Backing up files and folders

To back up files and/or folders, click File backup on the main screen. This will open the File Backup window.

Let's consider how to use this backup type for backing up a folder.

  1. Select the folder on the directory tree in the What to back up area. The right side will show the folder contents with all the files and subfolders selected. There you can unselect the files you do not need to back up, if any.
  2. Select a destination for backup (you can leave the default destination or browse for a destination after clicking the down arrow to the right of the current destination and selecting Browse...).
  3. By default the program will assign the name of the folder to be backed up to the backup, but if you would like to assign another name, type the name in the Backup name field.
  4. Click the Back up now button if you want to run backup immediately. You can also delay the start of backup for up to 6 hours by clicking the down arrow to the right of this button and selecting a delay interval from the dropdown list.

If you want to run the backup on a schedule, click the Turn on link to set up a schedule (for more information see Scheduling). To run the backup on the schedule, click the down arrow to the right of the Back up now button and select Later in the drop down list. The backup with the settings you have made will run according to the schedule. You can also start the backup manually later on the main screen.

The program allows you to back up files by categories.