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This section first describes the Backup window. For step-by-step instructions on creating backup jobs, see Backing Up Files with the Backup Window.
The Backup window gives you quick access to all the backup job options, and includes four main sections.
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Backup Job
-- Select your Backup Job from the drop-down list.
What to Back Up
-- Select your drives and files to back up from the selection pane. Choose the backup type.
Where to Back Up
-- Select a device to back up to, or select File
to back up your files to your hard drive, a network drive, a floppy diskette, or removable media.
How to Back Up
-- Lists your option settings, and displays the Options button.
The Backup Job list box contains all available backup jobs. If you are creating a new backup job, Untitled appears as the default name. To save a new backup job, click Save
from the Job
menu.
Select your backup type and files in the What to back up section.
Two backup types are displayed in the Backup window under What to back up: All Selected Files, and New and Changed Files.
All Selected Files
-- Backs up all selected files.
New and Changed Files
-- Backs up all the selected files that have changed since the last All Selected Files backup.
If you choose New and Changed Files
, the default setting is differential backup. Use the Options button to change your backup type. See
Type Tab for more information and a complete description of each type.
Backup Exec uses the same drive and file selection methods as Windows. Drives and folders are selected in the All Folders Pane and individual files and folders are selected in the Contents Pane. Select drives and files to back up by clicking the check box next to the item. For more information, see Selection Panes.
The drop-down list box in the Where to back up section contains the names of all your backup devices. Your backup device is automatically selected as your backup location. To change your backup location, select another device in the drop-down list box, or select File
to back up your files to your hard drive, a network drive, a floppy diskette, or removable media.
The File option enables you to back up your data to a file in some custom location, such as a hard disk, a network drive, floppy diskette, or removable media.
The File option does not require that your files are written to media formatted for backup use only. You may want to use the File option if you plan on using backup media for other purposes as well. However, if you use media formatted for backup use only, you can only write backup files to that device.
File
in the drop-down list box in the Backup window.A text box and browse button appear below the drop-down list box.
Click Browse
, select a folder and a file within that folder, then click OK
. The path
appears in the text box.
The Backup Job Options dialog box lets you set your backup options, password protect your backup set, and change your backup type. Current option settings are listed above the Options button. For information about backup options, see Backup Options.
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