Using
this tab, you can create a backup set that will include the files that
you specify. The different options available allow you to adjust the backup
job to your needs.
You may select items from the "Select Backup Source" pane. Folders
and volumes will be on the left and files on the right. You may
select a descriptive name for the backup job by enter it in the "Backup
Name" field at the top. This will allow you to clearly identify
each job on a specific media.
In this text box, you can input an optional name for the current backup job you are creating. Be sure not to confuse this with the filename of the backup job. The backup job name is essentially a descriptive name that you have assigned to the actual backup job file. A default job name will be assigned to each new backup indicating the date and time within the name. This name structure is just one way to help organize your backup jobs.
What are backup jobs? Backup jobs are combinations of directories and files
that are selected for backup as well as any of the options (including
filters) that go along with that specific backup. Backup jobs are used
to allow one or more collections of files to be backed up at different
times. For example, one backup job could be created for accounting data,
and another backup job could be created for important data that changes
daily. The important data might be backed up daily or even hourly, while
the accounting data could be backed up at the end of the week.
Remember that setting a backup job name is optional and is meant to aid in managing backup jobs. For instance, under the Logs Tab, which will be discussed later, a listing of previous backup activity can be seen. Each of these logs is indicated by a Backup Job Name and a date. If you do not specify a Backup Job Name for any of your backup jobs, it will be a daunting task to differentiate the several backups solely by the dates and times of each of the backups. Thus, it is highly recommended that you assign a name to each of your backup jobs in order to ease your ability to distinguish the different backups.
This will allow you to find out the estimated number of files and size of the current backup job. Once selected a "Estimate" box will appear with the following information:
Files
This indicates the Count (number of files) and Size (In Gigabytes) that you have selected for the job. This is especially helpful if the size of a backup job is an issue when attempting to backup files to external devices with limited space such as CD/DVD’s or USB Devices.
Folders
This indicates the number of folders that you have selected for the job.
This button is used for the schedule options. Within this window, you will be able to schedule the job as well as name it. You have various scheduling options including; one time, minute, hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly. You may also set the time and date of when the job will run.
This will take you to the Advanced options for this specific backup job. Refer to the Backup Job Settings Topic for further information.
Click this button to display a dialog showing all available devices. From here, select the backup destination device and/or path you want to save the backup to
This button starts the selected backup job immediately.