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In this screen you can:
WinBackup 2.0 provides two types of backup: Total and Incremental (See Also, Disaster Recovery). The Backup Type drop-down list in the work area allows you to select the preferred backup type.
Incremental backups work by comparing the current selection of files to the files that were backed up by the more recent previous backup.
Verification or Validation Levels in WinBackup
The ‘Verify Type’ drop down list beneath the ‘Backup Type’ specifies the level of error checking WinBackup 2.0 will perform while the backup is being performed. The Verification method can be set to the following levels:
a) None: No verification checking of the backup output file will be performed. This will be useful when speed of backup is an important criterion.
b) Fast: At the end of the backup job, the media will be ejected and re-inserted from the storage device (where applicable) and a check will be made to verify the correct file structure and the presence of the WinBackup 2.0 output file.
c) Secure: At the end of the backup job a complete comparison of data is initiated upon the automatic reinsertion of the media and a full data check is performed reporting even the most minor of errors.
Extension or exclude filters allow you to decide which files you do not want to include in your backup. This feature appears below the Verify Type Field. Enter the file extensions you want to exclude from backup separated by a comma
Example 1 - Excluding Single Files
Many applications, such as Microsoft Word, create temporary files denoted by the tmp file extensions while you are working on particular documents. These tmp files are usually stored in the folder where are storing the document you are working on. To exclude this extension type in the file extension in the Extension Filter field.
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Example 2 - Excluding Multiple Files
To exclude multiple files extensions type in the file extensions in the Extension Filter field separated by a comma. You may, for example, want to backup only your jpg files. Although WinBackup allows you to search for these files specifically, you may exclude all other image file extensions from here.
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Set Commands to Specific Storage Media
If you are backing up onto a CD or DVD, WinBackup allows you to either Append the backup file to the CD or DVD leaving the data that you have in tact or Erase the CD or DVD.
What's Next?
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Setting the Backup Type
