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The Import window can be opened from the File->Import... menu item and it is also opened the first time you run a newly installed Backup4all major version on a computer where a previous major version of Backup4all is installed. If you select this option and no previous major versions were installed, you'll be informed that there are no backup jobs to import.

If you had previous major versions installed, you'll have the option to import the backup jobs and backup groups from a previous major version of Backup4all.

Select ini files to import

When the Import window is opened, a list with all the .ini files found from a previous version is displayed and you can check the ones that you want to import in the backup list of the new version. For your convenience, you can use the Uncheck all or Check all options if you have lots of .ini files and want to deselect/select them all at once. Note that the backup jobs will be actually moved into the latest version, thus you will not be able to use them in the previous version.

There are three main columns in the display list:

·	Import - if the checkbox is marked, the backup job will be imported

·	Name - it displays the name of the backup job as it was defined in the previous version

·	Scheduled - it shows if the respective backup job was a scheduled backup or not

·	Group - shows the group name the backup job belonged to

Import inactive schedulers

If this is checked, scheduled backup jobs that were inactive will be imported too.

When the Import operation is finished, a report will be displayed with the results of the operation.

Run scheduled backup jobs as

If the backup jobs were scheduled to run in the previous version, you have the option to import them as scheduled backup jobs in the new version too.

Use Windows Scheduler

If this is selected, the backup jobs will be scheduled and executed using the internal scheduler from Windows. Over the standalone scheduler (Backup4all's internal scheduler), the Windows Scheduler has the advantage of being able to run the backup job even if there is no user logged in or if the computer is in hibernation/stand by.

User account

In this field, by default, the current logged in user's login name will be displayed. If your user account has a password make sure that you enter it by pressing the Set password button. We do not save your password but it is needed in order to set up the scheduled task in the Windows Task Scheduler. If your user account does not have a password you must select the Allow blank passwords when scheduling option from Tools->Options->General. Also, make sure that you enter the correct password - if the password is wrong the scheduled task will not run.

Use standalone scheduler

If this is selected, the backup jobs will be scheduled and executed using Backup4all's internal scheduler. If this option is selected, the User account field is grayed out since the Windows login username/password are not required. Using the standalone scheduler backups cannot be executed if there is no user logged in to Windows. To be able to run backups when no user is logged in you have to use the Windows Scheduler option.

Tips:

·	if you want to open an .ini file of a current version instead, you can use the File->Open backup (Ctrl+O) option - this will recreate the backup job opened (if is not in the backup list already)