                           Full Backup

To back up a directory or folder, click on 'Full Backup' under the 
'File'  menu.   You  will  be shown three dialog  boxes  in  turn.  
Select the files to back up from the SELECT FILES box and click on 
OK.   Select  the backup set name and output folder name from  the 
OUTPUT  PARAMETERS box and click on OK.   Select the  floppy  disk 
parameters  from  the  INSERT FLOPPY DISK box  and  click  on  OK.  
Change disks only when instructed.

See separate help items for use of these dialog boxes.







                     Daily Incremental Backup

To  back  up only those files in a directory or folder  that  have 
changed since the last backup, click on 'Daily Incremental Backup' 
under  the  'File' menu.   You will be shown either three  or  two 
dialog  boxes  in turn,  depending on whether this  is  the  first 
incremental backup since the last full backup.   Select the  files 
to back up from the SELECT FILES box and click on OK.   If you are 
shown  the OUTPUT PARAMETERS box,  select the backup set name  and 
click  on OK.   Select the floppy disk parameters from the  INSERT 
FLOPPY  DISK  box  and  click  on  OK.   Change  disks  only  when 
instructed.

See separate help items for use of these dialog boxes.




                    Cleanup Incremental Backup

To  back  up only those files in a directory or folder  that  have 
changed since the last full backup,  click on 'Cleanup Incremental 
Backup'  under the 'File' menu.   You will be shown  three  dialog 
boxes in turn.   Select the files to back up from the SELECT FILES 
box and click on OK.   Select the backup set name from the  OUTPUT 
PARAMETERS box and click on OK.  Select the floppy disk parameters 
from  the INSERT FLOPPY DISK box and click on  OK.   Change  disks 
only when instructed.

See separate help items for use of these dialog boxes.






                           Archive Bit

TOS  version  1.4 or newer will set the "archive" bit  on  a  file 
whenever  it is modified.   This includes modifying a file with  a 
database and any time a file is created.  A file which is moved by 
copying  and then deleting the old file will have its archive  bit 
set, too.

Normally,  The Vault does not back up according to how the archive 
bit is set,  but does clear the bit when it backs up a file.  When 
the "Use Archive Bit" flag in the "Options" menu is set, The Vault 
will  back  up files with the archive bit set and new  files  when 
doing an incremental backup.  If a file it backs up would not have 
been backed up without the "Use Archive Bit" flag,  The Vault also 
changes  its date so it would have been.   This way,  it  will  be 
backed up on subsequend Cleanup Incrementals.

Note  that this option is not available with TOS 1.0 or TOS 1.2
                            Full Copy

Full Copy is like Full Backup except that no log file is  written, 
files are never split,  and no disk label checking is done.  It is 
useful  when you just want to copy data,  such as making up  disks 
for a user group or a friend.

To use,  click on 'Full Copy' under the 'File' menu.   You will be 
shown  three dialog boxes in turn.   Select the files to  back  up 
from the SELECT FILES box and click on OK.   Select the backup set 
name  and  output folder name from the OUTPUT PARAMETERS  box  and 
click  on OK.   Select the floppy disk parameters from the  INSERT 
FLOPPY  DISK  box  and  click  on  OK.   Change  disks  only  when 
instructed.  Note that you will not be asked for a backup set name 
and the line for specifying the output folder is much longer  than 
for a full backup, allowing you to type a full path name.

See separate help items for use of these dialog boxes.
                         Incremental Copy

Incremental  Copy is like Full Copy except that only  those  files 
created  or  modified since a date and time you  specify  will  be 
copied.

To use,  click on 'Incremental Copy' under the 'File'  menu.   You 
will be shown four dialog boxes in turn.  Select the files to back 
up from the SELECT FILES box and click on OK.   Select the  output 
folder  name  from  the OUTPUT PARAMETERS box  and  click  on  OK.  
Select the cutoff date from the EARLIEST DATE box and click on OK.  
Select the floppy disk parameters from the INSERT FLOPPY DISK  box 
and click on OK.   Change disks only when instructed.   Note  that 
you  will  not  be asked for a backup set name and  the  line  for 
specifying  the  output  folder is much longer  than  for  a  full 
backup, allowing you to type a full path name.

