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How to create a continuous backup

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Aug 28, 2019


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A continuous backup is a backup that will run every hour all day long, every day of the week without the user intervention. This can be done in Backup4all if we set a scheduled task to run daily and repeat the task every 1 hour for 23 hours a day. As a protection measure for the disk space used, we recommend the Smart backup type which will automatically delete older versions of the backup in order to fit in destination.

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How to configure the backup job

You will need to create a new backup job and configure a scheduler to run every hour.
Steps to follow:
  1. Open Backup4all and select File -> New (Ctrl+N).
  2. In the Where do you want to save the backup? section, select a backup destination.
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  3. On the What do you want to backup page, add the backup sources. Press Next.
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  4. On the Filter the backup sources page, you can set include/exclude filters for backup sources. Then press Next.
  5. On the How do you want to backup page, select the Smart backup type.
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  6. On the When do you want to backup page, press Next.
  7. On the Personalize your backup job page, enter a name for the backup in the Backup name field.
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  8. Press Save.

How to set up the scheduler for continuous backup

  1. Open Backup Properties -> Scheduler -> Add
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  2. Set the user account information and press Next
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  3. Press Add, select Daily and set the start time.
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  4. Go to Advanced page and select “Repeat every” 1 hours for a duration of “23 hours”.
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  5. Press OK and Save.

Applies to:

Backup4all 5.x - 8.x