There are two ways to create a backup profile:
Select "Create Backup Profile" from the "File" menu.
Right click on the "Backup Profiles" tree node, and select "Create Backup Profile".
This should create a new backup profile using the currently checked files and the default backup options. The following options can be set for the backup profile:
The symbolic name for the archive. It can be changed later.
The current working directory to perform the bakcup in. The list of files to backup is automatically updated to reflect the selected working directory.
For each directory that is listed under "Backup files", only the files under that directory that are on the same filesystem as the directory will be archived. Directories on different filesystems can be listed under "Backup files", and each will be treated independently of the others, by tar.
Perform an incremental backup. A snapshot file is used to determine which files have changed since the last incremental backup. Only the files that have changed will be archived.
The name of the file that is used to determine which files have changed since the last incremental backup.
Remove the snapshot file before invoking tar. This has the effect of backing up all of the files, and creating the snapshot file for use next time.
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You must press the "Apply" button to commit any changes made to the backup profile.