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Setting up your backup list

There are two easy ways to create your list...

To create a backup list through the open dialog

  1. launch backuplist application.
  2. Click the "Add" button.
  3. In the open dialog you will be asked to select files and folders. You can select more than one by command clicking with the mouse on multiple items or Shift-Click to select a whole range.
  4. Press "Select items for backup."
  5. The new selections appear in the list

To create a backup list with drag and drop

  1. launch backuplist application.
  2. Click on any files and folders in the finder windows and drag them (holding mouse down) over the list window and let go of mouse (drop.)
  3. voila! They magically appear in the list window.

To add System and Application Preference files automatically

  1. Go to File menu > Add System Preferences.
  2. To read more on this and Application Preferences see "File Types."

See also

Other user preferences