You can always make backups manually. For this just click on the "Start Backup" button on the main screen toolbar. But the program can also make the backups automatically. For this, you have to set up a schedule on the Schedule panel:
To auto start a task, you have to decide which kind of scheduler type you would like to use:
| 1. | No Schedule |
When you add a new task, it has no schedule set by default. To make a backup from the task like this you have to start the task manually, at the time you need or want. It's useful in cases you don't know exactly when you would like to make your backups.
| 2. | Run on particular weekdays. |
If you want to make a backup on particular weekdays, at the same time, you can use this scheduling option. After selected, you can set the backup start time, and the days it should be done. For example, you can set to make backups from this task at 3 AM on each Wednesday and Friday, when the computer is idle anyway...
| 3. | Auto start when some file in the source folders has been added or changed. |
If set, your selected folders are monitored and the backup is started soon any change is detected in these folders (like a file is added, changed or deleted).
You can also set the delay time of how long the program should wait before starting the backup. Delay time allows you to finish the work before the backup is started. For example if you save the document, the program detects a change and wants to make a backup immediately. But it might be that you are not finished yet and so the program starts the delay time countdown. If you change the file during that time, the countdown is restarted. Once you have completed the work with your file, and program detects that during the delay time countdown no more changes has been made in the selected folders, the backup is created.
| 4. | Recurring schedule. |
Another scheduling option available is recurring schedule. It will auto start the backup after the time set is passed by from the last backup. For example, you can set that the backup should be made after each 6 hours. Additionally, you will see when the next backup is started based on the current settings.
Missed schedules
When the computer is turned off at the time the backup should be started, it is not possible to create a backup. The backup is then done right next time when the computer and the program are started. If you don't want to auto start missed backups on program startup, you can disable this in the Program Settings.