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Overview

Second Copy 2000 allows you to keep a "second copy" of all your important files at a different location.   Set it up once and forget about it.  Second Copy 2000 will copy your files at specified intervals in the background without manual intervention.  Initially it will copy all specified files.  In subsequent runs it will only copy new or changed files.

A state of the art user interface offers easy setup wizards and multiple graphical views of the information.  Second Copy 2000 is designed to run under Windows 9x/Me/NT4/2000.

To use Second Copy 2000, simply create profiles for files you want to copy to another directory, folder, drive or computer across the network.  Each profile defines a source location, a destination location and how often the files should be copied.

Select Express Setup for most commonly used options, or select Custom Setup to define special options e.g. files to include or exclude, compression, and synchronization.

Note

For simplicity, the term “Second Copy” will be used to refer to the “Second Copy 2000 application”.


What's New

A brief overview of major new features in Second Copy 2000.

New Program Options

•	Password protect profiles

•	Organize profiles in groups

•	Limit the log to only errors and summaries

New Copy Options

•	Detect file deletions during synchronization

•	Copy files based on the archive bit instead of time stamp

•	Span copies across multiple disks

•	Ignore files older than a certain date

•	Select directories in a graphical tree view

•	Skip profiles based on Windows Hardware profiles

•	Auto log-in to remote system with Dial-up networking

•	Run a program before and after running the profile

New Scheduling Options

•	Skip profile on designated days of the week

•	View scheduling options more conveniently

•	Easily toggle profiles between periodic and manual schedule

•	Run profiles at shut down without the Windows 20-second time limit

New compression library

•	Set compression ratio for Zip files

•	Use built-in Zip viewer to view, compress and extract any Zip files

New User Interface

•	Tip of the day

•	Hide icon

•	Internet update to the software versions

•	Quicker editing of custom profiles

•	Show source and destination in details view

•	New flat button style

What’s different

•	Append source path is now turned off by default

•	Automatically detects time stamp variations between various file systems

•	The profiles are optimized to save space

•	The option to start Second Copy on Windows startup is simplified

•	The following global options are moved to each profile:

•	Include System, Hidden and Read Only files

•	Try to copy files in-use by other applications

•	Use destination folder for temporary Zip files

•	Always check destination folder to ensure that all files are intact (Renamed to: skip destination check if source has not changed)


To Create A New Profile

1	Select New Profile from the File menu, or click  [image]  button on the tool bar.

2	The profile wizard will come up

3	Select Express setup to answer three simple questions:

•	What do you want to copy?

•	Where ?

•	When ?

or

Select Custom setup to answer:

•	What do you want to copy?

•	Which files ?

•	Where ?

•	When ?

•	How ?

4	Follow the wizard steps and finally type a name for the new profile.

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To View Profiles In The Main Window

Viewing styles

You can view profile in four different styles. Click on one of the view buttons on the tool bar to change the main window display.

Large Icons - Profiles are displayed as large icons going across.

Small Icons - Profiles are displayed as small icons going across.

List - Profiles are displayed in a list going down and then across.

Details - Profiles are displayed in a table with:

•	Date and time of last run

•	Date and time of the next scheduled run

•	Copy mode

•	Source folder

•	Destination folder

Arranging profiles

•	Use Arrange Icons on the View menu to sort profiles by name, last run, next run, copy mode, source and destination.

•	When you point to a menu command, the status bar at the bottom of the window displays a description of what that command does. On the View menu, you can click Status Bar if the status bar is not visible in your window.

•	In Details view, you can arrange icons by clicking on the header of the column.  Click once to sort items in ascending order.  Click again to sort in descending order.

Profile states

Small icons next to the profiles indicate state of the profile.

This profile is scheduled to run next

This profile is currently running

There was an error when the profile ran last time.  Check the log for error messages.

The profiles are suspended.

Second Copy 2000 icon in the system tray

When Second Copy is running, it appears as an icon in the system tray.  When it is copying files, this icon is animated to indicate that it is working.

The red E in the icon indicates that there was an error during the last run of one of the profiles.

A red X on the icon indicates that all the profiles are suspended.

Notes

•	You can find out what each button on the toolbar represents by moving the mouse over the button and holding it there.

•	In Details view, you can click on the title bar to sort the items in the order of entries in that column.


To View Or Change Profile Properties

1	Click on the profile icon whose properties you want to view or change.

2	Select Properties from File menu, or click  [image]  button on the tool bar.

3	The profile wizard will guide you through the steps to view or change the properties.

4	To view or change the source folder, destination folder or the time to copy, select the Express setup option, to change other options select Custom setup option.

5	Follow the wizard steps and click on the Finish button when done.

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To Rename A Profile

1	Click on the profile icon you want to rename.

2	Select Rename from the File menu or press the F2 key.

3	Type the new name and press the Enter key, or

4	Press the cancel key to restore the previous name.


To Duplicate A Profile

1	Click on the profile icon you want to duplicate.

2	Select Duplicate Profile from the Edit menu.

3	The profile wizard will create a copy of the selected profile for you.

4	Type the new name and click Finish.

Note

To can make changes to the duplicate profile before saving it,  click the Back button.

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To Delete Profiles

1	Click on the profile icon you want to delete.

2	Select Delete from the File menu, or

click  [image]  button on the tool bar, or

press the delete key.

3	You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete this profile.

4	Select Yes to delete the profile or No to cancel.

Note

You can delete multiple profiles by drawing a selection box around a group of profiles before you select the Delete option.  To draw a selection box around a group of profiles, click the mouse at a corner of the group, then drag the mouse to form a box.


To Group Profiles

You can organize different profiles in profile groups.   Each profile group is displayed on a separate tab.

All Profiles group

The first tab is called All Profiles and can not be deleted or renamed.  This tab shows all profiles regardless of their assigned group.

To create a new profile group

Right click on the All Profiles tab, select New Profile Group and enter a name for the new group.

To delete a profile group

Right click on  the group tab you want to delete and select Delete Profile Group.   If the group has any profiles in it they will be moved to All Profiles group automatically.  The All Profiles group can not be deleted.

To rename a profile group

Right click on the group tab you want to rename, select Rename Profile Group and  enter a new name for the group.  The All Profiles group can not be renamed.

To move a profile to a profile group

Drag a profile to a tab name to move it to that group.  The profile will be visible under this group and under All Profiles group.  When you create a new profile it is automatically assigned to the current group.  You can move it to another group or to All Profile group after it is created.

To remove a profile from a profile group

Drag a profile to the All Profiles tab to remove it from the current group.

To run all profiles in a profile group

Right click on any profile in the group and select Run All Profiles in Group.

To change the position of the tabs

Right click on any tab and select Tab Position.  You can position the tabs to display at the top, bottom, left or right.


Express or Custom Setup

Select Express setup to answer three simple questions:

•	What do you want to copy?

•	Where?

•	When?

or

Select Custom setup to answer:

•	What do you want to copy?

•	Which files?

•	Where?

•	When?

•	How?


To Set What To Copy

Click the Browse button to select the folder containing the files you want to copy. You can also type the full path of the folder in the space next to this button.

Example

A folder on your computer may be called:

c:\My Documents\Letters

or a folder on another computer on the network may be called:

\\DocServer\Shared\John’s Files

Notes

•	If you are copying from a removable disk, you can specify a disk volume name / label to copy from. Make sure to check the “Only copy from volume named” box.

•	To assign a new volume name to the disk in the removable drive, type the new name and click Next.

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To Set Which Files To Copy

Make sure that you select the Custom setup option on the first page of the profile wizard.

All files

Select this to copy all files from the source folder.

Only selected files

Select this to include or exclude certain files.

Second Copy searches for all files in the source folder.  Only those files that match the include criteria are copied, unless they are excluded by the exclude criteria.

If there is no exclude criteria, all files meeting the include criteria are copied.  If there is no include criteria, only files that do not meet the exclude criteria are copied.

