| RKopie is a program to manage your backups. Features are:
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Main Window
On the left side the outlook bar with the headers with backup jobs. On the right side the buttons with the tasks you can do.
Each header on the outlook bar can contain many jobs.
Right clicking header / job you get the next popup menu's:
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On the left side the outlook bar with the headers with backup jobs. On the right side the buttons with the tasks you can do.
Each header on the outlook bar can contain many jobs.
Right clicking header / job you get the next popup menu's:
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popup menu header: create new header delete header rename header align header captions |
popup menu job: delete job rename job change button style |
moving a job: Drag a job and drop it on the header you want, the header opens and shows the dragged job. |
Create new job, first step
Enter job name, must be unique, enter the name of the zip file without extension.
Then select the target drive / map to store the zip file, if checked 'dated folder' the target folder is expanded with the current date as folder to store the backup. Every time you select a job with 'dated folder' the 'dated map' is set to the current date. New in [v1.2]
When ready click [Next]
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Enter job name, must be unique, enter the name of the zip file without extension.
Then select the target drive / map to store the zip file, if checked 'dated folder' the target folder is expanded with the current date as folder to store the backup. Every time you select a job with 'dated folder' the 'dated map' is set to the current date. New in [v1.2]
When ready click [Next]
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Create new job, second step
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mask: There are two kind of masks: include exclude The include mask can get every name like [all docs]*.doc;*.txt;*.pdf The exclude mask name starts always with [excl...]*.bak;*.tmp On the dots you can complete the name like: [excluderubbish] or [exclmy_rubbish] |
more mask: you an edit and save masks. [plus button]: save mask; [minus button]: delete current mask; [arrow up]: set as mask for job; [arrow down]: move mask into combo box, press [plus button] to save. |
maps and files: Drag and drop files or maps from your explorer to [maps/files to backup] to add them. The meaning of the signs: > before a map will force recursion into subdirectories < means this is a file <> are for internal use network: Windows 98: Select in the Explorer your network drive, right click with your mouse and select in the popup menu 'Make/Create Network Connection' and press OK. Go to RKopie, right click on the window 'Add Maps' [step 2] in new/edit job, select in the popup menu 'Map Network Drive...'. Browse for the Network folder and press Ok when ready [Windows XP]. [Windows 98] Open the combobox Path/Folder to select the created Network connection. The selected Network folder/drive is now visible in the "Add Maps' window in RKopie. Windows XP: see Windows 98. |
Create new job, third step
Now that the options for:
how to save the files;
which files to back up;
compression level 0 is none 9 is maximum.
Press the button [create new job] the job file is saved to the program directory of RKopie with the extension .jbs
At program start RKopie looks for jbs files to add them to the outlook bar.
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Now that the options for:
how to save the files;
which files to back up;
compression level 0 is none 9 is maximum.
Press the button [create new job] the job file is saved to the program directory of RKopie with the extension .jbs
At program start RKopie looks for jbs files to add them to the outlook bar.
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Edit job
Edit a existing job by changing name, backup file name or drive/map.
If you change the backup file name the archive file is renamed
and if you change the drive/map, the existing archive is moved to that new location.
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Edit a existing job by changing name, backup file name or drive/map.
If you change the backup file name the archive file is renamed
and if you change the drive/map, the existing archive is moved to that new location.
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Create backup
Set here the backup options.
If checked [save with path], the path of the file is added except the drive.
If checked [reset Archive attribute] the A attribute is reset, use it with {backup][archive files only].
If checked [all files], all the files are added to the archive file.
[newer files only] adds the newer files to your archive file.
The info panel shows the last data of your backup.
New in v 1.1 button show [log file] and [change file name].
[Change file name] is to create a back up file with the properties of the current job, but with another file name.
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Set here the backup options.
If checked [save with path], the path of the file is added except the drive.
If checked [reset Archive attribute] the A attribute is reset, use it with {backup][archive files only].
If checked [all files], all the files are added to the archive file.
[newer files only] adds the newer files to your archive file.
The info panel shows the last data of your backup.
New in v 1.1 button show [log file] and [change file name].
[Change file name] is to create a back up file with the properties of the current job, but with another file name.
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Restore Backup
After clicking a job the data appears if a backup is available. Or select another zip file not belonging to a job to extract from.
The options are simple, you can also drag and drop selected files from the listview to the desktop or file explorer.
Double click a file to execute.
