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Backup
tab in the main application window.
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The backup job settings appear.
Choose Open
from the Job
menu.
The Open Backup Job dialog box appears.
Type a job name (description) in the Job to open text box.
Open
.
To change settings in an existing backup job:
Save As
from the Job
menu.The Save Backup Job As dialog box appears. It is identical to the Open Job dialog box.
Save
.Delete...
from the Job
menu.The Delete Backup Job dialog box appears. It is identical to the Open Job dialog box.
Delete
. You are asked to confirm your action. Click Yes
to continue.Start
. If your backup job is new or modified, the program prompts you to save the backup. The new job overwrites an older backup job, if one exists.
The Backup Progress window appears when you start your backup. It continually updates information about your backup job.
The name of the backup job in progress is displayed in the window title bar.
The top section displays the backup device, media name, and the current status of the backup job.
The center section displays a progress bar showing the percentage of the backup job completed and the estimated time remaining, along with time elapsed since job start.
The bottom section displays the name of the file currently being processed, the estimated number and size of files to be backed up and already processed, and the compression ratio.
When the backup is complete, the OK and Report button replace the Cancel button. Click Report
for a summary of your backup or click OK
to continue.
You can cancel the backup at any time by clicking Cancel
or pressing Esc
.
Canceling your backup may take several minutes, depending on the size of the backup set.
When the backup completes, the Cancel button changes to OK, and a Report button is displayed below it. Click Report
to view a summary of your backup or click OK
to continue. You can also use the Report option in the Tools
menu to view your backup report at a later time.
After you perform a backup job, your files are stored on the media in a special format called a backup set. If your backup uses two or more media, one backup set is stored on each piece of media. Information about each backup set is stored in the catalog. For information about catalogs, see Import Catalog.
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