You can manually enter the include/exclude specifications in the edit box or click the Select button to select folders and files from a list.

Hints for entering specifications

•	Enter each specification on a separate line.

•	Do not enter the drive letter and a colon in the specification.  For instance, if you want to include all files from C:\Windows folder, enter only \Windows\ (The source and the destination folders can reside on different drives.  Second Copy applies the same specifications for both source and destination.  That is why the drive letter and a colon should not be entered in the specifications.)

•	Add a slash at the end of folder names.  If there is no slash at the end, Second Copy may search for a file with that name instead of a folder.

•	Second Copy searches for files and folder only below the source and destination folders for that profile.

•	You can:

•	specify a particular file by name, such as: “Monthly costs.xls” to be included or excluded.

•	include or exclude specific directories by entering a part of the directory path between slashes, such as: “\Data\Backup\*.*” or “\Oldfiles\*.*”.  (Do not enter the drive letter or a colon)

•	include or exclude any directory of with a name by entering a part of the directory path between slashes, such as: “\Data\Backup\” or “\Oldfiles\”.  (Do not enter the drive letter or a colon) This may slow down the copy process.

•	use ? wildcard to indicate any character at that position (only for file names)

•	use * wildcard to indicate any number of characters (only for file names)

Examples

*.doc – all Microsoft Word documents

*.xls – all Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

*.htm,*.html – all HTML files

Letter.txt – Any file named Letter.txt

\Windows\System\*.* - all files below \Windows\System\

\Windows\System\*.dll – any dll files in the C:\Windows\System folder

\old\ - any folder name that has \old\ in it

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To Select Files and Folders

1	On the Files and Folders tab, check the ones you want to include or exclude.

2	Select Types of files from the list to select files of that type only from the selected folders.

3	Click Next to proceed to the Customize tab.

4	Change the specification to suit your needs and click Finish.


To Set Where To Copy

Click the Browse button to select the folder to which the files should be copied. You can also type the full path of the folder in the space next to this button.

Example

A folder on your computer may be called:

c:\Back up of my Documents

or a folder on another computer on the network may be called:

\\DocServer\Shared\Monthly archives.

Note

•	If you are copying to a removable disk, you can specify a disk volume name / label to copy to. Make sure to check the “Only copy to volume named” box.

•	To assign a new volume name to the disk in the removable drive, type the new name and click Next.

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To Set When To Copy

Frequency

If you want Second Copy to make copies at a regular interval, select one of the following:

•	Every few minutes – enter minutes

•	Every few hours – enter hours

•	Once a day – enter starting time

•	Every few days - enter number of days and starting time

If you do not  want Second Copy to copy the files automatically, select:

•	Manual Control

Do not run before

If you want to schedule your first or next run for a certain date check Do Not Run Before and select a date on which you would like the profile to run.  It will not run before that date but if may or may not run on that exact date depending on other factors such as week days that you have marked to skip.

Also run at

In addition to the above, you can set Second Copy to copy files at:

•	Startup

•	Shut down

Do not run on these days

Select the days of the week on which Second Copy should not run the profile.   This is useful if you want to skip running the profile on weekends.

Notes

•	You can change the copy frequency any time after setup by selecting the profile and clicking on the Properties button.

•	Second Copy runs the Shut down profiles when Second Copy exits.   You can right click on the Second Copy icon in the system tray and select Exit and Log off, Exit and Restart or Exit and Shut down to let Second Copy run these profiles and then Log off, Restart or Shut down.

•	If you select Shutdown or Restart from Windows start menu, Second Copy will be unable to detect your selection and will prompt you  to select the option again.

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To Set How To Copy

Make sure that you select the Custom setup option on the first page of the profile wizard.  The Express setup defaults to Simple copy.

The first time Second Copy runs a profile, it copies files as specified.  In subsequent runs, it only copies files that are newer or updated since the last run.

Selecting copy method

•	Select “Copy source to destination” (Simple Copy) to copy all files from the source folder to the destination folder but not backwards.

•	Select “Copy source to destination, delete obsolete files from destination” (Exact Copy) if you want the destination copy to match the source with no extra files.  If you delete files from the source, they will be deleted from the destination, the next time Second Copy runs.

•	Check “Move source to destination” (Move) if you want to copy files from the source to the destination and then delete the source files.

•	Check “Compress source into a ZIP file” (Compress) to save disk space on the destination drive.  The files are compressed in PKZIP 2.04g compatible format and can be uncompressed by PKUNZIP or WinZip programs. Enter a password to protect the compressed file.  You will need this password to extract the files.

Caution

If you forget the password it cannot be recovered.

•	Check “Compress source into a ZIP file, delete obsolete files from ZIP” (Exact Compress) to compress files as above, but if you delete files from the source, they will be removed from the ZIP.

•	Select “Synchronize Source and Destination to match exactly”  (Synchronize) to copy files both ways. Synchronization is useful for managing files in two remote sites.  It allows you to add or edit files in either the source or the destination folders.

Notes

•	If you want Second Copy to delete files from both the source and the destination folders as needed, check synchronize file deletions also.

•	If you change a file from the source and its mirror image file from the destination before Second Copy has a chance to synchronize them, only the latest file will be kept and the older of the two files will be moved to the archive folder.

•	Do not use the synchronization option without specifying an archive folder, unless you are sure that the same files will not be modified in both locations at the same time and you only want to keep the latest file.

Keeping old versions of files

•	When you use Simple Copy, Exact Copy, Move or Synchronize you can also choose to keep old versions of files in an archive directory.  You can set how many older versions of files you would like to keep. Whenever you update a source file, Second Copy will copy the file to the destination and it will move the file in the destination to the archive folder.

Older versions of files will be kept in the archive folder.  Older versions of file X.TXT will be named X.TXT, (  2nd last version of) X.TXT, (  3rd last version of) X.TXT and so on.

This option is not available for compressed files.

Allowing deletions during synchronization

Normally Second Copy does not delete any files during synchronization.  Check this option to let Second Copy track file deletions in either source or destination and delete the corresponding files on the other side.

Overwriting newer files

Normally, Second Copy does not overwrite newer files with older ones.  You can select the “Overwrite destination files even if they are newer than source files” to change that behavior.  For compressed profiles, this option causes all files to be recompressed every time instead of compressing only new or changed files.

Deciding where to store the files

•	Check the “Append source path to destination and archive folders” option to keep the source files in a sub directory of the destination or archive folder while maintaining the original source path.   This is useful if you use the same destination folder to keep backups of files from different source folders.  Checking this options allows you to know which files came from where.

•	In case of synchronization, the “Append source path…” option is only used to decide whether the source path will be appended to the archive path and not the destination path.

Example:

Source folder: c:\My documents\Letters

Destination folder: d:\User backups\John

•	if “Append source path” is checked, the source files are copied to d:\User backups\John\My documents\letters

•	otherwise, they are copied to d:\User backups\John.

Advanced Properties.

Click the Advanced Properties button to further fine-tune the profile settings.

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To Finalize Profile Setup

1.	If this is a new profile enter an appropriate name.

2.	Review any warnings, if displayed.

3.	To make changes click Back.

4.	To save your settings click Finish.


Setting Advanced Properties

Click the Advanced Properties button on the “How?” page to bring up the Advanced Properties dialog.  The Advanced Properties for each profile are grouped by their function.

Copy

To control which files are selected and how they are copied

Compress

To control where the temporary file is located during compression and compression ratio

Run Programs

 To run other programs before and/or after running the profile

Hardware Profiles

 To skip the profile based on the current Windows Hardware Profile

AutoDial

To automatically dial a remote computer before running the profile

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To Set Advanced Properties - Copy

Copy only files with archive bit set

Check this to let Second Copy perform conventional backups that are based on file’s archive bit.  With this option, Second Copy only copies files that have the archive bit set and after copying the file resets the archive bit.  If this is unchecked, Second Copy compares the date and time stamps of the source and destination files to determine which files need to be copied.

