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Backup Name and Medium

 

 

 

 

In the first tab of the backup set options you can specify the name of this backup set and the backup medium.


 

Backup format

Z-DBackup can either save the data to an archive file with optional compression and/or encryption, or create a 1:1 copy of the files in the source directory. Depending on the backup format, different option are available in the setup of Z-DBackup.


 

Z-DBackup is by default configured to create backup archives in the ZIP format.

 Backup name

 Here you can enter a (meaningful) description of this backup set. You can use up to 35 characters.


 

You can select a predefined backup description with the  …  button.

The following predefined backup sets are available in the Z-DBackup wizard :

 Description

 Feature

Backup Outlook Professional

The directories and registry entries of Microsoft Outlook are saved.

Documents and Settings

Documents and settings are saved.

Music and Video

Music and videos are saved.

Backup Windows Mail

The Windows Mail Application Data folder and hidden registry entries will be saved.

Backup Apple Itunes

Apple Itunes folders will be saved.

Backup Windows Live-Mail

The Windows Live Mail Application Data folder and hidden registry entries will be saved.

Backup Thunderbird Mail

The Thunderbird Application Data folder and hidden registry entries will be saved.

Backup Google Chrome

The Google Chrome Application Data folder containing bookmarks, extension, history, cache and more, will be saved.


 

Backup medium

This setting lets you define which rewritable backup medium is to be used with this backup set.


The backup medium can be a removable medium, a network drive or a local drive. From there, the backup can optionally (automatically) be copied or moved to tape, CD-R/RW, DVD+/- R/RW or Blu-Ray disc.

 

Copy backup file to tape. This option is activated if the add-on module Z-TapeDump or Z-TapeBackup is installed.

Burn backup file to M-Disk or CD/DVD/Blu-Ray. This option is activated if the add-on module Z-DataBurn is installed.

Copy backup file to an FTP server. This option is activated if the add-on module Z-FTPcopy or Z-FTPcopy is installed.


 

 If the backup is immediately saved to a removable medium, the option to copy it to tape or CD/DVD/Blu-Ray is disabled!

Disable multi-spanning for backup archives

If you want to disable the automatic multi-spanning for removable mediums:


 

1. In the Backup medium list, select Manual selection.
2. Deactivate the option Removable medium.

Backup Settings


Settings Window

Backup to NAS

Backup to USB

Backup to DVD-RAM

Backup to Tape

Backup Target  -  ZIP

Backup Target  -  COPY

Backup Target  -  TAPE

Tape and Burner

FTP

Registry

Delete old backups

 
 


 

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