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How to backup your data to HubiC
Hubic is a cloud storage provider supported by Backup4all to store your backups online. You can easily backup your data to your cloud Hubic account. This is a practical remote backup destination as it allows you to store important files offsite. It can be considered as an additional protection against data loss as the result of hardware failure or other disasters.
How to backup your data to HiDrive
HiDrive is a cloud storage provider supported by Backup4all to store your backups online. You can easily backup your data to your cloud HiDrive account. This is a practical remote backup destination as it allows you to store important files offsite. It can be considered as an additional protection against data loss as the result of hardware failure or other disasters.
How to shutdown computer after backup
In Backup4all you can set different actions to be executed after the backup: shutdown, log off, stand by or hibernate. Such an action will be executed only after the backup is finished and the result of that action will not be logged in Backup4all.
How to use the Getting started window
This article will show you how to use the Getting Started window. It can be accessed anytime from Tools -> Getting Started menu.
How to override the application folders
The Application folders page of the Options window (accessible from the File, Options menu item) contains general settings of the program.
Backup to Iomega REV drives
This article explains how to backup to Iomega REV drives. This type of external drive can be a bit confusing for many users as the Iomega REV drives are formatted with the UDF filesystem. Depending on your version of Windows, Backup4all might see the Iomega REV drive as a CD/DVD/Blu-ray device.
Restore data after a hard drive crash
This article explains how to restore files and folders from a backup after a hard drive crash.
How “Smart file scanning mode” works in Backup4all
Backup4all can use the USN journal to get a faster detection of the modified source files. The USN Journal (Update Sequence Number Journal), or Change Journal, is a feature of NTFS which maintains a record of changes made to the volume.
How to back up file names with other characters than English
Starting with version 4 of Backup4all, files in different languages can be backed up without other additional configurations.
This article presents the settings necessary to be made in order to back up file names having characters in a different language than English.
How to backup only to a specific removable/external drive
When you have multiple removable/external drives that you connect to your computer one at a time, they could be assigned with the same drive letter in Windows. When the scheduler runs, Backup4all will automatically run the backup to the currently connected hard drive assigned with the selected drive letter. If you want to use only one drive for backups and the others for different projects, you need to make sure the backup won't be executed on the wrong hard drive connected at that time.
How to clean a backup
The Clean backup window can be opened from the Jobs tab, by pressing Clean menu item. It gives options to delete backup numbers based on certain criteria.
How to clear the backup
In Backup4all you can clear the backup job, which means to delete all backup versions from destination and also delete the backup catalog. That will result in a fresh job, starting that backup from the beginning.
How to configure a new backup?
To create a new backup job, click on the "New" button from the application's toolbar. For each backup job you must specify at least its name, a valid storage destination and the source files, the rest of the options not being mandatory. In New Backup Wizard, you can switch anytime to Advanced mode for more configuration options.
How to configure logs and history
On the Logs and history page of the Options window (accessible from the Tools, Options menu item) you can change log and history options.
How to backup to OneDrive using Backup4all
OneDrive is a file hosting service that allows users to upload and sync files to a cloud storage and then access them from a Web browser or their local device. You can also use Onedrive to access and manage files from multiple devices.
Backup to Amazon S3
This article explains how to use an Amazon S3 storage account as backup destination in Backup4all. The idea is to use a third party application (such as WebDrive) to map the Amazon S3 account as a local drive. This way, Backup4all will recognize the mapped drive as a valid destination for backups and you'll be able to perform an online backup of your data.
How to create a new backup job
This article will show you how to create a new backup job using Backup4all. The backup sources can be located in various places and the backup destination be a local hard drive, a network place, FTP server or SFTP server.
How to restore from a backup?
To make a full or a filtered restore start the Restore Wizard by pressing the Restore (or F7) button from the application's toolbar. You can restore to the original location or to a different location of your choice.
Using the Backup4all sidebar gadget
This article will show you how to install and use the Backup4all sidebar gadget. It will help you to easily manage and run the backup jobs without opening the main interface of Backup4all.