Clear archive bit after copy

Check this to let Second Copy perform conventional backups that are based on file’s archive bit.  With this option, Second Copy resets the archive bit after copying the file.

For conventional Full Backup:

Uncheck Copy only files with archive bit set

Check Clear archive bit after copy

For conventional Incremental Backup:

Check Copy only files with archive bit set

Check Clear archive bit after copy

For Second Copy default:

Uncheck Copy only files with archive bit set

Uncheck Clear archive bit after copy

Skip destination check if source has not changed

Check this to let Second Copy scan the destination folder only when needed.  Otherwise, Second Copy scans the destination folder and recopies any files that a user may have deleted inadvertently. This option is useful if you are copying to a removable drive or a network connection from a laptop, when the destination folder may not be always accessible.

Try to copy files that are in use by other applications

Check this to let Second Copy try to copy a file that is currently in-use by another program using advanced locking techniques.  If the program that is currently using the file cannot handle this kind of locking mechanism, it may generate errors.  Use this option with caution.

Copy directly to destination file (do not copy to temporary file first)

Normally, Second Copy copies a source file to a temporary file in the destination folder.  On successful copy it renames the temporary file to the destination file.  Check this option to skip this step.  If you are copying to a CDRW drive and notice that the destination file time stamps do not match the source file time stamps then check this option.

Span files across multiple removable disks

Check this to let Second Copy prompt you for a new disk when one disk gets full while copying files.

Skip System, Hidden or Read Only

By default, Second Copy includes files with attributes as candidates for inclusion in the copy process.  In most circumstances, you will not need to change these.  However, if needed, you can check the appropriate option and files with those attributes will be ignored.

Always copy empty directories

Normally, if you are copying entire folders, Second Copy copies empty directories from the source to destination (or the other way as appropriate).  However, if you specify any files selection criteria such as *.doc then Second Copy assumes that you want to copy only certain files and any directories that do not contain those files need not be copied.  So it skips creation of empty directories on the destination.

Check this if you want Second Copy to always copy empty directories.

Compare files after copying

Check this to let Second Copy compare source and destination files after a successful copy is completed.  Second Copy will do a bit level comparison of the two files.  Selecting this option will slow down the copy process since each file will have to be reopened and reread to be compared.  (File comparison will not be done on files that are moved to the archive or compressed)

Ignore files older than

Check this to let Second Copy ignore files older than a particular date or number of days.  Set the date or number of days.

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To Set Advanced Properties - Compress

When compressing to a Zip file, Second Copy creates a temporary file in the destination folder.  This means that the destination folder must have enough disk space to hold the Zip file and the temporary file, which can grow as large as the Zip file itself. If you uncheck the “Do not use destination folder for temporary Zip files” option the temporary file will be created in the Windows Temp directory and copied to the destination folder on successful compression.

Select the compression ratio to be used when creating a Zip file.   Higher compression makes the Zip files smaller but will slow down compression process.

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To Set Advanced Properties - Run Programs

Run program before running profile

You can either run an external program or call a built-in function before running the profile.

1.	External program

Enter a path and program name that should be run before running the profile.  Check “Wait for program before proceeding” if you want Second Copy to wait till the program exits before running this profile.

2.	Built-in function

Second Copy can send a message to another application to exit.  Most applications will exit when they receive this message.  Test with your applications before using the $ExitApp$ command.

To exit another application with title “Special Application” enter:

$ExitApp$ “Special Application”

To exit two applications with titles “First App” and “Second App” enter:

$ExitApp$ “First App”, “Second App”

•	Enclose the application title between quotation marks.

•	The application title is case-sensitive.

•	You can enter partial title text for the application.  For instance, you can enter “Microsoft Word“ to exit Microsoft Word even though its title bar may say “Microsoft Word - Letter.doc”.

•	Use comma to separate multiple application titles.

Run program after running profile

Enter a path and program name that should be run after running the profile.  Check “Wait for program before proceeding” if you want Second Copy to wait till the program exits before running the next profile.

Note: The program can be an EXE file, BAT file or any other file that you can run from the Windows command line.

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To Set Advanced Properties - Hardware Profiles

You can use the Windows Hardware Profiles feature to create and save profiles of different computer configurations.

For example, if you are using a portable computer, you may want to activate particular devices and services, depending on whether your computer is docked or undocked. You can do this by using the Hardware Profiles feature in Windows. For more information on this feature see the Windows Help file.

Once you setup Windows Hardware Profiles, you can set Second Copy to skip certain Second Copy profiles depending on the current hardware profile.

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To Set Advanced Properties - AutoDial

Dial-Up Networking phonebook entry to dial before running profile

Select the phonebook entry that should be dialed before running the profile.  This is useful for connecting to a remote computer where the files are located.

Check “Disconnect after running profile” to let Second Copy hang up the connection after copying.

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Automatic Processing

Second Copy runs in the background and monitors the profiles that need to be copied.  At specified intervals, it wakes up and starts the copy process.  For profiles that are set to run periodically or once a day, no manual intervention is necessary.

When the copy is in progress, you will see an animated icon on system tool bar.  If you click on the icon, you will see the main window with a progress bar and status of the copy.


Manual Processing

To start the copy process for a profile set in manual mode:

1	Click on the profile icon you want to copy.

2	Select Copy Now from the File menu, or

click  [image]  button on the tool bar, or

Double click on the profile.

Note

You can force profiles that are set to run periodically, to run immediately by following the above procedure.


Suspending Copy Process

To temporarily suspend the processing of profiles, select Suspend from the File menu, or click the right mouse button on the icon and select Suspend.

When suspended, Second Copy will not monitor the profiles scheduled to be processed.  The suspended state will be indicated by  [image]  sign next to the profile icons and a check mark on the menu item.

To resume operation, unselect Suspend from the menu.  If you do not remove the suspension, Second Copy will resume the operation next time you start Windows.


Checking For Errors

•	Under normal circumstances, the Second Copy icon on your system tray looks like:

•	If there are any errors during the copy process, then the icon changes to:

•	On subsequent runs if all the profiles copy successfully, the error icon is reset.

•	A red E next to the profile icon on the main window indicates profiles with errors in the last run.

•	To manually reset an Error flag, Select the profile(s) and click on the “Reset Error Flag” menu item from either the “Edit” menu or the right click pop-up menu.

•	All errors are logged in the Activity Log.


To View Source Files

1	Click on the profile icon.

2	Select Source Files from the View menu or click the right mouse button on the profile and select Source Files.

3	The source folder will be opened in Windows Explorer.


To View Destination Files

1	Click on the profile icon.

2	Select Destination Files from the View menu or click the right mouse button on the profile and select Destination Files.

3	The Destination folder will be opened in Windows Explorer, if the files are not compressed.  Otherwise, Second Copy 2000 Zip Viewer will be displayed with all the compressed files in that profile.


To View Archived Files

1	Click on the profile icon.

2	Select Archived Files from the View menu or click the right mouse button on the profile and select Archived Files.  This option will be grayed out if the files are not being archived.

3	The archive folder will be opened in Windows Explorer.


To Extract Compressed Files

Follow instructions in the To View Destination Files topic to bring up Second Copy 2000 Zip Viewer.

1	Click the files you want to extract.

2	Use Select All Files option from Edit menu or click  [image]  button on the tool bar, to select all files.

3	Select Extract option from the File menu or click  [image]  button on the tool bar.

4	Select the folder where the extracted files should be kept.

5	Click OK.


To View The Log File

Second Copy keeps an activity log in the Log file named Log.rtf.  To view the log:

•	select Log from the View  menu, or

•	click on  [image]  button, or

•	click the right mouse button on the Second Copy icon and select Log.

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To Find Text In The Log File

While viewing the log file, enter the text you want to find and press the enter key or click on the Find button.

Notes

•	You can search for the word “Error” to look for errors in the process.

•	The lines with errors are displayed in red.