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After clicking a job the data appears if a backup is available. Or select another zip file not belonging to a job to extract from.
The options are simple, you can also drag and drop selected files from the listview to the desktop or file explorer.
Double click a file to execute.
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Delete files from backup
On this panel the same listview, but ready to delete selected files from the archive file.
You can also drag and drop selected files from the listview to the desktop or file explorer, the files are not deleted.
Double click a file to execute.
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On this panel the same listview, but ready to delete selected files from the archive file.
You can also drag and drop selected files from the listview to the desktop or file explorer, the files are not deleted.
Double click a file to execute.
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Run jobs
All the files from a header are displayed here. Select some or all to backup.
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All the files from a header are displayed here. Select some or all to backup.
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Log File
To enable or disable log file press button 'log file'(on main window), select one of the check boxes, 'create extended log' write inclusive the error messages, in contradistinction to 'create simple log file'.
If created more then one abckup file the last log file is visible, to see all click 'open log file'.
If the file is open, you can edit it, delete a part and so on. Click 'save log file' to store your work.
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To enable or disable log file press button 'log file'(on main window), select one of the check boxes, 'create extended log' write inclusive the error messages, in contradistinction to 'create simple log file'.
If created more then one abckup file the last log file is visible, to see all click 'open log file'.
If the file is open, you can edit it, delete a part and so on. Click 'save log file' to store your work.
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Span disks
On this panel it is possible to write an existing archive file to floppy disk(s).
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On this panel it is possible to write an existing archive file to floppy disk(s).
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Command Line
The syntax:
"path\rkopie.exe" space /job one.jbs space /job two.jbs
example:
"c:\program files\rkopie\rkopie.exe" /myprogs.jbs /otherprgs.jbs /data.jbs
The program is started and when ready RKopie closes.
Creating a batch file:
It looks like this:
"c:\program files\rkopie\rkopie.exe" /myprogs.jbs /otherprgs.jbs /data.jbs
Add the batch file to the Windows Scheduler to run it at the date/time you wish.
Known 'bug', in Windows 98 the DOS BOX does not close after running a batch file.
It's also possible to add the jobs to the 'command line' in the Scheduler setup.
Sorry for the Dutch buttons: Annuleren=Cancel, Bladeren...=Browse..., Openen=Open, Uitvoeren=Execute, Taak=Task/Job
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The syntax:
"path\rkopie.exe" space /job one.jbs space /job two.jbs
example:
"c:\program files\rkopie\rkopie.exe" /myprogs.jbs /otherprgs.jbs /data.jbs
The program is started and when ready RKopie closes.
Creating a batch file:
It looks like this:
"c:\program files\rkopie\rkopie.exe" /myprogs.jbs /otherprgs.jbs /data.jbs
Add the batch file to the Windows Scheduler to run it at the date/time you wish.
Known 'bug', in Windows 98 the DOS BOX does not close after running a batch file.
It's also possible to add the jobs to the 'command line' in the Scheduler setup.
Sorry for the Dutch buttons: Annuleren=Cancel, Bladeren...=Browse..., Openen=Open, Uitvoeren=Execute, Taak=Task/Job
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Additional Info
RKopie runs under Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP. Tested with 98 SE and XP.
RKopie is a contraction of Reserve Kopie and is Dutch for Backup.
The extension of the job files is .jbs, the jobs files are stored in the program directory.
All program options and settings are stored in RKopie.ini, located in the program directory.
UnZdll.dll and ZipDll.dll, necessary for this program, are located in the program directory, don't delete them.
Home page of RKopie
LICENSE
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RKopie is free software. This License grants you to use this software free of charge for as long as you wish.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement.
Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license.
All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Sam Francke.
DISCLAIMER
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RKopie IS "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.
Sam Francke
Ermelo
May 2003
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RKopie runs under Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP. Tested with 98 SE and XP.
RKopie is a contraction of Reserve Kopie and is Dutch for Backup.
The extension of the job files is .jbs, the jobs files are stored in the program directory.
All program options and settings are stored in RKopie.ini, located in the program directory.
UnZdll.dll and ZipDll.dll, necessary for this program, are located in the program directory, don't delete them.
Home page of RKopie
LICENSE
========
RKopie is free software. This License grants you to use this software free of charge for as long as you wish.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement.
Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license.
All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Sam Francke.
DISCLAIMER
==========
RKopie IS "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.
Sam Francke
Ermelo
May 2003
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