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Welcome

Second Copy 2000 lets you back up your important data files from your computer's hard drive to another location. Once you create an archive, Second Copy 2000 updates your backup archive automatically so that your backups are always current.

This Quick Start shows you how to back up files from a folder on your computer to a folder on the network or another location on your hard disk.


Second Copy Profiles

Second Copy maintains sets of rules in Profiles that determine which files should be copied, their backup location and frequency.  You define the profiles by answering simple questions about your files such as:

What?

Where?

When?

Which files?

How?


Starting Second Copy
Starting Second Copy 2000

1.	Run Second Copy 2000 program from the start menu, if it is not running already.

Second Copy runs in the background and copies files at predefined intervals.  It starts when you start Windows but you can change this behavior on the options dialog.

2.	Click the Second Copy 2000 icon in the Windows System Tray.

3.	When you click the icon, the Second Copy 2000 main window opens.


Second Copy main window
Second Copy 2000 main window

Click on different areas of the graphic below for more information about the functions available in the main window.


Selecting the folder to copy

To get started using Second Copy 2000, create a simple profile that defines which files to backup, where to save them, and when to update the archive. In this demonstration, copy files from your My Documents folder to a network drive (*).

1.	Double-click My Computer and double-click C:

2.	Select the My Documents (**) folder icon and drag it into the Second Copy 2000 window.

3.	When you drop the folder on the Second Copy 2000 window, the Second Copy 2000 Profile wizard will pop up with a page titled: Where?

Note

(*) If you do not have a network drive to copy files to, you can copy them to a folder called My backup on your hard disk.
(**) You can use any other folder where you keep your personal data files.


Selecting where to copy the files

1.	Type E:\My Backup\My Documents in the Destination folder box and click Next. (where E is mapped to your network drive). (*)

2.	If this folder doesn’t already exist, you will see a confirmation message asking if you want to create it.

3.	Click Yes to create the folder.

4.	You will see a page titled: When?

Note

(*) If you do not have a network drive to copy files to, enter C:\My backup\ My Documents.


Selecting when to copy files

1.	The default time interval is Every two hours.  There is no need to change it now.

2.	Click Next.

3.	Type “My Documents” as the profile name (without the quotation marks) and click the Finish button.

4.	Second Copy 2000 will start to run this profile in a few seconds.  You will see a progress bar indicating the progress of the copy.

5.	You now have your first profile.

This profile will copy all files from My Documents to a folder named E:\My Backup\Sample (or C:\My Backup\Sample).  In addition, Second Copy 2000 will check the My Documents folder on your computer every two hours. When it detects new or revised files, it copies those files to the Sample folder.


Reviewing the copies

1.	To see it in action, edit a file in the My Documents folder and save it. Select “My Documents” in the main Second Copy 2000 window and press the Copy now button:

2.	You will see a progress bar indicating the progress of the copy.

3.	To see what was copied, click the Show log button:
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What else can you do with Second Copy?
What else can you do with Second Copy 2000?

The kind of copy you just saw is called a Simple Copy.  By selecting the Custom Setup in the Profile Wizard, you can also set it to any of the other copy modes. Click on each one to see its description:

•	Simple Copy

•	Exact Copy

•	Move

•	Compress

•	Exact Compress

•	Synchronize

As you work with Second Copy 2000 you will learn how to:

•	Include or exclude sets of files or folders

•	Maintain the last 25 versions of files in an archive folder

•	View compressed files with the built-in Zip viewer

•	And a lot more…


To learn more information

Select Second Copy 2000 Help Topics from the Help menu to learn more.

Visit our web site for information on ordering, technical support, product updates, and useful tips and tricks.

Web address:	http://www.centered.com

Sales:	sales@centered.com

Technical support:	support@centered.com


New Profile Button

Creates a new profile. Click this button to bring up the Second Copy 2000 profile wizard that guides you in creating a new profile.


Delete Profile Button

Deletes a profile.  Select a profile you want to delete and click this button to delete it.  Click yes to confirm the deletion.


Profile Properties Button

Brings up the profile wizard to view or edit profile properties


Large Icons Button

Displays profiles by using large icons. Similar to the large icons view in Windows Explorer.


Small Icons Button

Displays profiles using small icons. Similar to the small icons view in Windows Explorer.


List Button

Displays profiles in a list.  Similar to the list view in Windows Explorer.


Details Button

Displays information about each profile in the window.  Similar to the details view in Windows Explorer.

You can see the profile name, status, last run time, next run time and copy mode.


Copy Now Button

Copies the files in the selected profile.  Second Copy 2000 copies files automatically at the set interval.  You can click this button to copy files any other time.  Click the down arrow to copy all profiles in the current group.


View Log Button

Shows the Second Copy 2000 log.  Click this to see the log for copied files and look for errors.


File Menu

Contains commands for working with profiles.


Edit Menu

Contains commands for working with profiles and program options.


View Menu

Contains commands for customizing this window and viewing folders or log.


Help Menu

Contains commands for displaying help.


Title Bar

Displays Second Copy 2000 icon and Title bar.


Status Bar

Displays the number of profiles and the next profile to be run.  Also shows which profile is currently running.

If you hold the mouse over the progress bar when the profile is running, the status bar will show the name of the current file being copied.


Profile icon

Shows profile icons and status. You can right click on any profile to see more options.

This profile is scheduled to run next

This profile is currently running

This profile had an error during last run

This profile is suspended


Simple Copy

Source files are copied to the destination but destination files are never deleted. (Safest)


Exact Copy

When a source file is deleted its counterpart on the destination gets deleted too. (Ideal for most situations)


Move

Files are copied and then deleted from the source.


Compress

Files are compressed into a Zip file on the destination. (Good for infrequent off site backups)


Exact Compress

Same as above but files are deleted from Zip as needed. (Good for medium sized data)


Synchronize

Two-way synchronization of files. No files are deleted. (To share files between multiple locations)


Close Window

Closes Second Copy 2000 main window and continues to run as a minimized icon on the system tray.


Maximize Window

Maximizes Second Copy 2000 main window.


Minimize Window

Minimizes Second Copy 2000 main window to the system tray.


Tools Menu

Contains commands for running tools.


Program Tips

Shows tips to use Second Copy 2000 more effectively.  You can scroll through the tips with the arrow buttons or close the tips with the X button on the left.


All Profiles Tab

Shows all profiles you have created.


Profile Group Tab

Shows profiles you have assigned to a particular group.  You can create your own groups which are displayed on different tabs.