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To Save The Log File

You can save the log file for later viewing or analysis.  To save the log file, open the log, click the Save As button and enter a new file name.

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To Print The Log File

Open the log file and click the Print button.  The log will be printed to the currently selected default printer.

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To Clear The Log File

To clear the log file, open the log and click the Clear button.   You don’t need to use this option, since Second Copy periodically recycles the log file to save disk space.

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Understanding Compression Error Messages

Second Copy 2000 incorporates Xceed Zip compression software from Xceed Software Inc.  When  compression errors occur, they are entered in the Log file.  Use the following descriptions to diagnose the problem.

XcdErrorNoZipFile

The compressed Zip file was not found in the destination folder.

XcdErrorZipStruct

The contents of the Zip file are corrupted, and cannot be accessed. It is sometimes possible to open the Zip file with the Zip Viewer to automatically repair it.  If not, delete the Zip file and rerun the profile.

This error also occurs if an attempt is made to open a Zip file that does not contain any files.

XcdErrorMemory

There is not enough memory available to successfully complete the current operation.

XcdErrorBadCall

Unacceptable include or exclude file specifications have been entered. This error typically occurs when wildcards are not used properly. Use * (an asterisk) to indicate any number of characters at that position and ? (a question mark) to indicate any single character at that position.

XcdErrorNothingToDo

No files matched the include file specifications.

XcdErrorDiskFull

There was not enough space on the storage device to hold the temporary file that is created during compression. This temporary file can be as big as the original Zip file plus the sum of the sizes of the files that are being added to it.

XcdErrorEOF

An unexpected end-of-file occurred while reading the Zip file. This error can occur when the Zip file is truncated, is missing information, or is corrupted. It is sometimes possible to open the Zip file with the Zip Viewer to automatically repair it.  If not, delete the Zip file and rerun the profile.

XcdErrorLibInUse

The DLLs required for compression (XCDZIP32.DLL, XCDUNZ32.DLL) are currently being used on the system. This may happen if another program is using these DLLs.

XcdErrorUserAbort

The current operation was aborted at the user’s request.  This error can occur if you click the  Copy button or exit Second Copy during compression.

XcdErrorTestFailed

The Test method has tested the archive and that one or more files in the archive have a bad CRC or have corrupted header fields.

XcdErrorZeroTested

The Test method has not ended up testing any files in the archive to be tested.

XcdErrorDLLNotFound

The DLLs required for compression (XCDZIP32.DLL, XCDUNZ32.DLL) could not be found on the system.  These DLLs are installed with Second Copy.  If you have moved these files, try reinstalling Second Copy.

XcdErrorInternalLogic

A logic error occurred in Xceed Zip. In rare cases, a file error or unacceptable settings may cause this error to occur instead of another more appropriate error. If this error occurs, verify that the Zip file and the files to process are accessible. If you still get this error, contact Centered Systems.

XcdErrorTempFile

The temporary file could not be properly created. Xceed Zip creates a temporary file during compression in the destination folder.  This may occur when an incorrect destination path is specified, or it can occur if, during the current operation, the temporary file could not be accessed.

XcdErrorRead

A File Read error has occurred on a file being used by Xceed Zip. This error will occur when zipping files and there is a problem reading the zip file, the temporary zip file or one of the files to zip.

Check the status of the device where your zip file and temporary file are located to make sure it is online and accessible. Also make sure the files you are zipping are accessible and aren’t open by other applications. If you are zipping database files, make sure your tables or database is closed.

XcdErrorWrite

A File Write error has occurred on the archive file or one of the files being processed. This error can occur if the device where files are being written becomes full, cannot be accessed or is having physical write errors.

Make sure there is enough disk space available on the device for the current operation, and make sure it is online and accessible.

XcdErrorCantCreateFile

An unrecoverable error occurred while trying to create one of the files being unzipped, the Zip file itself, or the temporary Zip file.

Make sure the devices being zipped to, or unzipped to, are online and accessible. Also make sure that the file creation permissions are granted to your application for the destination directory where the Zip file or the files being extracted are being created.

XcdErrorParentDir

A command that would end up removing the parent directory was detected and canceled by Xceed Zip.

XcdErrorNameRepeat

Two or more files with the same filename and path were about to be added to the Zip file.

XcdErrorLatest

The Xceed Zip could not update the date of the Zip file.

XcdErrorDOSError

A File I/O error has occurred on the Zip file or one of the files being processed. A File I/O error can occur if Xceed Zip cannot read, write, open or create a file. It may also occur if, for any reason, a file being read from or written to can no longer be accessed.

XcdErrorMultidisk

An attempt was made to work with a Zip file that spans multiple disks, but Xceed Zip was not set in Multi-disk mode.

XcdErrorMultidiskBadCall

An attempt was made to execute an operation that is illegal when Multi-diskMode is set to True. This error will occur when you try to Add files to an already existing multi-disk Zip file, when you try to Delete or Fix a multi-disk Zip file, or when you use the UpdateZipDate method on a multi-disk Zip file.

XcdErrorWrongDisk

The wrong disk was repeatedly inserted after a request for a specific. Three (3) attempts at inserting the correct disk are allowed by Xceed Zip when unzipping.

XcdErrorCantCreateDir

A directory could not be created. This error typically occurs when the Extract Directory property cannot be created, or when the complete path for a file to be extracted cannot be created.

Make sure your application has the appropriate file permissions to write on the destination storage device.


Setting Options

You can tailor Second Copy to suit your needs by changing the options.

To view or edit the program options, select Options from the Edit menu of the main window.  The options are grouped by their function on separate tabs.

•	General

•	Performance

•	Startup

•	Copy

•	NT – only visible if Second Copy is running on Windows NT system.

 See other Options


To Set General Options

Activity Log

Second Copy recycles the log file when it grows beyond a certain size.  You can change this size limit by entering a number in the box labeled Maximum file size. The file size you enter is in Kilo Bytes.  If you set this number to zero, Second Copy will recycle the log file every time it starts.

Log only errors and summaries

You can reduce the size of the Log by checking this option.  It allows you to log only error messages instead of all the copy messages.  It is recommended that you do not check this until you are familiar with the Second Copy operations and the Log.  After you have run Second Copy for a few days and are satisfied with its performance, you can check this option.

Password Protection

•	Enter a password to protect other users from changing the profiles.  Re-enter the password for verification.  Once the password is set, you cannot edit the profiles or the options without the password.  Users can still run the profiles without knowing the password.

Caution:  If you forget the password it cannot be recovered.

•	To remove password protection, delete the two password entries.

 See other Options


To Set Performance Options

Background Copy Priority.

Second Copy 2000 performs copies as a background task.  By default this task is done with the minimum impact on the foreground applications you are running.  This makes the copy process less intrusive but also slower than normal.  Set the priority to a level between Low and High to suit your needs.

Copy Progress

Second Copy 2000 displays the progress of a copy process when files are being copied.  This is displayed on the main window’s tool bar.  Most of the time, you will be running second copy as a minimized program and will not need to see the copy progress bar.  If you uncheck the Show progress option, the progress bar will not be displayed and the copy process will be faster.

 See other Options


To Set Startup Options

Deciding when Second Copy should start

Check Start at log in, to let Second Copy start itself when you log in.  Uncheck it to only run Second Copy when you need it.

You can also specify that Second Copy should wait for a few minutes before starting copies.  This is useful in situations where, you have several programs that start with Windows and slow the system down.

Window and icon

Check Start minimized to let Second Copy start as an icon on the system tray.  Uncheck it to see the main window when Second Copy starts.

Check Hide icon from system tray to hide Second Copy icon from the system tray.  When this is checked, you can bring up Second Copy main Window by running it from the Start menu again.

Close action

Check Exit Second Copy when main window is closed to exit Second Copy when you close the main window.  If this is not checked Second Copy closes the main window but continues to run minimized on the system tray.

