Choose files or folders to backup. You can add as many folders or files as you want, but we recommend keeping things as organized as possible and using smaller backup items if possible.

To add a folder, click the "Add" button and select "Folder". Then browse the folder you want to add.

To add files, click the "Add" button and then select "Files". Select the files you want to add.

You can do this repeatedly to add more files or folders.

If you want to include or exclude certain files you can do so using the Include Masks and Exclude Masks. The wildcard character is an asterix(*).  If you want to work with all files you can skip this step.  Click here: New Item, Step 2 if you wish to see a screenshot of the above process.

Choose a destination. You can choose a local or Lan Folder (including remote shares), a FTP server, or an email account.
 

Local/LAN Folder

Click "Add New Destination"
Select "Local/LAN Folder"
Browse to the folder you want to backup to and select it.
Press OK to add the folder to your list of backup destinations.

FTP Location

Click "Add New Destination"
Select "FTP Location"
Enter your FTP Server's address, username, password and port. You can type the location of the folder you want to backup to on the FTP Server, or click the "..." button to connect to your FTP server and browse folders.
Press OK to add the FTP location to your list of backup destinations.
 

Email Address

Click "Add New Destination"
Select "Email Address"
If you haven't already filled out your mail server information in the General Preferences screen, you will be prompted to do so. Follow the advice in the Tips section for configuring your mail server settings. Close the settings window, settings are saved automatically.
You can use the "Send Test Email" button to send a test email to the address specified, using the server information you specified. Make sure you are properly receiving the test message before continuing.
Type the email address you want to send the files to.
Press OK to add the email address to your list of backup destinations.

Click here: Destination, General Preferences if you wish to see a screenshot of the above process.  If you need help with the General Preferences, click here
 

Rotation
You can choose to rotate destinations each time your backup item is backed up, or backup to every destination each time. Click Next.

Timestamps
Adding timestamps to your backups will place all your backed up files into folders with the date and time in their name. This helps to identify when the files were backed up, and also allows you store multiple backups (files in folders with different names won't be overwritten by subsequent backups).

Timestamp Settings You can choose the accuracy of your timestamps. Essentially, this is how often you want to stop overwriting older backups. For example, if you chose "month", then each time a new month passes a new backup folder will be created. Then, all month long, each time you run the backup item the files will replace any existing files that were backed up this month. When a new month comes the most recent files for the previous month will be kept and the program will start writing files to a new folder.

You can also choose to have the program automatically delete old versions automatically to save space in your backup location. Note that the program cannot delete files backed up to an email address.

Click here: Timestamp if you wish to see a screenshot of the above process.

Compression Type The program can use .ZIP compression to reduce the size of your files and preserve space in the backup location. You can choose not to zip file if you want easy access to them using this program, or select one of the two compression options. The "many .ZIP files" option will compress each file individually. This reduces the chance that a .ZIP file might become corrupt, and is easier to upload to a remote server or send VIA email address. If you choose "one .ZIP file" you can store all your files in one .ZIP file. This is good for backup to Local or Lan folders.

Encryption The program can use blowfish compression to obscure the data in your files and make them unreadable. In order to restore the files you will need to restore them through this program, or use the encryption tool in the "Tools" menu to decrypt them. We recommend that you only use encryption for particularly important files, because it will increase the time that it takes to backup and restore your files.

Click here: Compression and Encryption if you wish to see a screenshot of the above process.

Scheduler
You can set up schedules for this backup item to run. You must check the "Enable Scheduler" checkbox in order to enable schedules for this backup item. Choose a date and time for the schedule to first run. If you want the schedule to run more than once you should check the "Run Schedule" checkbox and select a period (Daily, Weekly or Monthly) for the backup to be run. The backup will be run in the period you specify at the time you specified.

IMPORTANT: The program must be running in order for schedules to be executed. We recommend turning on "Run at Startup" in the "File > General Preferences" menu to ensure that the program is always running. ALSO: We highly recommend separating each schedule by at least 10 minutes to allow all previous backups to complete before begining a second one.

Click here: Scheduler if you wish to see a screenshot of the above process.

You're Finished! Click the "Finish" button to add the backup item to the main program window.

Backing up an item Click your item in the list to select it. The "Backup" button should become enabled. Click the "Backup" button and your backup item will run. We recommend testing each backup item to ensure it is properly configured.

Restoring an item Click your item in the list to select it. The "Restore" button should become enabled. Click the "Restore Button" to open the version list window. This window shows you every version of your backup files that is available. Select the version you want to restore and click either "Restore to Previous Location" or "Restore to New Location". If you chose "Restore to New Location" you will be prompted to specify the new location for the files to be restored. Otherwise the restoration will begin. If the files you are restoring already exist you will be prompted to overwrite them or keep them.

Deleting an item Click your item in the list to select it. The "Delete" button should become enabled. Click the "Delete" button to delete your item. You will be prompted to confirm your choice. Please note that this only deletes your backup item, it does NOT delete any files that you have backed up using this item, and it does NOT delete the original files you were backing up.
 

Settings Click your item in the list to select it. The "Settings" button should become enabled. Click the "Settings" button to open the settings window for this particular item. Alternately, you can double-click any item to open it's settings window. We recommend performing a fresh backup after changing settings to test the new settings.