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- RiscOS Hard Disc Backup Version 3
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- ----------------- Introduction ----------------
- This application backs up hard discs (ADFS or
- SCSI) to as many ADFS floppies as required. It
- can be used for a full backup, where all files
- are copied, or an incremental backup where only
- the files that have been changed since the last
- backup are copied. It leaves a marker file (of
- type &409) in the source directory to record
- the date the last backup was made.
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- ------------------- Running -------------------
- Double-click on the application, or on a marker
- file. In the latter case, the source entry box
- will be filled in with the directory that that
- file was contained in, otherwise it will show a
- default.
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- ---------------- Control Window ---------------
- Enter the required filing system name and
- source directory in the 'Source' box. The
- backup process will look at all files in that
- directory and any sub-directories below it.
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- Enter a different drive number if required for
- the 'Destination'; this must be an ADFS floppy.
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- Select 'Full' or 'Incremental' as required. If
- a marker file does not exist in the source
- directory, a full backup will automatically be
- done.
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- Select 'Use exclusion list' if it is required
- to exclude certain directories from the backup
- process (see 'Exclude list' later for details).
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- Select 'Process unstamped files' to include
- these in the backup process. If this is not
- set, all unstamped files will be ignored. If
- these are included, select 'Query unstamped
- files' to ask whether unstamped files should be
- copied.
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- When everything is set up, click 'Start' or
- press RETURN to begin the backup. Click
- 'Info...' for program information or 'Help...'
- to view this help text. Click 'Quit' or press
- ESCAPE to exit.
- ----------------- In Progress -----------------
- The progress window will pop up and show how
- the backup is going. Messages and questions
- will appear in the large white box at the
- bottom. To restart after a message, click
- 'Continue' or press RETURN. To reply Yes to a
- question, click 'Yes' or press RETURN, to reply
- No click 'No' or press ESCAPE.
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- You will be asked to load discs as required.
- The program remembers which discs have been
- used before, and how much space is left on
- them, and may ask for one of them back if
- enough space is still free on it.
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- If you insert an unformatted disc, you will be
- asked whether to format it. If you answer Yes,
- after it has been formatted (in D format) a box
- will pop up asking for a name for the new disc.
- Fill this in and press RETURN or click 'OK'.
- If you insert a disc for the first time which
- already has files on it, you will be asked
- whether these existing files should be deleted.
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- When all is complete, a marker file will be
- created in the source directory to record the
- last backup date.
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- If it is necessary to abandon the backup, kill
- the Backup task using the Task Manager.
- ---------------- Exclude list -----------------
- To use the exclusion list option, edit the
- "Excludes" file in the application directory to
- contain the directory names that are not to be
- backed up. Name matching is case-sensitive,
- and is done on the last part of the name (so,
- for example, an entry of '.bak' will result in
- any directory with the name 'bak' being ignored
- while an entry of '$.bak' will only exclude the
- single 'bak' directory at the top level).
- ----------------- Information -----------------
- This application is Public Domain and may be
- freely distributed on any medium. If you find
- any bugs, or have any suggestions for
- improvements, please contact me:
-
- Jonathan Marten 11 Carmarthen Close
- Farnborough
- Hampshire
- GU14 8TJ
- Phone: (0252) 542431
- Arcade: 387
- Email: jmarten@cix.compulink.co.uk
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- The !Help application was developed by
- Alex Hopkins and is used with permission.
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