 See other Options


To Set Copy Options

Second Copy cannot copy files that are in use and locked by other applications.  Normally, Second Copy logs an error indicating that a file could not be copied.

If you want Second Copy to warn you when it comes across a locked file, check the “Show message box and retry once more in:” option.  You will see a message box in the lower right hand corner of the screen indicating the file that is locked.  Second Copy will wait for the specified number of seconds and try to copy the file again.  This will give you a chance to close the locked file in the original application.

If you check the “Play Sounds” option, you will also hear a sound when a file is locked or a disk needs to be inserted.  You can customize these sounds from the Windows control panel.

If you check the “Move deleted files to Recycle Bin” option, Second Copy will recycle deleted, moved or overwritten files.

 See other Options


To Set Windows NT Options

If you are running Second Copy on Windows NT/2000, you will see a tab called NT.

Copy file security information

If you check this option, Second Copy will copy file permissions and other security information when it copies files from an NTFS volume to an NTFS volume.

Copy folder security information

If you check this option, Second Copy will copy folder permissions and other security information when it copies folders from an NTFS volume to an NTFS volume.

 See other Options


Command Line Options

You can run Second Copy with the following command line options.

/Help	Shows this help window

/Exit	Exits application, prompts user if busy

/ExitNow	Exits application immediately

/ExitWhenIdle	Exits application after copying

/InitialWait=n	Waits n minutes before copying

/RunAllProfiles	Runs all profiles

/ShowAboutBox	Shows About Box

/ShowLog	Shows log

/ShowProfiles	Shows main window

/Suspend	Suspends profiles

/UnSuspend	UnSuspends profiles

“ProfileGroup”	Runs all profiles in group “ProfileGroup”

“ProfileName”	Runs the profile “ProfileName”

Example batch file:

C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe "Profile 1"

C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe "Profile 2"

C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe "Profile 3" /ShowProfiles

C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe /ExitWhenIdle

Notes:

•	Each line can contain only one command, as illustrated above.

•	Any command to run a profile overrides the /InitialWait command. The profile will be run without the initial wait timeout.


Directory Macro Expansion

You can enter variable macros as part of the directory names in Source, Destination or Archive folders.  Second Copy expands these to the corresponding values when it runs the profile.  There are two types of macros, Date Macros are enclosed in $ signs and Environment Macros are enclosed in % signs.

Date Macros

The following expand to their corresponding values on the day the profile is run.

$Date$	Date as YYYYMMDD

$Time$	Time as HHMM

$DayOfMonth$	Date as a 2 digit number

$DayOfWeek$	Day of week as a short name

$Month$	Month as a short name

$MonthOfYear$	Month as a 2 digit number

$Year$	Year as a 4 digit number

$ComputerName$	Name of the computer Second Copy is running on

$UserName$	Name of the logged-in user

Example

On December 31st 1997, a folder name C:\Backup\$Date$ will expand to C:\Backup\19971231.

Environment Macros

The following expand to their corresponding values based on the Windows environment variables.

%VAR%	Value of the environment variable VAR

Example

On a Windows NT system on a network,  a folder name F:\UserFiles\%USERNAME% may expand to F:\UserFiles\Administrator.


Upgrading from Second Copy 97

When you install Second Copy 2000 it checks for a previous installation of Second Copy 97 and offers to import profiles from the previous version. If you choose not to import at that time you can import the old profiles later.

To import Second Copy 97 profiles

1	Select Import from the File menu.

1	Select the sc97.cfg file in the Open dialog.  Make sure that your explorer is set to show hidden files to see this file.

2	Click Open

3	The profiles from sc97.cfg will be imported.  This import process does not overwrite the settings on the  Options dialog.

During import some options are moved to each profile.  You can change them as needed on the Advanced properties dialog.


To Import Profiles
To Import Profiles From Second Copy 4.0

1	Select Import from the File menu.

2	Select the SecCopy.INI file in the Open dialog

3	Click Open

4	The profiles from Second Copy 4.0 will be imported and converted into new profiles.

5	Select the newly created profiles and verify all the settings.

 Related topics


To Change Imported Profiles

Second Copy 4.0 allowed entry of multiple sources going to a single destination in one profile.  Second Copy 2000 defines profiles as one source going to one destination.  This simplifies the setup and management of profiles for most users.

In Second Copy 4.0 you entered a copy frequency in minutes.  Second Copy 2000 simplifies this task by offering fewer, more practical choices.  The import process will set the frequency of the imported profiles to the next increment.  You can adjust them after the profiles are created to suit your needs. Follow the instructions under the topic Viewing Or Changing Profile Properties.

 Related topics


To Disable A Profile

In Second Copy 4.0 the check mark on the main window was used to disable or enable profiles.  To achieve the same effect in Second Copy 2000, set the profile to run in Manual mode.  Follow the instructions for Manual Processing to copy files in this profile.

 Related topics


To Run Multiple Profiles

1	Select the profiles you want to run. To select multiple profiles:

•	draw a selection box around the profiles with the mouse, or

•	click the first profile, hold the shift key down and click the last profile, or

•	click the first profile, hold the ctrl key down and click other profiles to select.

2	Select Copy Now from the File menu or click  [image]  button on the tool bar.

 Related topics


To Delete SECCOPY.LOG Files

Second Copy 4.0 creates a small file named SECCOPY. LOG in the destination directories to track when files in a particular profile were copied. Second Copy 2000 uses a more sophisticated approach to determine which files were changed and which files need to be copied. SECCOPY.LOG files are no longer needed.  When you are satisfied with the functioning of Second Copy 2000 and do not intend to use Second Copy 4.0, you can delete all the SECCOPY.LOG files.

1	Click the Start button on the Windows task bar.

2	Select “Files or Folders…” from the Find menu.

3	Enter SECCOPY.LOG in the “Named” box on the “Name & Location” tab.

4	Select “My Computer” in “Look in:” box.

5	Click the Find Now button.

6	Windows will search for all SECCOPY.LOG files and display them in a list.  This may take a few minutes.

7	Select “Select All” from the “Edit” menu.

8	Select “Delete” from the “File” menu.

9	If Windows asks you to confirm deletion, answer Yes.

 Related topics


Synchronization Vs Copy
What is the difference between Synchronization and Copy?

The copy process copies files from source to destination folders only.  If you add or change source files they will be copied to the destination.  Changes to the destination files will not be copied to the source.

The synchronization process makes all the files in the source and the destination folders and all their sub folders exactly identical.

•	If you have added new files to the source, Second Copy copies them to the destination.

•	If you have added new files to the destination, Second Copy copies them to the source.

•	If you have updated files in the source, Second Copy copies them to destination.

•	If you have updated files in the destination, Second Copy copies them to the source.

•	If you have deleted files from the source, Second Copy deletes them back from the destination.

•	If you have deleted files from the destination, Second Copy deletes them from the source.

Notes

•	You can recover deleted files from the archive folder if you have specified one.

•	If you updated the same file both in the source and the destination, only the latest file is kept, the old one is deleted or moved to the archive folder.


Use Copy
When should Copy be used?

Use the copy process to backup your important files to an alternate location.  If you are using the copy process, do not change the files in the destination folders.

Note

Select the “Copy source to destination, delete obsolete files from destination” (Exact Copy) option to make the backup copy exactly match the source.  This will delete files from the destination that you have deleted from the source.


Use Synchronize
When should Synchronization be used?

Use the synchronize process to keep copies of your documents at two sites.  Use this option with caution.  Avoid changing the same files at the same time at both locations. See the How To Copy topic for more information.


Does it work on Windows NT/2000 as a service?

Second Copy 2000 can be configured to work on NT 4.0/2000 as a service if you have the srvany.exe utility that comes with Microsoft NT/2000 resource kit.

