User manual SAMSUNG AUTO BACKUP

[. . . ] 06 06/05/2009 Samsung Auto Backup User Manual First edition October 2008 This revision - 05] Copyright © 2008 Clarus, Inc. No part of this document may be communicated, distributed, reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Clarus, Inc. , except as allowed under the copyright laws. All brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both. [. . . ] View Menu · Show tool bar Shows or hides the tool bar. · Show status bar Shows or hides the status bar. · Refresh Refreshes the selected program pane's contents. · Up Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 41 Managing Data Navigates to the top folder of the selected folder or file. Tools Menu · Options Sets various backup options. · Backup device - sub-menu as follows: Change backup device (C). . . Changes the replicated backup information into the current backup information. · Connect to network folder Connects to a network folder to be used as a backup source. · Disconnecting the network folder Disconnects a network drive or folder. · Migration Runs a tool that replicates the files and folder structure to another storage device. · Integrity check Runs a tool which checks whether data stored on the actual backup device matches the backup information of Samsung Auto Backup. · Compress backup info Compresses the backup information. Tools Menu Help · Help Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 42 Managing Data Shows help items. · About Samsung Auto Backup Shows version information about Samsung Auto Backup. Icon Bar The icon bar is located just below the Menu Task bar at the top of the main screen. The icons launch the most frequently used functions for your convenience. Figure 6-6 Icon Bar · Backup You can perform a manual backup by clicking Backup. · Restore By choosing a folder on your Samsung External Hard Disk Drive, you can click Restore to copy the folder or file. · Delete You can choose a folder or file on your Samsung External Hard Disk Drive drive and click Delete to delete the folder or file. · Refresh Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 43 Managing Data If the directories in either the source or destination window has changed, click Refresh to view the changes in either window. · Up If you are currently looking at a sub-folder (a folder under another folder), click Up to take you back to the previous folder. · Options Allows you to change the options setup when the program was first installed. Quick Backup The QuickBackup function allows users to use the backup system from Windows Explorer. Choose Run QuickBackup Figure 6-7 Selecting QuickBackup Source Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 44 Managing Data Files and folders are automatically saved as a backup source that you defined during setup. When the backup has finished, click Exit Viewing Backup Results You can see the results of the backup process after performing manual or scheduled backups. To view detailed backup results, from the Task Related Information window: 1. Click the Backed-up List bar under the Task Related Information window 2. Click on a folder in the Backed up List You can also check the detailed backup results from the Settings Information Windows by clicking: 3. Settings Information bar -> Task Log icon Figure 6-8 Settings Information Window Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 45 Managing Data Check the Backup from Windows Explorer If you open the folder set in the Backup Settings Wizard in Windows Explorer, you can see the following folder and confirm that the backup process is complete. Figure 6-9 Check Files in Windows Explorer Screen Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 46 Chapter 7 Advanced Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 47 Advanced Changing Options To change the initial backup options (backup file types, backup schedule, etc. ), from the tool bar: 1. Click Confirm From this window you can specify various backup options; such as whether to compress the files, whether to store a backup history, and whether to close the backup window after finishing the backup process. For more information on the Task Options, please See Chapter 5 in section "Setting the Task Log Options" Set Task Options Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 48 Advanced Figure 7-1 Task Options Screen Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 49 Advanced File Filter The File Filter screen defines the file types to back up or exclude from the backup. File types are categorized in six groups: For more information on the File Filter options, please see Chapter 5 in the section "File Filter" Figure 7-2 File Filter Adding, changing, or deleting a schedule is performed from this screen. By clicking Add. . . , Change. . . , or Delete you can create as many backup schedules for as many file groups or types as you desire. For more information on creating a schedule, please see Chapter 5 in the section "Setting the Backup Schedule" Schedule Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 50 Advanced Figure 7-3 Schedule From this window, you can set a password for the backup program. This will prevent unauthorized persons from accessing your data. Login Password NOTE: YOU MUST REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORD. IT IS REQUIRED WHEN YOU START THE PROGRAM It is always good to change the password on a regular schedule. From this screen, you can change the password by performing the following: 1. Click Apply -> Confirm Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 51 Advanced Figure 7-4 Login Password From the Set Backup Mode a Normal/Scheduled Mode or Real-Time Auto Run Mode is set. · Normal/Scheduled Mode Will analyze the current backup source (the data to be backed up) and decide whether to perform a full backup (all files) or if an incremental backup (only files that have been modified since the last backup) is sufficient. [. . . ] When the network folder is connected it appears in the backup source tree. Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 74 Advanced Disconnecting a Network Drive At some point, you may not want your network drive connected. Click Tools -> Disconnect Network Drive -> Confirm Figure 7-24 Disconnecting a Network Drive Samsung Auto Backup User Manual Ver 2. 0 75 Advanced Checking the Integrity of Backed up Data As the basic backup units of Samsung Auto Backup are the file and folder, you can use Windows Explorer to access the files and folders within the backup data. Therefore, it is possible that you may accidentally change or delete files and folders on the backup device using Windows Explorer. If you change the folders or files in the backup device manually, there can be discrepancies between Samsung Auto Backups information and the backup files stored on the device. [. . . ]