So you have a clear understanding
about what a backup is, we encourage
you to read the overview which follows:
Understanding
the 'Source' and 'Destination'
To make
the process of backing up simple
to understand we
use the terms 'Source' and 'Destination'.
The 'Source' is a particular location.
The 'Destination' is a different location.
SyncBackSE allows you to easily change
these labels, however for this tutorial
we will continue using the default
labels for ease of understanding.
In the case of a simple
backup operation, the Source is the
place where files are copied from,
and the Destination is the place where
files are copied to.
In the example below
the Source is a workstation, and the
Destination is an external drive:
So for example, the Source could be the folder 'Your Computer Drive\My Documents\',
and the Destination could be a folder in an external USB drive 'My External
Backup Drive\My Backup\My Documents\'.
Remember, when we backup,
we store the data somewhere else in addition to
the original location. Having your
data in two places is safer than in
one.
What
is a Profile?
SyncBackSE does its work
based on 'Profiles'. A profile is 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
be very specific as to what, when,
and how a given task is performed,
but we are going to be concentrating
on creating a simple backup profile.
When you
have defined your profile you'll
see the profile
in the main window of SyncBackSE.
A 'Business' profile is
highlighted below:
What happens
when SyncBackSE Backs up
Although SyncBackSE allows you to
make many choices about exactly what
files are copied, moved, ignored,
or deleted during the backup process,
we are going to create a simple backup
procedure that uses the default settings.
When SyncBackSE first runs a backup,
the program will copy all the files
you wish to from the source to the
destination. The next time you run the same backup
task, SyncBackSE does not copy the
unchanged files, but rather scans
both the source and destination,
notes what files have changed or
are new, then in the Differences
Window, asks you to confirm the action
the program is about to take. This
makes subsequent backups much faster
than the initial backup.
When you see the
Differences window after your source
and destination
has been scanned, you will simply
need to click the 'Continue Run'
button to accept the default settings:
