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Automated
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Automated
'set it and forget it' backups
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Step
2 – Creating
a Profile
What is a Profile?
SyncBackSE
does its work based on 'Profiles'.
A profile is nothing more than a description
of a particular backup or synchronization
task. A simple example would be backing
up everything in MyDocuments to an
external drive. Profiles can however
be very specific
as to what, when, and how a given task
is performed. Multiple profiles can
be run as a group.
This step
assumes you have already installed SyncBackSE,
which is very straight forward.
The Profile Wizard
The Profile
Setup Wizard walks you though the process
of
setting
up your profile. The default settings
make setting up a Backup profile a
very simple process.
Click the New button
located on the lower left of the program
window:
Alternatively, choose New from
the Profile menu:
The Profile Wizard window
will appear. Enter a name for your new
Profile:
Click Next located
at the lower right of the window.
For this example we are
creating a backup profile which is the
default option:
The wizard will ask whether
you wish to use FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
FTP is used if you are backing up over
the Internet. As the No
FTP option is selected
by default, you need only click the Next button.
The wizard will now ask
whether you wish to compress your files
into a zip. Once again, the default option
is being used in our walk through. The No
Zip Files option has
been selected:
Click the Next button
on the lower right. The wizard will now
request you enter a name for the source
(where you are copying your files from),
and that you select the location of the
source by clicking the folder icon button.
With Windows XP your documents,
pictures, music, etc. are usually all
stored in a special folder called My
Documents. In the example below we are
browsing to a folder where business files
are located.
When you click the folder
icon a Browse
For Folder window will
appear in which you will locate your
source. Click OK:
The folder selection field
will now show the full path to your source.
Click the Next button.
The choose Destination window
will open in the wizard. You now need
to say where you want your backup files
to be stored, which is known as the Destination.
In this example we are assuming they
are on another drive labeled "LACIE
(L) (which could for example be an external
drive connected via USB or Firewire).
Enter a name and select
the location for where you wish to make
a backup of your files to (the destination)
in the new screen:
After clicking the Next button
on the destination screen you will be
asked whether you wish to make a Fast
Backup. Choose the No
Fast Backup default option:
Click the Done button:
You have now setup your
backup profile. A small informational
window will appear informing you that
the main Profile Setup Window will open
before the Profile Setup Window allows
you to check your choices:
Click the OK button.
The following dialog
will appear:
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Would
you like to perform a simulated
run for this new profile? A
simulated run does not copy or
delete any
files, but does produce a report
on what would have been copied
or deleted. |
Click No,
but if you wish you could click Yes to
test your profile. This will make a simulated
run to check
to see if everything is working correctly.
No files are actually copied. Your profile
has now been created and is ready to
be scheduled so that backups are made
automatically without you needing to
be anywhere near the computer.
Now
we'll take the final step to schedule
your profile.
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