Project Properties: Selecting backup method

Choose backup type from the list to view more information:
       Simple Copy
       Exact Copy
       Move
       Compress
       Exact Compress
       Syncronize

Note:
The first time SmartBackup runs a project, it copies files as specified. In subsequent runs, it only process files that are newer or updated since the last run.



Simple Copy
Safest

Select "Simple Copy" to copy all files from the Source folder to the Destination folder but not vise versa. Destination files are never deleted.

Available Additional Options:
       Overwrite newer destination files
       Process "in use" files
       Compare files after copy
       Keep source files in a subfolder of destination maintaining the source path
       Overwrite non-empty destination files by empty (zero length) source files
       Clear the source Archive bit after copy
       Keeping old file versions

 


Exact Copy
Ideal for most situations

Select “Exact Copy" if you want the destination copy to match the source with no extra files. When a source file is deleted its counterpart on the destination gets deleted too.

If you delete files from the source, they will be deleted from the destination the next time SmartBackup runs the Project.

Caution Caution:
Any files or folders in destination folder that match the selection criteria, but do not match files or folders in source folder are considered obsolete and will be deleted. This may cause loss of data if you have any other files in destination folder that are not related to this project.

Available Additional Options:
       Overwrite newer destination files
       Process "in use" files
       Compare files after copy
       Keep source files in a subfolder of destination maintaining the source path
       Overwrite non-empty destination files by empty (zero length) source files
       Clear the source Archive bit after copy
       Keeping old file versions
       Options for Obsolete Files Deletion

 


Move
Move

Files are copied and then deleted from the source.

Available Additional Options:
       Overwrite newer destination files
       Process "in use" files
       Keep source files in a subfolder of destination maintaining the source path
       Overwrite non-empty destination files by empty (zero length) source files


Compress
Good for infrequent off site backups

Files are compressed into a Zip file at the destination.

Use "Compress" to save disk space on the destination drive. The files are compressed in a PKZIP-compatible format and can be uncompressed by PKUNZIP or WinZip programs. Enter a password to protect the compressed archive. You will need this password to extract the files.

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

Available Additional Options:
       Overwrite newer destination files
       Process "in use" files
       Keep source files in a subfolder of destination maintaining the source path
       Options for Zip Compression


Exact Compress
Good for medium sized data

Use "Exact Compress" to compress files as above, but if you delete files from the source, they will be removed from the ZIP archive.

Available Additional Options:
       Overwrite newer destination files
       Process "in use" files
       Keep source files in a subfolder of destination maintaining the source path
       Options for Obsolete Files Deletion
       Options for Zip Compression


Synchronize
To share files between multiple locations

Synchronize source and destination to match exactly.

Use "Synchronize" to copy files both ways. Synchronization is useful for managing files at two different locations. It allows you to add or edit files in either the source or the destination folders. No files are deleted.

Available Additional Options:
       Process "in use" files
       Compare files after copy
       Overwrite non-empty destination files by empty (zero length) source files

See also:
      Project Properties


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