Step 5: Compression and Encryption

In this step of the New Task Wizard you need to select compression and encryption options.

Compression

You may choose to compress your backup to a ZIP archive, which can be useful in terms of space or time (for instance, if you are backing up to a network drive or a FTP server, it will save storage space and online time).

To set backup compression, follow these steps:

1. Select compression type. No compression (default) leaves your data uncompressed, ZIP compression (single file) creates a single ZIP archive of your backup, ZIP compression (multiple files) creates separate ZIP files for each backed up file.
2. If you selectedZIP compression (single file), specify the archive name.
3. Select compression quality. Higher quality reduces size of the archive, but requires more time for the compression.

Encryption

Encrypting the backup makes it password-protected, which means that the data can’t be restored by anyone who doesn’t know the password. Currently, Handy Backup supports only one encryption algorithm known as blowfish, which provides the highest level of protection used in Internet communications.

To set backup encryption, follow these steps:

1. Check Encrypt. Text fields below the box will become available.
2. Enter encryption password in the Password text field. Remember that the password is case-sensitive.
   
3. Confirm the password in the Confirm Password text field.

Note: Make sure that you remember your password, because if you forget it, you won’t be able to restore the backup, and even our support team won’t be able to help you.

4. When finished, click Next.