Project Properties: Additional Options

Backup Options:

Overwrite destination files even if they are newer than source files - normally, SmartBackup does not overwrite newer files with older ones. You can select the “Overwrite destination files even if they are newer than source files” to change that behavior.

Try to process "in use" files - Check this to let SmartBackup try to copy files that are currently in use by other programs by means of advanced locking techniques. If the program that is currently using the file cannot handle this kind of locking mechanism, it may generate errors.
Use this option with caution.

Compare files after copy - Check this to let SmartBackup compare source and destination files after a successful copy is completed. SmartBackup will do a CRC32 comparison of the two files. Selecting this option will slow down the copying since each file will have to be reopened and reread to be compared.

Note Note:
File comparison will not be done on files that are moved to an archive or compressed.

Keep source files in a subfolder of destination maintaining the source path - Check this to keep source files in a sub folder of destination maintaining the source path.

Overwrite non-empty destination files by empty (zero length) source files - Check this to allow SmartBackup overwrite older destination files by newer, but zero length source files.

Clear the source Archive bit after copy - Check this to clear the source Archive bit (file attribute) after copy.

Keeping old file versions:

When you use Copy or Exact Copy you can also choose what to do with changed files:

Save old files to the File Versions Archive folder - keep old versions of the files in an archive folder. You can set how many older versions you would like to keep.

Whenever you update a source file, SmartBackup will copy the file to the destination after moving the file in the destination to the archive folder.

Older versions of files, with modified extensions, will be kept in the archive folder. For example, older versions of the file FileName.TXT will be named FileName.TXT.20011104191133486, FileName.TXT.20011104211212762 and so on (the 17-digit extension represents the current date and time calculated to the millisecond).

 

How to delete obsolete files:

When you use Exact Copy or Exact Compress you can also choose what to do with deleted files:

Normal Delete - permanently delete old files from the disk;

Delete to Recycle Bin - move old files to MS Windows Recycle Bin;

Move deleted files to Deleted Files Archive Folder - keep obsolete (deleted) files in an archive folder. You can set how many deleted files with the same names you would like to keep.

Whenever you delete a source file, SmartBackup will move the file in the destination to the Deleted Files Archive folder.

Deleted files, with modified extensions, will be kept in the archive folder. For example, deleted file with the name FileName.TXT will be named FileName.TXT.20011104191133486, FileName.TXT.20011104211212762 and so on (the 17-digit extension represents the current date and time calculated to the millisecond).

 

Zip Compression:

When compressing to a Zip file, SmartBackup creates a temporary file in the destination folder. This means that the destination folder must have enough disk space to hold the Zip file and the temporary file, which can grow as large as the Zip file itself.

Select the compression ratio to be used when creating a Zip file (0 - store, 9 - maximum compression). Higher ratios make the Zip files smaller but slow down the compression.

You can enter a password here, in order to protect your compressed backup from intruders.

Caution Caution:
If you forget the password, it cannot be recovered.

To remove password protection, delete the two password entries.

 

Run programs:

You can run an external program either before or after running the project.

Enter the path and program name that should be run before running the project. Check “Wait for program before proceeding” if you want SmartBackup to wait till the program exits before running this project.

Note Note:
The program can be an EXE file, BAT file or any other file that you can run from the Windows command line.

 

Auto Dial:

The Dial-Up Networking phonebook entry to dial before running the project.

Select the phonebook entry that should be dialed before running the project. This is useful for connecting to a remote computer where the files are located.

Check “Disconnect after running project” to let SmartBackup hang up the modem after copying.

 

Skip when current hardware profile is:

You can use the Windows Hardware Profiles feature to create and save projects of different computer configurations.

For example, if you are using a portable computer, you may want to activate particular devices and services, depending on whether your computer is docked or undocked. You can do this by using the Hardware Profiles feature in Windows. For more information on this feature see the Windows Help file.

Once you set up Windows Hardware Profiles, you can set SmartBackup to skip certain projects depending on the current hardware profile.

 

See also:
      Project Properties
      Quick Start


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