Full backup

Full backup is the starting point for all other backups and contains all the data in the folders and files that are selected to be backed up. Because the full backup stores all files and folders, frequent full backups result in faster and simpler restore operations. Remember that when you choose other backup types, restore jobs may take longer.

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It would be ideal to make full backups all the time, because they are the most comprehensive and are self-contained. However, the amount of time it takes to run full backups often prevents us from using this backup type. Full backups are often restricted to a weekly or monthly schedule, although the increasing speed and capacity of backup media is making overnight full backups a more realistic proposition.

Full backups, if you have the time to perform them, offer the best solution in data protection. In effect, a single backup can provide the ability to completely restore all backed-up files.

However, you should be aware of a significant security issue. Each full backup contains an entire copy of the data. If the backup media were to be illegally accessed or stolen, the hacker or thief would then have access to an entire copy of your data.

Advantages:

1. Restore is the fastest

Disadvantages:

1. Backing up is the slowest
2. The storage space requirements are the highest (compared to incremental backup or differential backup)

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Backup4all supports full backup type and offers a solution for the storage space requirement issue. You can use the "Limit number of stored backups" option to reduce the backup size. The output of a full backup is a container file, which is created with zip compression . You can select the zip compression ratio by using the "Zip Advanced Settings". Backup4all's option to password protect your backup helps you if the backup media is stolen.

Related links:

• backup types
• differential backup
• incremental backup
• mirror backup

What OS do you use?
What edition and version of Backup4all do you use?

After creation job - Backup4all starting to find job-file in
c:\doc&set\profile_name\windows\tasks
but I have all job-files in c:\windows\tasks directly.
Native windows sheduling was choosen...
How can I fix this?
When I made a copy of job in c:\doc&set\profile_name\windows\tasks Backup4all permit to save the backup_job_plan.
Which file will run by sheduler?

You can back up different applications (including settings, configurations, profiles etc) using the plugins we provide or you can create your own plugins.

You can also manually pick up the files to be backed up.

Backup of installed programs (like MS Office or any third party application) is possible with this tool?

If you have compressed audio and video files, please note the zip compression will not reduce the file size considerably. The resulted backup will be around 200 GB.

What total file size reduction could I expect (on average) given a backup of a mix of program, audio, and video files? In other words, If I have 200 GB of data in my hard drive, how large of external drive would be required?