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Handy Backup Works with Windows Vista

Backup software for MS Windows® 7/Vista/XP/2000 or 2008/2003 Server

Handy Backup User Manual

This manual explains in detail the use of Handy Backup. It provides startup instructions and a brief tutorial for performing backup operations.

Table of contents

  1. General Information
    1. Product Overview
    2. Copyright
    3. Third-Party Binaries
    4. End User License Agreement
    5. Technical Support Contacts
  2. Installation and Getting Started
    1. Handy Backup Installation
      1. Updating Handy Backup from Earlier Versions
    2. System Requirements
    3. First Start
    4. Registration
    5. Uninstalling
  3. Handy Backup Basics
    1. Operation Types
      1. Backup
      2. Restore
      3. Synchronization
    2. Tasks
      1. Creating New Task
      2. Modifying Task
      3. Duplicating Task
      4. Running Task
      5. Stopping Task
      6. Deleting Task
  4. Managing Data With Handy Backup
    1. Backing Up Data
      1. Standard Mode
        1. Step 1: Choose Task Type
        2. Step 2: What To Backup?
        3. Step 3: Backup Type
        4. Step 4: Select Destination
          1. Backup to Local Disk/External HDD/USB Disk/Flash/Lan
          2. Backup to FTP
          3. Backup to SFTP
          4. Backup to CD-R/CD-RW
          5. Backup to Blu-Ray/HD-DVD/DVD
          6. Handy Backup Online
        5. Step 5: How To Backup?
        6. Step 6: When To Backup?
        7. Step 7: How Often To Backup?
        8. Step 8: What Time To Backup?
        9. Step 9: Name The Backup Task
      2. Expert Mode
        1. Step 1: Choose Task Type
        2. Step 2: Specify Backup Set
        3. Step 3: Select Destination
        4. Step 4: Advanced Backup Settings
        5. Step 5: Compression And Encryption
        6. Step 6: Scheduling
        7. Step 7: Ready To Create New Task
      3. Network Backup
        1. Installation of Handy Backup Server
        2. Creating Network Backup Task
    2. Restoring Data
      1. Step 1: Choose Task Type
      2. Step 2: Specify Index File
      3. Step 3: Select Restore Location
      4. Step 4: Advanced Restore Settings
      5. Step 5: Enter Password for Decryption (optional)
      6. Step 6: Scheduling
      7. Step 7: Ready To Create New Task
      8. Restoring Separate Files and Folders
    3. Synchronizing Data
      1. Step 1: Choose Task Type
      2. Step 2: Select The First Folder
      3. Step 3: Select The Second Folder
      4. Step 4: Advanced Synchronizing Settings
      5. Step 5: Scheduling
      6. Step 6: Ready To Create New Task
  5. User Interface
    1. Main Menu
      1. Main Menu -> File
        1. Task Properties
          1. Setting Pre- and Post- Actions
          2. Enabling Shutdown after Task Execution
          3. Enabling E-mail Notification
        2. Settings
          1. General settings
          2. Log settings
          3. File View settings
          4. Transfer settings
          5. Prompts
          6. E-mail Notification
          7. Updates
          8. Plug-ins
        3. Configuration
      2. Main Menu -> View
      3. Main Menu -> Actions
      4. Main Menu -> Service
      5. Main Menu -> Language
        1. How To Create Different Language Versions Of Handy Backup
      6. Main Menu -> Help
    2. Toolbar
    3. Task View Window
    4. File View Window
    5. Log Window
    6. Hot Keys
    7. Handy Backup Agent
      1. Agent Menu
    8. Command Line
  6. Backup Extras
    1. Updates
    2. Image Backup
      1. Before You Back up
      2. Where to Back up
      3. Hard Drive Restoration
    3. Database Backup
      1. File Data Source
      2. Machine Data Source
    4. Lotus Notes Backup
    5. MS Exchange Backup and Restore
    6. Oracle Backup
      1. Configuring Oracle Backup
      2. Backing up and Restoring Oracle Databases
    7. Backing up Android Mobile Devices
    8. Email Box Backup
    9. Handy Backup Web Access
      1. Installing Handy Backup Web Access
      2. Configuring Handy Backup Web Access
      3. Launching and Stopping Handy Backup Web Access
      4. Using Handy Backup Web Access
        1. Tasks Management
        2. Settings
        3. Users Management
      5. Removing Handy Backup Web Access
    10. Plug-ins
      1. Why Use Plug-ins?
      2. Installing and Uninstalling Plug-Ins
      3. Using Plug-Ins
      4. Creation Of Plug-Ins
        1. How to Create a Plug-in
  7. Working on Non-Windows Platforms
    1. Installing Handy Backup Under Linux
      1. Installing Wine to Use Handy Backup in Linux
    2. Registering Handy Backup in Linux
Essentials

Installing Handy Backup Installing Handy Backup Server Installing Handy Backup under Linux Updating Handy Backup from Earlier Versions Registration Plug-ins How to Backup (Articles)

Data to Back Up

File Backup - back up individual files and folders stored in local, LAN and FTP locations Email Messages Backup - back up e-mail box directly from your mail server Image Backup - perform complete hard disk image backup with all data and operating system Email MS Exchange Backup - back up and restore Microsoft Exchange Server stores Lotus Notes Backup - back up Lotus Notes without stopping the service ODBC Database Backup - protect your databases by regular backups

Backup Destination

Backup to LAN, Local and External Drives - store your backups at any drives visible in Windows Explorer Backup to FTP - offsite backup to remote FTP server provides maximum reliability Backup to SFTP - transfer sensitive data to a remote server via secure SFTP protocol Backup to CD-R/CD-RW - burn your backups to optical disks with multi-drive spanning and verification options Backup to DVD/HD DVD/Blu-Ray - record important data to DVD disks using the integrated burning tool Handy Backup Online - store backups at Novosoft Online Backup Service instead of third-party providers

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