Cobian Backup 7.6

System Backup Overview

• Should be performed at regular intervals
  • Daily/Weekly
• Backups can be made to Various Mediums
• Drive to Tape
• Local Drive to Local Drive
• Local Drive to Network Drive
• Drive to CD/DVD
• Full/Incremental
• Compressed/Uncompressed
• Automated/Manual

Introduction to Cobian Backup 7

• Backup from one Hard Drive to Another on same machine
• Backup FROM and TO an FTP server
• SSL servers supported
• The program can now remind you if you have missed backups
• An open plug-in architecture to allow the program's enhancement
• Backup to multiple destinations
• Remote backup
• Automatically remove old backups
• The application can be used as a command line utility. No separate command line program is needed

Steps to Configuring and Using Cobian Backup 7

• Create A Backup Task
  • Select the Type of Backup
  • Define Source Files/Folders and Archive Destination
  • Define Backup Schedule
  • Define Compression and Encryption methods
  • Define File types or Folders to Specifically Include/Exclude
  • Events to Execute (Pre and/or Post Backup)

Cobian Backup - Main Screen

• Application Screen Breakdown
  • Taskbar/Toolbar
  • Tasks
  • Task’s Properties
  • Task’s Backup History
• Getting Started
  • To Begin the Task Creation Process, click the “Create a New Task” button.

Cobian Backup -- Task Properties - General

• Define Task Name
• Define Backup Methods and Type

Cobian Backup -- Task Properties - Files

• Select Source Directories and Files to Include in Backup
• Define Archive Destination

Cobian Backup -- Task Properties - Schedule

• Select the Frequency and the Time you would like the backup to occur.

Cobian Backup -- Task Properties - Archive

• Select the type of compression method to use for the Archive.
• Select the Encryption Algorithm to use for protecting the Archive.

Cobian Backup -- Task Properties - Special

• Add any Files to Specifically include or exclude.

Cobian Backup -- Task Properties - Events

• Configure any events that should occur before the backup begins or after the backup is complete.
  • Example: After Backup, Shutdown the computer.

Cobian Backup - Main Screen Configured

• Multiple Backups with various Sources and Destination Defined.