1	Install Second Copy using defaults

2	Configure any profiles as necessary. Also, edit the options and uncheck the box "show progress" in the performance tab, and "show message box....." in the copy tab

3	Copy INSTSRV.EXE and SRVANY.EXE from the NT Resource Kit to C:\WinNT

4	Run "INSTSRV SecondCopy c:\WinNT\srvany.exe"

5	Using REGEDT32 find the following key:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SecondCopy

6	Create a new key called "Parameters"

7	Create a new REG_SZ value under it called "Application" and give it the value c:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe

8	Run Control Panel, Services, find the SecondCopy service and change the Startup settings for the service to log on as an account that has the relevant read/write permission for what you want SecondCopy to do (usually a member of the Backup Operators group should be okay).

9	Start the service.

Note:

To run Second Copy interactively (to add/change profiles etc), you must stop/pause the service.


Resetting messages

While working with Second Copy you will see different warning or information messages with a “Don’t show this message again” check box.  When checked, that particular message will no longer be displayed.  If you want to turn all these messages on again, select Reset messages from the Help menu.


To Exit Program

Under normal conditions, you should let Second Copy run all the time.  This will allow it to keep your files updated as desired.

To exit Second Copy:

1.	Click the right mouse button on the Second Copy 2000 icon on the system tray toolbar.

2.	Select Exit from the pop-up menu.


To Uninstall Program

To remove the program from your system:

Standard procedure:

1.	Select “Add/Remove Programs” from Windows control panel.

2.	Select “Second Copy 2000”

3.	Click “Add/Remove…” button.

Manual procedure:

1.	Select “Options” from the “Edit” menu of Second Copy 2000.

2.	Click the “Startup” tab.

3.	Uncheck “Start at long in”

4.	Click OK.

5.	Exit Second Copy 2000 by right clicking on the icon in the system tray and selecting Exit.

6.	Delete the folder “C:\Program Files\SecCopy” or the folder where you have installed Second Copy.

7.	Remove the registry key “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Centered Systems\Second Copy 2000”


Contact Information

World Wide Web:

http://www.centered.com

http://www.secondcopy.com

e-mail:

sales@centered.com

support@centered.com

Mailing address:

Centered Systems

PO Box 2257

Falls Church, VA 22042-0257

USA

Note

Open the Second Copy About box by clicking the right mouse button on the icon and selecting the About option. Click on our home page address to bring up your Web viewer to connect to our home page. Click on the e-mail address to bring up your e-mail program.


Registration and Ordering

All orders are subject to the Second Copy 2000 License_Agreement.

When you register the software, you will receive an e-mail message with the Registration Key.  When you receive this information, bring up the About box and click the “Enter Registration Key” button. Type the “Registered To” and the “Registration Key” exactly as you see in the e-mail.

Once the software is registered, the initial splash screen will not be displayed when the program starts.

Pricing

A single user license of Second Copy is US$29.95.

See Centered Systems home page: http://www.centered.com for current pricing and volume discounts.

Ordering by credit card:

You can place secured credit card orders via the World Wide Web from Centered Systems home page: http://www.centered.com.  Information about placing credit card orders by telephone is also available on the home page.

For fax, phone or mail orders use the Order Form for Credit Card Orders.

Ordering by check or money order:

To order by check or money order drawn in US dollars on US bank use the Order Form for Check or Money Orders.


Order Form for Credit Card Orders
Second Copy 2000 Order Form for Credit Card Orders

Print and mail or fax this order form to: ShareIt:

Phone:	1-800-903-4152 (9am -5pm Eastern Time Mon.-Fri.)

Fax:	1-703-876-1703

E-mail:	sales@centered.com

Address: 	Centered Systems, PO Box 2257, Falls Church, VA 22042-0257, USA.

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Item #100090-100095
  Single User License

   ____ copies at US$29.95 each =______

  Site License
         5 users at US$  119.95 =______ (20% discount}
        25 users at US$  539.95 =______ (28% discount)
        50 users at US$  899.95 =______ (40% discount)
       100 users at US$1,199.95 =______ (60% discount)
       250 users at US$1,799.95 =______ (76% discount)

                  Total payment =______

Billing Information:
  Credit card:    [ ] MC [ ] Visa [ ] AMEX [ ] Discover

  Name on card:   _____________________________________

  Card Number:    ____________________________ Expires: ____

  Billing Address:_____________________________________

                  _____________________________________

                  _____________________________________

        Signature:_____________________________________
Registration Information:

  Name:     __________________________________ (if different than above)

  Company:  __________________________________ (for a company order)

  Address:  __________________________________ (if different than above)

            __________________________________

            __________________________________

  Day Phone:__________________ Eve:_____________________

  E-mail:   _____________________________________(* REQUIRED)

       * You will receive a registration key by e-mail. No software is shipped.

  How did you hear about Second Copy?

  ______________________________________________________

THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY.  THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS.

Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed to sales@centered.com.


Order Form for Check or Money Orders
Second Copy 2000 Order Form for Check or Money Orders

*	This form is for check or money orders only.

*	Use “Order Form for Credit Card Orders” for other orders.

*	The check must be drawn in US currency on US bank.

*	Latest version of Second Copy is available for download on Centered Systems web page at http://www.centered.com

Print and mail this order form to:

Centered Systems

PO Box 2257

Falls Church, VA 22042-0257

USA

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  Single User License

   ____ copies at US$29.95 each =______

  Site License
         5 users at US$  119.95 =______ (20% discount}
        25 users at US$  539.95 =______ (28% discount)
        50 users at US$  899.95 =______ (40% discount)
       100 users at US$1,199.95 =______ (60% discount)
       250 users at US$1,799.95 =______ (76% discount)

                  Total payment =______

Registration Information:

  Date:     __________________

  Name:     __________________________________

  Company:  __________________________________ (for a company order)

  Address:  __________________________________

            __________________________________

            __________________________________

            __________________________________

  Day Phone:__________________ Eve:_____________________

  E-mail:  _____________________________________(* REQUIRED)

      * You will receive a registration key by e-mail.

      * No software is shipped.

  How did you hear about Second Copy?

  ______________________________________________________


License Agreement

Second Copy 2000, © Copyright 1996-2001 Centered Systems, All Rights Reserved..

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software.  Unless you have a different license agreement signed by Centered Systems, your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty.

For information on distributing the evaluation version of Second Copy 2000 see the section titled Evaluation License.

Registered Version

One registered copy of Second Copy 2000 may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both.

You may access the registered version of Second Copy 2000 through a network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network.  For instance, if 8 different workstations will access Second Copy 2000 on the network, each workstation must have its own Second Copy 2000 license, regardless of whether they use Second Copy 2000 at different times or concurrently.

You may use the registered version of Second Copy 2000 as a hub to copy files from one computer connected on the network to another computer connected on the network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the software covering all computers that will be accessed by the hub.

Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Virginia, United States of America.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which Second Copy 2000 may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.  The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.  ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE.

In no event shall Centered Systems be liable for any incidental, consequential, or punitive damages whatsoever relating to the use of Second Copy 2000, or your relationship with Centered Systems.

This Agreement is the complete statement of the Agreement between the parties on the subject matter, and merges and supersedes all other or prior understandings, purchase orders, agreements and arrangements. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of  Virginia.  Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all matters relating to this Agreement shall be in courts and fora located in the State of Virginia, and you consent to such jurisdiction and venue.

All rights of any kind in Second Copy 2000 which are not expressly granted in this License are entirely and exclusively reserved to and by Centered Systems.  You may not rent, lease, modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or create derivative works based on Second Copy 2000. You may not make access to Second Copy 2000 available to others in connection with a service bureau, application service provider, or similar business, or use Second Copy 2000 in a business to provide file backup services to others.


Evaluation License

See the section titled License Agreement for the full license agreement.

Evaluation and Registration

This is not free software.  You are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days.  If you use this software after the 30 day evaluation period a registration fee is required as described in the section Registration and Ordering.  When payment is received you will be sent a Registration Key, no software will be shipped.

Unregistered use of Second Copy 2000 after the 30-day evaluation period is a violation of U.S. and international copyright laws.

