM4 Only one value can be selected, and 6 any reports will be directed to the port selected Clear Restore Mark From the files window, this command will clear the restore mark from the highlighted file. n From the directory window, this command clears the restore mark from all files in the highlighted directory. Clear All Restore Marks From the files window, this command will clear the restore mark from all files in the window. Q From the directory window, this command clears the restore mark from all files. Welcome to Backup Fugue's Online Help You can learn about Backup Fugue through this online Help system. What you're reading right now is a "Help screen." Most Help screens have some highlighted items ("Help keywords") on them that lead to another Help screen. You can use the TAB key to move the TAB highlight from one Help keyword to another, then press Enter to choose that item. With the mouse, you can click a Help Mouse keyword to choose that item. Try it now; choose one of these Help keywords to get started: Help Index Keyboard How Basics Register Shareware ~~~ Help Basics This screen covers some of the basics of the program: ' Help Index Keyboard Load an existing Backup Master File Mark a file or directory for backup Mark all files for backup Mark a file or directory for restore Mark all files for restore Restore all marked files Save the Master File to disk Scan the source drives again to list files Select disk(s) for inclusion in the backup Select destination drive for backed up files Start the backup process ~~~ Online Help Index Arrange all windows on desktop without overlap Associate a program with highlighted file Cancel Cascade Windows Change Attributes of highlighted file Change mouse Options Check integrity of a backup disk Clear tags from all files Copy highlighted or tagged files Create a new Backup Master File Customise all colors Delete highlighted or tagged file(s) Display contents of disk in destination drive Enter DOS command to run Erase contents of disk in destination drive Exit this program Exit Here to the currently highlighted directory Format disk in destination drive Help on logging process Information about shareware Information of how to register program Install your custom file viewer Launch the highlighted file List to compress/not compress Load an existing Backup Master File Mark a file or directory as archived Mark a file or directory for backup Mark a file or directory for deletion from backup Mark a file or directory for restore Mark files archived Mark files backup Mark files deletion from backup Mark files restore Master Backup Index Options to format disks Overwrite/prompt if restore file already exists Prompt for the destination for restored files Prune graft directories or files in the backup Recreate a lost Backup disk Regenerate the BU Master file from the backup Rename files in the backup Rename highlighted file on disk Resize or move the current window Restore all marked files Retrieve configuration from disk Reverse the tagged status of all files Save current configuration for future use Save the Master File to disk with Save Master Scan the source drives again to list files Search files Select disk(s) for inclusion in the backup Select factory preset color palette Select destination drive for backed up files display options Set include/exclude list for source disks Set include/exclude list for this directory compress for this directory number cycles of backup to maintain Standard window manipulation commands Start the backup process Tag a file to Backup / Restore files wildcard you specify Temporarily exit Toggle video between 25 and 42/50 line mode (EGA or better) Verify integrity of files as they are backed up View hexadecimal highlighted file in a hex window View text highlighted file in a text window View custom highlighted file using your custom viewer Window Close All Choose Close all to remove all windows from the desktop. 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