See separate help items for use of these dialog boxes.
                     Select Files Dialog Box

The SELECT FILES dialog box allows you to specify which files  you 
want copied.   It has three parts:   the pathname of the directory 
to back up,  the directory selection masks, and the file selection 
mask.   The file selection masks allow you to select only  certain 
files for backup.   (See 'File selection masks' in the Help menu.)  
First, all folders in the starting directory are backed up, unless 
something other than '.' is used as the directory selection  mask.  
(See  'Directory Selectin masks' in the Help menu.)  All files  in 
the selected folders that match the file selection masks are  then 
copied.
 
Specify  the  pathname  and wildcard filter  using  the  mouse  or 
keyboard.  To use the mouse to select a pathname click on the 'Use 
File  Selector  Box'.   When using the  file  selector,  only  the 
directory line matters; the selection line is ignored.

                       File Selection Masks

File selection masks let you select which files to back  up.   Use 
*.* to include all files.   '*' matches any string of zero or more 
characters,   '?'  matches  exactly  one  character,   and   other 
characters match themselves.   Thus,  *.PAS would match only those 
files whose type is '.PAS',  and *2.?  would match all files whose 
name ends with '2' and whose type is a single character.

If you give more than one mask,  The Vault uses them from left  to 
right.   For example,  *.pas *.c backs up all the '.PAS' and  '.C' 
files.   A mask preceded by an exclamation point (!) excludes  the 
matching files.  For example, *.* !*.BAK backs up all files except 
the '.BAK' files.  Each new mask adds to or subtracts from the set 
of  files  specified by all  preceding  masks.  For  example,  *.* 
!TEST.*  *.C starts with all files,  then removes those   matching 
'TEST.*',  then  adds back all files matching  '*.C'.   Note  that 
'TEST.C' will be backed up by these rules.
                    Directory Selection Masks

Directory selection masks let you select which folders to back up.  
Use  '.' to include all subdirectories of the starting  directory.  
Unlike  File  Selection Masks,  wildcard directory names  are  not 
allowed.   Each Directory Selection Mask is simply the  "tail-end" 
of  a  path-name.   If the starting directory were E:\R\  and  you 
wanted  E:\R\DOCS\  and E:\R\RECIPES\ to be backed  up,  then  the 
DOCS\ and RECIPES\ would be the correct masks to do that.

As with File Selection masks,  if you give more than one mask, The 
Vault  uses  them  from left to right.   A  mask  preceded  by  an 
exclamation  point  (!)  excludes the  matching  folder.   A  mask 
preceded  by a '#' (not excluding the possibility of a  '!')  will 
tell  the  Vault that the mask does not apply to  the  subfolders.  
So,  '#.'  means  backup  the  starting folder  and  none  of  its 
subfolders.  '. #!X\' means back up all folders, except folder X\, 
but do back up the subfolders of X\.
                   Output Parameters Dialog Box

The OUTPUT PARAMETERS dialog box lets you select the output folder 
and  the backup set name and starting volume  number.   Enter  the 
requested information from the keyboard.

The  output  folder  should be at most eight  characters  and  may 
contain  only letters and digits when doing a backup,  but it  can 
contain  any legal path name characters when doing  a  copy.   The 
backup  set  name  should  likewise  consist  of  at  most   eight 
alphanumeric  characters.    The  starting  volume  number  should 
generally be 1.





  
                  Insert Floppy Disk Dialog Box

The  INSERT FLOPPY DISK box asks you to insert a disk and  specify 
which drive the disk is in and how it should be treated.  Click on 
the box corresponding to the drive you are using.  If dual mode is 
selected,  when The Vault is finished writing a disk, it will look 
in the other drive and if the disk it expects is there,  The Vault 
will write it.   This allows for continuous writing for  two-drive 
owners.

You have three options of what to do to the disk:  You can  either 
format it,  clear it, or append to it.  The Vault normally selects 
the proper option by default,  but you can override its  selection 
when necessary by clicking on the appropriate box.

The  append option is intended for daily incremental  backups  and 
only  works  quickly on disks which were written by The  Vault  or 
which have no fragmented freespace.
                       Formatting a Floppy

If you select the 'format' option from the INSERT FLOPPY DISK box,
a  FORMAT box will appear asking you to specify how you want  your 
disk formatted and giving you the opportunity to change your mind.
The FORMAT box will also appear if The Vault decides that the disk 
needs formatting.