Distribution

Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Evaluation Version you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the Evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish, give exact copies of the original Evaluation version to anyone, and distribute the Evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.  There is no charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission.  Disk Vendors approved by the Association of Shareware Professionals are permitted to redistribute Second Copy 2000, subject to the conditions in this license, without specific written permission.


Second Copy Profile

Second Copy Profile is a set that defines which files should be copied, to where, how often etc.  You can assign a suitable name for each profile to describe its purpose.


Hidden Options

Second Copy 2000 includes a few options that are hidden from the user interface.  To set these options you need to edit the profiles.dat file.   Changing these options is not recommended unless you understand the implications of these changes and are familiar with editing configuration files.

To edit the profiles.dat file:

1	Exit Second Copy by right clicking on the icon and selecting Exit.

2	Open the profiles.dat file (this is a hidden file in the Second Copy 2000 folder) in Notepad.

3	Find the [Options] section and add one of the options described below.  If you don’t see an [Options] section you can create it at the end of the file.

4	Save the file.

5	Start Second Copy again from the start menu.

Changing the way older versions of files are named

NamingStyle=1

Normally Second Copy names older versions of files in the archive folder as:

File.txt

(2nd last version of) File.txt

(3rd last version of) File.txt

etc.

When this option is set, the files are named as:

File.txt

File (-02).txt

File (-03).txt

etc.

Copying files that are always locked

UnsafeCopy=1

Set this option to allow Second Copy to copy files without first locking them. This will let you copy files that are always locked. It is not a safe way to copy files. Use this option with caution.

Debugging

Debug=1

This option will log additional information about the copy process in the  Second Copy log that will be useful in debugging. Set it only if advised by Centered Systems support. Turn it off when not needed.

Handling file timestamp differences between different File Systems

IgnoreTimeDifference=N

Different file systems store file timestamps in different ways. This can cause a timestamp to be off by 2 or more seconds when a file is copied from one file system (e.g. FAT or FAT32) to another (e.g. NTFS). It can result in a file begin copied unnecessarily even though it has not changed. Second Copy attempts to detect such differences in file systems and automatically ignores time difference of 2 seconds. If this fails, you can set this option where N equal number of second to ignore.

Ignoring big files

IgnoreFilesBiggerThan=N

You can set Second Copy to ignore big files.  Set N to any number of bytes.  Second Copy will ignore any files which are bigger than N.  (e.g. To ignore files bigger than 500KB set N to 500000)

Moving files to archive instead of copying them

MoveFilesToArchive=1

Normally Second Copy copies files from the source or the destination to the archive folder.  When you set this option, Second Copy tries to rename the files instead of copying.  If the archive folder resides on the same network drive as the source or the destination, renaming files instead of copying can speed up the performance.

Saving log as text file instead of RTF file

LogFileType=txt

Set this option to change the log file format from RTF to simple ASCII text. Use this if the RTF codes for bold and red color not displaying properly.

Using relative paths in Zip files

UseRelativePathsInZip=1

Set this option to save file paths in Zip files as relative paths (relative to the source folder) instead of absolute paths.


Express Setup guides you through profile setup using the most commonly used options.  You will answer three simple questions:

What do you want to copy?

Where?

When?


Custom setup guides you through profile setup using all possible options.  You can set advanced properties such as files to include or exclude,  compression etc.  You will answer five questions:

What do you want to copy?

Which files?

Where?

When?

How?


Type the full path of a directory or folder containing the files you want to copy.

Example of a folder name:

A folder on your computer may be named: c:\My Documents\Letters or a folder on another computer on the network may be named: \\DocServer\Shared\John’s Files.

Note

You can also use the browse button to select a folder from a list.


Click this to select a folder you want to copy.  The folder can be on your computer or on the network.

Note

Alternatively, you can type the full path of a directory or folder in the space next to this button.


Check this to copy files from the removable drive only when the volume name / label of the disk in the drive matches the one in the next box.  If you leave this unchecked, files will be copied from any disk in the removable drive without checking its name.


Enter the volume name / label of the disk in the removable drive that you want to copy files from.


Select this option to copy all files in the source location.


Select this option to specify which files from the source location you want to copy.

Note

After selecting this option, you must specify include and/or exclude criteria for file selection.


Check this to copy files from all the sub directories or folders from the source location.


Displays criteria for selecting files to be included in the copy.

Note

Use the Exclude Files area to specify files to be excluded from the copy.


Displays criteria for excluding files from the copy.

Note

Use the Include Files area to specify files to be included.


Type selection criteria for file names to be included in the copy.  You can type a specific file name to be included or use ? and * characters as wild cards to indicate “any single character at that position” and “any sequence of characters at that position”, respectively.

Examples:

*.doc

Acct.*

Report??.txt


Type selection criteria for file names to be excluded from the copy.  You can type a specific file name to be excluded or use “?” and “*” characters (without the quotation marks) as wild cards to indicate “any single character at that position” and “any sequence of characters at that position”.

Examples:

*.doc

Acct.*

Report??.txt


Click this to enter selection criteria for files to be included in the copy.


Select an item in the Include Files list and click this to remove it from the list.


Click this to enter selection criteria for files to be excluded from the copy.


Select an item in the Exclude Files list and click this to remove it from the list.


Type the full path of a directory or folder to which the files should be copied.

Example of a folder name:

A folder on your computer may be named: c:\Back up of my Documents or a folder on another computer on the network may be named: \\DocServer\Shared\Monthly archives.

Note

You can also use the browse button to select a folder from a list.


Click this to select a folder to which you want the files to be copied. The folder can be on your computer or on the network.

Note

Alternatively, you can type the full path of a directory or folder in the space next to this button.


Check this to copy files to the removable drive only when the volume name / label of the disk in the drive matches the one in the next box.  If you leave this unchecked, files will be copied to any disk in the removable drive without checking its name.


Enter the volume name / label of the disk in the removable drive that you want to copy files to.


Select how often the files should be copied.

Note

Select Manual if you do not want Second Copy to copy  the files automatically.  Once setup, you can select the profile from main window and click on the Copy Now button to copy the files, when needed.

Select Every few minutes, Every few hours, Once a day or Every few days to automatically copy files at specified frequency.  For profiles that run once a day or every few days, you can specify a starting time too.

Select Also run at Startup or Shut down to run the profile when Second Copy starts or ends.  This will allow you to run the profile at those times in addition to the selected periods.

Check any days under Do not run on these days to skip this profile on those weekdays.


Indicates how to copy files between source and destination.

Simple Copy - Select this option to copy files from source to destination. New or changed files in source will be copied to the destination but if you delete files from source they will not be deleted from destination.

Exact Copy - Select this option to copy files from source to destination and automatically delete files from destination that are not in the source.  If you delete any files from the source, they will be deleted from the destination, next time Second Copy runs.

Move - Select this option to move files from source to destination. The source files will be deleted after they are copied to the destination.

Compress - Select this option to compress the copied files in to a Zip file.  The compressed files are kept in PKZIP 2.04g compatible format.

Exact Compress - Select this option to compress the copied files in to a Zip file and automatically delete files from Zip that are not in source.  The compressed files are kept in PKZIP 2.04g compatible format.

Synchronize - Select this option to keep the source and destination in two-way synchronization.  When you add or change files in the source, they will be copied over to the destination.  If you add or change files in the destination, they will be copied over to the source.


Enter a password here to protect the compressed files from prying eyes.  You will need to use the same password to extract the compressed files.  If you forget the password, it cannot be recovered.


Click this to return to the previous step.


Click this to proceed to the next step.


Click this to cancel any changes you may have made and return to the main window.


Click this to update the profile.


Check appropriate options to include system, hidden or read only files.  In most circumstances, there will be no need to check these options.


Check this to allow Second Copy to overwrite the destination files with source files even if they are newer than the source files.  Normally Second Copy does not overwrite newer files with older ones. For compressed profiles, this options causes all files to be recompressed every time instead of only compressing newer or changed files.


