Backup Options

 
  To open the Backup Job Options dialog box:

Backup Job Options Dialog Box

The Backup Job Options dialog box contains the following tabs:

 
  To display an option group:

 
  To select an option or change an option setting:

 
  To save your current settings and change option groups:

  1. Click Apply.
  2. Click the next option group's tab.

 
  To save your option settings and return to the Backup window:

General Tab

Use the General tab to set the Verify data and Compression options and tell Backup Exec how to handle media that already contain backups.

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Password Tab

Use the Password tab to provide data security by password-protecting your backup. Your password is required to compare or restore files in the backup set.

Your password may consist of up to 8 characters. Passwords are case-sensitive. For example, "my pass" is not the same as "My Pass".

 
  To create a password:

  1. Click Protect this backup with a Password.

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  2. Type your password in the Password text box.
  3. Retype your password in the Confirm password text box.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Click OK or select another options tab.

Type Tab

Use the Type tab to choose a backup type.

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Backup types

Exclude Tab

Use the Exclude tab to exclude certain file types from your Backup Job. File exclusions are made based on registered types or custom types.

 
  To exclude files by registered type:

  1. Click the Exclude tab in the Backup Job Options dialog box.

    The Exclude tab appears.

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  2. Click Add.

    The Exclude files from backup dialog box appears.

  3. Click Registered type.
  4. Select the file type you want to exclude in the Registered types list.
  5. Click OK.

    Your exclusion appears in the Do not back up these file types list box. To exclude additional registered file types, repeat steps 2 through 5.

 
  To exclude files by custom type:

  1. Click the Exclude tab in the Backup Job Options dialog box.

    The Exclude tab appears.

  2. Click Add.

    The Add Exclude dialog box appears.

  3. Click Custom type.
  4. Type a three letter file extension in the Custom type text box.

    For example, type bat to exclude all your batch files.

  5. Click OK.

    Your exclusion appears in the Do not back up these file types list box.

    To exclude additional file types, repeat steps 2 through 5.

 
  To remove a file type from the Do not back up these file types list:

  1. Select the file type you want to remove from the list.
  2. Click Remove.

Report Tab

Use the Report tab to specify the items you want to include in your backup report and to set your unattended backup option.

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Unattended backup

Check Unattended backup to run unattended backup jobs. This option enables the program to bypass most prompts during a backup operation. Unattended backup is the default setting.

Advanced Tab

Use the Advanced tab to specify the following options:

 
  To set the Advanced Options:

  1. Click the Advanced tab in the Backup Job Options dialog box.

    The Advanced tab appears.

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  2. Check the options you want.
  3. Click OK.