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My First
Backup
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Tutorials |
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Creating and running
your first backup profile
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Step
1: Creating a Profile
A profile stores information
about the folders or files you would
like to backup or synchronize. 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.
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 default No
FTP option is selected by default,
you need only click the Next button.
If you are using SyncBackPro,
the wizard will ask whether you wish
to backup with an email server (this
option is not available in SyncBackSE).
The
No Email
option has been
selected:
If you are using SyncBackPro,
the wizard will ask whether you wish
to backup to a CD or DVD (this
option is not available in SyncBackSE).
The No
CD or DVD option has
been selected:
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 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 window:
The folder selection field
will now show the path to your destination:
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:
Optional Step
You may
choose to change an optional setting
under the Copy/Delete option (in Expert
Mode)
shown below. Specifying this setting
in SyncBackSE will
verify
files:
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Note
that this option will increase
the
time SyncBackSE takes to backup
your files. If you find your
backup takes too long when
this setting is selected, you
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Verify
that files are copied correctly ensures
that after a file is copied, SyncBackSE/Pro
checks to guarantee that
the newly created file is identical
to the file it was copied from.
Remember
that selecting the "Verify that
files are copied correctly" option
will slow down the backup process.
If
you find
your backup takes too long
when this setting, you
may wish to deselect it.
We've now defined our profile and
are ready to make a Simulated
Run.
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