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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 tasks and allows you to Add, Edit, Delete and Schedule the tasks.
Right-clicking an existing scheduled task will display the following options:
| · | Add - allows you to easily add a new scheduled task |
| · | Edit - opens the Scheduled Jobs window where you can edit selected task's options |
| · | Delete - removes the selected scheduled task |
| · | 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 task. By default, when you add a new scheduled task, Windows schedules the task for 9 a.m. each day. |
| · | Refresh - refreshes the scheduled tasks list |
Filter tasks:
| · | Filter by name - you can filter by name the existing scheduled tasks by writing the backup job name in the Filter by name field. As you write, you will see that only the matching tasks will be displayed. |
| · | Filter by action - lets you select additional filters that show only scheduled tasks that have a certain action defined: Full backup, Differential backup, Incremental backup, Default backup, Load backup job, Group backup, OTB backup, Test backup, Clean backup, INVALID. Its default value is <All> that shows all the scheduled tasks no matter the type of action. |
There are several columns in the Schedulers window that provide information for each scheduled task:
| · | Enabled - if the checkbox is marked then the scheduled task 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 task (default, full, differential, incremental, cleanup, test) |
| · | Job Name - shows the task name assigned by the scheduler |
| · | Status - displays the status of the scheduled task |
| · | Next Run Time - calculates the date and time when the scheduled task will run next |
| · | Last Run Time - shows the date and time when the scheduled task last ran |
| · | Schedule - shows the type of schedule selected for the task |
The scheduled tasks 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 task 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 tasks 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:
Schedule Job
New Backup Wizard and Backup Properties - Scheduler
Commands
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