Copy Job Options

 

Verify after copy

The files that are copied will be verified to make sure that they were written correctly. Selecting this option will increase copy time. This setting is selected by default.

 

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It is highly recommended to select the option to verify your data after a copy job. This helps to ensure that the copied data matches the data presently on your system. If you do not select this option, and there is an error in some of your copied data, you will not be aware of the errors until you go to access the copied data.

 

Enable Open File Copy

Select this option to have NovaBACKUP automatically copy open files on the local system using Volume Snapshot Service (VSS).

Note: This option NOT available when running on Windows 2000.

 

Enable Drive Letter Management

Select this option to have NovaBACKUP automatically select the correct removable disk device (USB) even when it's drive letter changes.

 

Copy empty folders

Select this option to copy empty folders.

 

Copy Type

"Copy"
Copy files and directories from the source(s) on the left to the destination or the right.  Does not remove files on the destination that DO NOT exist on the source

"Mirror"
Mirror files and directories from the source(s) on the left to the destination or the right.  REMOVES files on the destination that DO NOT exist on the source

"Bidirectional Copy"
Copy files and directories between the left and the right paths. Results in an identical set of files and folders on both sides: Files on one side, but not the other are copied

Note: Files that have been deleted from one path will NOT be deleted from the other

 

Copy Overwrite Options

Always Overwrite

Source file will always overwrite an existing file of the same name on the destination.

Never Overwrite

Source file will never overwrite an existing file of the same name on the destination.

Overwrite older files only

Source file will overwrite an existing file of the same name on the destination if the destination file is older.