Check this to keep source files in a sub folder of destination maintaining the source path.


Indicates how many older versions of files will be kept in the archive folder


Type the full path of a directory or folder in which you want the deleted files to be archived.

Before overwriting any file in either the source or the destination folder, Second Copy will move the older version to the archive folder.

Example of a folder name:

A folder on your computer may be named: c:\Deleted Documents or a folder on another computer on the network may be named: \\BackUpServer\Archived Files.

Note

You can also use the browse button to select a folder from a list.


Click this to select a folder in which you want the deleted files to be archived. The folder can be on your computer or on the network.

Note

Alternatively, you can type the full path of a directory or folder in the space next to this button.


Check this to archive files to the removable drive only when the volume name / label of the disk in the drive matches the one in the next box.  If you leave this unchecked, files will be archived to any disk in the removable drive without checking its name.


Enter the volume name / label of the disk in the removable drive that you want to archive files to.


Enter the maximum log file size here.  The log file will be recycled when it exceeds this size.


Check this to log only error messages.

Uncheck it to log all file and folder copy messages in addition to the errors.


Specifies the processing priority given to the background copy process.


Check this to show progress bar on the main window when files are being copied.


Check this to let Second Copy start when you log in.

You can also set initial copy delay.  This will delay the copy process for the given amount of time after the program starts.  This is useful if you have many programs starting with Windows and want to minimize the impact of Second Copy on system performance at startup.


Check this option to see a message box when Second Copy encounters a file that cannot be copied because it is locked by another program.  You will see a message box for a specified length of time.  This will give you a chance to close the file from the other application.


Check this option to let Second Copy try to copy a file that is in-use by another program using advanced locking techniques.  If the program that is currently using the file cannot handle this kind of locking mechanism, it may generate errors.  Use this option with caution.


Select the length of time a message box should be displayed when a file is in use and locked by another application.


Check this to hear audible prompts for certain events.


Check this to move deleted files to recycle bin.  If checked, whenever Second Copy deletes or overwrites files it will move the old files to the Windows recycle bin.


Check this to use destination folder for temporary files created during compression.

When compressing to a Zip file, Second Copy creates a temporary file to hold changes.  It is most efficient to use the destination folder for this temporary file.  Uncheck this option if you are running out of disk space on the destination drive, such as a removable drive.  If unchecked, Second Copy will use the Windows Temp directory for the temporary file instead.


If this is checked, Second Copy will always scan the destination folder during copy to ensure that all files are intact.  This allows Second Copy to recopy any destination files that are missing.

If this in unchecked, Second Copy will scan the destination folder only when needed.  If the destination folder is on a removable drive or on a network drive which may not be available all the time, you may uncheck this option.


Specifies how many minutes Second Copy should wait before copying files, after Windows starts.


Type the full path of a directory or folder to extract the files to.  You can also use the browse button to select a folder from a list.


Click this to select a folder you want to extract the files to.  Alternatively, you can type the full path of a directory or folder in the space next to this button.


Select All files to extract all selected files.  Select Only newer files to extract only those files that are newer than the ones in the extract folder.


Check this to overwrite files without prompting.


Check this to extract files to a path below the extract folder, using the source path.


Check this to copy NT file permissions and other security information when Second Copy copies files from an NTFS volume to an NTFS volume.


Check this to copy NT folder permissions and other security information when Second Copy copies folders from an NTFS volume to an NTFS volume.


Check this to log entries in the NT Event log instead of the Second Copy log file.


Check this to run Second Copy as NT Service.


Click this button to view and edit advanced properties for copy, compress, schedule, hardware profiles and auto-dial.


Check this to perform conventional backups based on file’s archive bit.  Otherwise, Second Copy uses file’s time stamp to determine which files need to be copied.


Check this to ignore old files.  Files older than the set date or number of days will be ignored by Second Copy.


Check this to let Second Copy copy files directly to the destination.  Otherwise, Second Copy copies the source files to a temporary file and then renames them to the destination file names.  This is useful if you are copying to a CDRW drive and notice that the destination files’ time stamps do not match those of the source files.


Select compression ratio to be used in creation of Zip files.  Higher compression gives smaller Zip files but is slower.


Select week days on which this profile should be skipped.


Set a date before which Second Copy will not run this profile.


Enter full path to a program name which should be run before Second Copy runs this profile.


Click this to search for the program to run before running this profile.


Check this if you want Second Copy to wait for the program to finish before running this profile.


Enter full path to a program name which should be run after Second Copy runs this profile.


Click this to search for the program to run after running this profile.


Check this if you want Second Copy to wait for the program to finish before running any other profiles.


Select Windows Hardware profiles under which this Second Copy profile should be skipped.


Select Windows Dial-Up Networking phonebook entry to dial before running this profile.


Check this to hang up the Dial-Up Networking connection after running the profile.


Enter a password to protect modification of the profiles or the options by other users.


Check this to track file deletions in either source or destination folders and then delete the corresponding files on the other side.


Check this to hide Second Copy icon from the system tray.  When this is checked, you can bring up Second Copy main Window by running it from the Start menu again.


Check this to let Second Copy start as an icon on the system tray.  Uncheck it to see the main window when Second Copy starts.


Check the files and folders you want to include or exclude.


Select types of files to be included or excluded.


Customize the specifications to meet your needs.


Click this to bring up on-line help.


Click this to select files and folders in a graphical view.


Click this to save your changes.


Check this to exit program when main window is closed.  If this is not checked Second Copy closes the main window but continues to run minimized on the system tray.


Check this and then select a date before which you do not want Second Copy to run this profile.


Check this to let Second Copy span copies across multiple disks.  (For compressed files to a floppy drive Second Copy always spans them across multiple disks whether this option is checked or not)


Check this to let Second Copy clear the archive bit of the source file after it has been successfully copied.


Check this to let Second Copy create empty directories on the destination when copying an empty directory from the source.  If unchecked, Second Copy creates empty directories only when no include/exclude specifications are present.


Check this to let Second Copy compare source and destionation files after they are copied.

Second Copy compares the files right after they are copied.  Under certain circumstances, the destination file may appear to match the source if it is still in Windows write buffers though when the actual writing to the disk takes place it may not be written properly.


Welcome

Second Copy 2000 allows you to keep a "second copy" of all your important files at a different location.   Set it up once and forget about it.  Second Copy 2000 will copy your files at specified intervals in the background without manual intervention.  Initially it will copy all specified files.  In subsequent runs it will only copy new or changed files.

A state of the art user interface offers easy setup wizards and multiple graphical views of the information.  Second Copy 2000 is designed to run under Windows 9x/Me/NT4/2000.

To use Second Copy 2000, simply create profiles for files you want to copy to another directory, folder, drive or computer across the network.  Each profile defines a source location, a destination location and how often the files should be copied.

Select Express Setup for most commonly used options, or select Custom Setup to define special options e.g. files to include or exclude, compression, and synchronization.

Note

For simplicity,  the term “Second Copy” will be used to refer to the “Second Copy 2000 application”.


No files are copied when profile runs

1	Check the log to make sure that the profile was run successfully.  Check for errors in the log.

2	Right click on the profile and select Source Files to make sure that the source folder is defined propely.

3	Right click on the profile and select Destination Files to make sure that the destination folder is created properly.

4	If you have selected Only selected files and folders on the Which files? page of the profile wizard, change it to All files and Folders and rerun the profile.  If files are copied now then the problem is in the include/exclude specifications.

5	If the log shows that the profile ran successully then the files may have already been copied in previous run. Second Copy only copiesfiles that have changed or have been added since last run.  If the source and destination files already match, it does not copy them.


Files are copied to a sub directory of the destination folder

If files are copied to a sub directory of the destination folder, the Append source path to destination and archive folders option may have been selected on the How? Page.

To turn off this option, select Custom Setup on the profile wizard and proceed to the How? page.