The FORMAT box lets you select whether to format single or  double 
sided and 9 or 10 sectors per track.   "Standard" is 9,  but using 
10 sectors per track reduces the size of the backup set.

You  are also given the option of specifying the serial number  on 
the disk.   All disks _must_ have a unique serial number.   If you 
don't  have a system for making up your own serial  numbers,  make 
sure  that  'Random Serial Number' is checked and The  Vault  will 
choose one for you.   Otherwise, uncheck it and type in the serial 
number in HEX  (base 16).
                       The Backup Set Name

A  backup set is a set of floppies which were all  created  during 
the same backup operation.  Each backup set has a name attached to 
it, called a "set name", which consists of any alphanumeric string 
up  to eight characters long.   You are asked to enter the  backup 
set name when you select 'Full Backup' from the 'File' menu.   The 
set  name  should  be  different  for  each  different  full   and 
incremental backup set.

Each  diskette  in  a  backup set is  assigned  a  volume  number, 
starting with the one you enter (normally 1).   Thus,  each backup 
disk  is  uniquely identified by its set name and  volume  number.  
The WRONG DISK INSERTED box will appear if the disk's set name and 
number do not match what was expected.



                  Wrong Disk Inserted Dialog Box

When you are asked to insert a disk, The Vault checks the name and 
number  of the disk you insert to make sure it's the correct  one. 
If it isn't,  you have there options:  'Switch disks' goes back to 
the  INSERT FLOPPY DISK box and lets you try  again.   'Relabel  & 
Proceed'  writes the expected label on the disk and then  proceeds 
normally.   'Proceed'  goes  ahead  and uses  the  disk  that  was 
inserted.  It also changes the expected backup set name and volume 
number  to  match  what  was  on  the  disk,   so  the  next  disk 
requested will be the next one in sequence in the new backup set.







                       Write Verify Option

Normally, the Atari ST verifies everything that it writes to disk,
ensuring  that all data written will be readable.   You  can  turn 
this  off  and  speed  up  the  backup  process  considerably   by 
unchecking  the 'Verify Writes' menu item.   If you  do,  you  are 
increasing  the  chance  that  you  will  find  your  backup  data 
unreadable when you need it.










                         Split Threshold

The  'Split Threshold' allows you to control when files are  split 
across  more than one floppy disk.   Files shorter than the  split 
threshold will never be split, and the amount of wasted space on a 
floppy  (except for the last) will never be larger than the  split 
threshold.  Thus, the larger 'split threshold' is, the fewer files 
will  be  split but the more wasted space there might be  on  each 
floppy.   Because  The  Vault uses a  sophisticated  file  packing 
algorithm,  the  amount of wasted space on each disk is  generally 
much smaller than this parameter.  We recommend a value around 40% 
of the capacity of the floppy disks you are using.   The threshold 
must always be less than the total disk capacity.

To  change this number,  click on the 'Set Split  Threshold'  menu 
item  under  OPTIONS.   Make  sure that you set  it  to  something 
smaller than the smallest disk you will be  using.   Otherwise,  a 
file larger than that disk may confuse The Vault.
                       Save Defaults Option

You  may save the default options so they will be the  same  every 
time you run The Vault.   To do this, select 'Save Defaults' under 
the  'Options' menu.   All of choices that you made in all of  the 
dialog  boxes and menus will be saved in a file  called  VAULT.INF 
which is written in the directory from which you ran The Vault.











                           History File

Whenever  you back up the disk,  a history file is created in  the 
folder  you backed up,  called '_BACKUP.HST'.   The  history  file 
contains the names of all files backed up and the name of the disk 
on  which they are stored.   This provides a convenient  means  of 
locating a specific file in the backup set.   The first four lines 
of  the  history  file  contain the date  and  time  of  the  last 
incremental and full backups, the last output folder used, and the 
last  incremental  disk used.

Another file,  called '_BACKUP.CTL' is created which contains only 
the header information from '_BACKUP.HST'.   The first four  lines 
of  this file are used to control incremental backups  and  should 
not  be  changed.   It is OK to change or delete the rest  of  the 
file.





