The Schedule Job window will be displayed when you click on the Add or Edit button in the main Scheduler window.
Execute backup using
Main application
This is the option set by default. If Backup4all is closed when a scheduled backup needs to be executed, the main application starts and the backup runs. Furthermore, if the b option is checked, Backup4all will be closed after the backup job is executed.
Command line application
Backup4all has also a command line version. If this option is selected, instead of the main application window a command line window will appear when a scheduled backup runs. After the backup finishes the window is closed. However, if you want this to be executed in the background, you can check the Hide Window option.
Run
Backup job
Option selected by default and the other options (Backup group and One Touch Backup) are grayed out
Clear backup before run
If this is checked, Backup4all will first delete the ".bkc" file and all zip files associated with the current backup job and after that execute the scheduled task
Action
You can select an action to perform when the scheduled task runs:
| · | Default - executes the default backup type defined in the backup job |
| · | Full - executes a full backup, no matter what the backup type defined in the backup job is |
| · | Differential - executes a differential backup, no matter what the backup type defined in the backup job is |
| · | Incremental - executes an incremental backup, no matter what the backup type defined in the backup job is |
| · | Load - at the scheduled date it opens Backup4all and selects the backup job |
| · | Test - you can schedule a test operation instead of a backup. When Test is selected, the Backup Numbers box is displayed  . You can type in there the backup numbers you want to test. The order you type them in is the order they will be tested in. Use the * character to test all backup numbers, or the # character to test only the last backup. |
Erase disk before backup
This option is displayed only when the destination of the backup job is on removable media. If this is checked, Backup4all will first erase the disk (if supported) and after that execute the scheduled task
Scheduler
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 log in 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.
Run at system shutdown
If this is selected, the backup job will be executed when the shutdown command is started. Backup4all intercepts the shutdown message and there is no way to know if a restart or a shutdown was requested. This is why it will always shutdown your computer after the backup is executed.