File Management

In the “File Management” category you can find terms related to various aspects of file management, synchronization and backup.

• Autosave
• Saving data to the disk at periodic intervals without user intervention. This function is usefull among automatic backup programs. The advantage of... More about Autosave...

• Backup data files
• To "backup data files" means to backup all the documents, or any other files containing important information. A backup of data files can be easily... More about Backup data files...

• Backup history
• Backup history is a composition of backups, performed during the recent period. It is a good idea to keep the backup history if it turns out that... More about Backup history...

• Backup scheme
• A backup scheme is a scheme, defining various parametersr of the backup process. Now nearly every backup program can perform to satisfy any backup... More about Backup scheme...

• copying files
• File copying is creation of a new file which has the same content as an existing file. All operating systems include file copying in the user... More about copying files...

• Duplication
• Duplication is a process of copying the entire contents of a single medium to one or more media of the same time. Nowadays, special equipment can be... More about Duplication...

• File Compression
• File compression is being used more frequently. Commonly referred to as 'Zipping' after the most popular compression programs (PKZip, and WinZip)... More about File Compression...

• File Replication
• File replication is a process of copying files from one location to one or more locations for increased safety or performance. This measure can be... More about File Replication...

• File Synchronization
• File synchronization, in its simplest form, is automatic copying. Handy Backup supports file and folder synchronization. In the file... More about File Synchronization...

• Synchronization
• Synchronization is coordination with respect to time. Handy Backup supports synchronization of files and folders. When referring to files... More about Synchronization...

• Tower of Hanoi backup
• The Tower of Hanoi backup is a backup, performed according to the Tower of Hanoi rotation schedule. Currently, Handy Backup does not support the... More about Tower of Hanoi backup...

• Windows file synchronization
• Windows file synchronization is the process of synchronizing (making identical) windows system files and folders in order to keep two identical sets... More about Windows file synchronization...

• File Save
• To copy the document, record or image being worked on onto a storage medium. Saving updates the file by writing the data that currently resides in... More about File Save...

• File
• A file is a collection of data or information that has a name, called the filename. Almost all information stored in a computer must be in a file... More about File...

• File Copying
• File copying is creation of a new file which has the same content as an existing file. All operating systems include file copying in the user... More about File Copying...

• File System
• The method for storing and retrieving files on a disk. A file system defines the directory structure for keeping track of the files and the path... More about File System...

• Overwrite
• "To overwrite" means to record or copy new data over existing data, as in when a file or directory is updated. Data that is overwritten cannot be... More about Overwrite...

• Self-extracting file
• Self-extracting file A self-extracting file is a type of file that contains other files that have been compressed (typically through a ZIP program)... More about Self-extracting file...

• Update files online
• To update files online means to download the latest version of files from any server on the Internet to a hard disk on a local computer. There are... More about Update files online...