DFIncBackup v1.01 

Create \ Edit backup projects

Description of controls
Quick navigating
Create new project
Edit project
Delete project

Description of controls

    Open monitor window: click right mouse button on tray icon and select "Monitor" in popup menu.
    In monitor window you can see existing projects list. If you first time install program, it initially is empty.

For edit\view project properties, select it in projects list and press button on toolbar or press Alt+Enter. Below you see sample of project properties window. When you select items in Folders Tree, Property panel show properties for selected item. "Quick navigating button" allow quick navigate between folders.

 

Quick navigating

1. For quick navigating press button "Quick navigate" or Alt+0.
2. In appeared window "Tuned folders" select needed folder.
3. Press button "Goto" or Enter

Create new project:

1. You can create new project by select menu item "Project | Create New" or click on toolbar button .
2. Enter new project name or leave default name. Warning: this project name will use as folder name, therefore it must contain only symbols enabled in folder names.
3. Wizard window appear: 
   a) Use it for easy create project with wizard help. See "Project wizard" for detail.
   b) Press "Cancel" for create project manually.
4. In opened project window, you can see tree with parameters section names on the left and  content of selected parameter section on the right.
5. Now enter "Project Description".
6. If you want backup project will execute by scheduler, check "Enable schedule". Edit schedule times as described in chapter "Edit schedule times"
7. Select default method for detect changes (use only in incremental archives):
   a) By date:
       Only new files  -  include only files with changed date newer when in previous saved archive
       Any Changes  - include files with changed date what not equal changed date in previous saved archive
   b) By content - save files with changed content. This condition will check by CheckSum.
8. Select default method for archiving files:
   a) Enable archive open files  -  if option checked, files opened by other program (for example MS Word) will be backup. In other case this file will be skip.
   b) Enable archive hidden files - if option checked, hidden files will be backup. In other case hidden files will be skip.
9. Target drive for save archives:
   a) Default settings - all drive parameters get from configuration.
   b) Select Drive letter
   c) Select or enter drive size. Warning size "Auto" can't using with if "Direct write" option is unchecked.
   d) Select "Direct write" option, if target drive can be write directly by drive letter (like floppy drive). Use this option for floppy disk, Zip and Magneto-optical disks, CDRW disks with UDF file system.
   e) "Auto detect" option using for detect automatically (if possible) next parameters: Direct write, disk size. If setting this option get wrong result, unselect it.
10. Add new root folder into project:
    a) In folders tree (left panel) select "Add new root folder".
    b) Press button "Add new folder"
    c) In dialog "Select new root folder location" select folder, which you want to archive.
    d) Select appeared item "Root folder 0".
    e) Now you can see explorer like style files list in rigth panel.
    f) Select mode of including files by one of three buttons:
       "Selected" - including only files, which match with filemasks on "include files" tab.
       "All" -  including all files
       "Disable" - don't include any file
    g) Check "Include sub folder", if you want include files from all subfolders.
    h) If you set select mode "Selected", add include files by button . In appeared window "Add include files" you can select "Include file type":
        1. "Custom file type" - you can enter file mask and file type description. (For example: *.doc, My*.bmp)
        2. "Other file types" - recommended. You can select file types from fileshape by list "Select components". For select needed file type check it.
      Press "OK" for add file types in include files list.
    i) if need, add exclude file mask on "Exclude files" tab by button .
    j) Switch to "Default option" tab, which contain options which will use in "All" including files mode. Check "Default from parent", if you want use settings from project page. For specific settings uncheck it and use checkboxes below (parameters description see in step 6 and step 7).  
11. If need, add other new root folders (see step 9)
12. Press button "OK" for save project.

Edit project

1. Select project in "Projects list". Open it property by click on toolbar icon or press Alt +Enter.
2. In opened project window, you can see tree with parameters section names on the left and parameter section content on the right.
3. In "Folders tree", select "Project" item for changing main properties:
   a) Project description.
   b) Schedule and condition. Detail see in "Edit schedule times".
   c) Default method for detect changes.
   d) Default method for archiving files.
   e) Target drive for save archives.
4. For add new root folder see p.9
5. Edit root folder properties:
   a) Select it in "Folders tree".
   b) On sheet "Include files" you can change include method: 
       "Selected" - only selected by file masks.
       "All" - all files excluding defined by "Exclude files" filemasks.
       "Disable" - don't include any file. 
        Note: Even if "Disable" option selected for root folder you can tune one or more subfolders for archiving files.
   c) On sheet "Include files" checkbox "Include sub folders" - all files from subfolders will archive with root folder settings.
        Note: You can tune subfolder for change archiving rules or disable archive it.
   d) On sheet "Exclude files" you can change exclude file masks. 
   e) On sheet  "Default options" you can change settings for including method "All".
       Note: this setting use only for files, which not match with "Include files" masks.
   f) If need, tune subfolders like root folder. 
      - Select root folder in "Folders Tree"
      - Open root folder by "+" at left. It works like windows explorer. 
      - Select needed subfolder
      - Check "Tune this folder" . You can see folder property panel. Tune it like root folder property panel. 
6. If need, Change root folder location:
   a) Select it in "Folders tree".
   b) Click right mouse button and select "Change folder" OR press Ctrl+H.
   c) Change root folder location and press OK.
7. Delete root folder:
   a) Select it in "Folders tree".
   b) Click right mouse button and select "Delete" OR press key "Delete". 
   c) Confirm deleting of root folder by press "Yes".
8. Save changes by press OK in project window.

Delete project

1. Select project in "Projects list".
2. Click right mouse button and select "Delete" OR press key "Delete".
3. Confirm deleting of project by press "Yes".
   Note: when you delete project, all archives of this project will stay unchanged in "Backup folder". Also you can restore project from one of this archives. Detail see in "Restore files from archives" and "Restore projects on another computer".