Schedule Job

Once you click on Add from Tools->Schedulers, the Scheduled Job window will be shown.

Option set by default. If Backup4all is closed when a scheduled task needs to be executed, the main application starts and the task runs. Furthermore, if the Close after run option is checked, Backup4all will be closed after the task is executed.

Backup4all has also a command line version. If this option is selected, instead of the main application window a command line window will appear when a scheduled task runs. After the task finishes the window is closed. If you want the task to be executed in background, you can check the Hide Window option.

•	Backup job - This option allows you to schedule a backup job from the ones already defined. You can choose the backup job from the Select a backup job box and select an action to perform when the backup job runs.

•	Backup group - This allows you to schedule a backup group. In the Select a backup group you can choose a group to execute but you can't select an action. Each backup job from that group will perform the backup type defined in its configuration.

•	One touch backup - If this is selected, the scheduled task will run the backup using settings from Tools->Options->One Touch Backup. If the option Enable "One Touch Backup" support is not enabled, the scheduled task will not run.

You can select an action to perform when the scheduled task for a backup job or group runs:

•	Full - executes a full backup, no matter what the backup type defined in the backup job is

•	Differential - executes a differential backup, no matter what the backup type defined in the backup job is

•	Incremental - executes an incremental backup, no matter what the backup type defined in the backup job is

•	Cleanup - at the scheduled date it deletes the selected backup numbers. When Cleanup is selected, other options become available to filter the backup numbers that will be deleted:

•	Newer than - if checked backup numbers that are newer than the selected date will be deleted when the scheduled Cleanup operation runs

•	Older than - if checked backup numbers that are older than the selected date will be deleted when the scheduled Cleanup operation runs

•	Older than (fixed date) - backup numbers that are Older than a certain fixed date will be deleted when the scheduled Cleanup operation runs

•	Do not delete Full backups - if this is checked, the full backups will be kept even if they fall into the range of files filtered for deletion

•	Do not delete Differential backups - if this is checked, the differential backups will be kept even if they fall into the range of files filtered for deletion. Note that this option is available only when Do not delete full backups is checked, because differential backups depend on full backups.

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Test - you can schedule a test operation instead of a backup. When Test is selected, the Backup Numbers box is displayed

. You can type in there the backup numbers you want to test. The order you type them in is the order they will be tested in. Use the * character to test all backup numbers, or the # character to test only the last backup.

If this is checked, Backup4all will first delete the ".bkc" file and all zip files associated with the current backup job and after that execute the scheduled backup.

This option is available only when the destination of the backup job is on removable media. If this is checked, Backup4all will first erase the disk (if supported) and after that execute the scheduled backup.

Select Scheduler type allows scheduling a task to run either using the Windows/standalone scheduler or at system shutdown:

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Windows scheduler - If this is selected, the tasks will be scheduled and executed using the internal scheduler from Windows. Over the standalone scheduler (Backup4all's internal scheduler), the Windows Scheduler has the advantage of being able to run the task even if there is no user logged in or if the computer is in hibernation/stand by.

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Standalone scheduler - If this is selected, the tasks will be scheduled and executed using Backup4all's internal scheduler. If this option is selected, the User account field is grayed out since the Windows login username/password are not required. Using the standalone scheduler tasks cannot be executed if there is no user logged in to Windows. To be able to run tasks when no user is logged in you have to use the Windows Scheduler option.

•	System shutdown - If this is selected, the task will be executed when the shutdown command is started. Backup4all intercepts the shutdown message and there is no way to know if a restart or a shutdown was requested. This is why it will always shutdown your computer after the task is executed.

In this field, by default, the current logged in user's login name will be displayed. If your user account has a password make sure that you enter it by pressing the Set password button. We do not save your password but it is needed in order to set up the scheduled task in the Windows Task Scheduler. If your user account does not have a password you must select the Allow blank passwords when scheduling option from Tools->Options->General. Also, make sure that you enter the correct password - if the password is wrong the scheduled task will not run.