Cobian Backup 5 Help file

The tool bar contains buttons for the most commons operations.

1) Backup everything now. All the items from the current list will be backed up immediately.

2) Abort: You can use this button to abort the current backup. Warning:  Many temporary files could be left in your disk and the current backup could be corrupted.

3) Clear old backups: Read more here.

4) Options. Open the options dialog.

5) Add a file or folder. Show a dialog box where you can create a new backup item for the current list. You can get the same result by right-clicking on your list (on the list view) or by dragging files or directories from Windows Explorer into the list ( drag'n'drop).

6) Create a new list. Creates an empty backup set.

7) Open a list. Open a saved list, and make it active.

8) Save a list as. Save the current list with another name.

9) Refresh current list: Reload the current list.

10) View the log file. Show the log file.

11) Delete the log file. Delete the current log file and initiate a new one.

12) Live update. Check if a new version is available. You must be connected to the internet in order to use this function.

13) About. Show information about the program.

14) Help. Show this help file.

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