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The Schedulers window can be opened from the Tools->Schedulers menu, by pressing the Scheduler button from the toolbar or by pressing the F11 keyboard shortcut. It lists all the available information about the scheduled backups and allows you to Add, Edit, Delete and Schedule the backups.
Right-clicking an existing scheduled backup will display the following options:
| · | Add - allows you to easily add a new scheduled backup |
| · | Edit - opens the Scheduled Jobs window where you can edit selected backup's options |
| · | Delete - removes the selected scheduled backup |
| · | Schedule - opens the Windows Scheduled Tasks properties window (or the standalone scheduler properties window, if this is the one used instead of the Windows Task Scheduler) that allows you to set the time and frequency for the selected scheduled backup. By default, when you add a new scheduled backup, Windows schedules the task for 9 a.m. each day. |
| · | Refresh - refreshes the scheduled backups list |
Filter backups:
| · | Filter by name - you can filter by name the existing scheduled backups by writing the backup job name in the Filter by name field. As you write, you will see that only the matching backups will be displayed. |
| · | Filter by action - lets you select additional filters that show only scheduled backups that have a certain action defined: Full backup, Differential backup, Incremental backup, Default backup, Load backup job, Group backup, OTB backup, Test backup, INVALID. Its default value is <All> that shows all the scheduled backups no matter the type of action. |
There are several columns in the Schedulers window that provide information for each scheduled backup:
| · | Enabled - if the checkbox is marked then the scheduled backup will run, if is unchecked it will not be executed |
| · | Name - displays the name of the backup job as defined in its backup properties |
| · | Action - shows the type of action associated with the scheduled backup (full, differential, incremental, default) |
| · | Job Name - shows the backup job name assigned by the scheduler |
| · | Status - displays the status of the scheduled backup |
| · | Next Run Time - calculates the date and time when the scheduled backup will run next |
| · | Last Run Time - shows the date and time when the scheduled backup last ran |
| · | Schedule - shows the type of schedule selected for the backup job |
The scheduled backups in the list can be sorted by clicking on the column headers. The right-click menu on the column header provides a handy way to show/hide unnecessary columns (except the Enabled and Name columns which are grayed out).
You can also schedule a backup from the Backup Properties->Scheduler window. The difference between the two methods is that the Backup Properties->Scheduler window displays the scheduled tasks only for the selected backup job, while Tools->Schedulers will show you the scheduled tasks for all the backup jobs and groups.
Backup4all uses by default the Windows Task Scheduler in order to run the scheduled backups so you need to make sure that the Task Scheduler service is enabled on your computer. Use the Windows Help in order to find out more information about scheduling a task using the Task Scheduler. If you don't want to use the Windows Task Scheduler, you can use Backup4all's standalone scheduler by selecting Use Standalone Scheduler.
Related Topics:
Add scheduled backup
New Backup Wizard and Backup Properties - Scheduler
Commands
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