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Continuous Backup

(Windows platform only.) Continuous Backup is a feature providing backup for selective data whenever change is made. Depending on the option selected, every version of a file is backed up close to real time.

To enable continuous backup:

  1. Slide the switch to right hand side to turn on the continuous backup
  2. Click [Save] to save the settings.
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This feature is not supported by CloudBacko Free. If you need this feature, download and try CloudBacko Pro or CloudBacko Lite.



Retention Policy

Retention policy defines the policies of persistent data management for meeting business data archival requirements.

When a backup job is performed, for data that are modified or deleted on the client computer, their existing version on the backup server (backed up previously) would be moved into retention area, while newly backed up file would be placed in the current data area.

Specifically, retention policy setting defines how long are these data kept within the retention area before they are deleted permanently from the backup storage.

For backed up data that have not been updated or deleted from the client computer, they are kept in the data area on the backup storage and remain untouched.

The retention policy can be defined where retained file (in the retention area) are removed automatically after a user specific number of days or backup jobs.

To define a retention policy:

  1. Simply modify the drop down menu to your required days or jobs.
  2. Click on [Save] to save the settings.


Temporary Directory

The temporary directory is used for various purposes, such as storage of temporary spooled file (for database specific backup type in Cloudbacko Pro), remote file list, local file list, temporary delta file and other files of temporary nature.

For database backup in Cloudbacko Pro, it is highly recommended that the temporary directory or volume used for these modules is not a system volume (e.g. not the same partition which the operating system is installed on) and it has at least storage space of 150% of the expected backup size.

To configure the temporary directory location:

  1. Click [Browse] to select the directory path for storing the temporary data.
  2. Option: Check the "Remove temporary files after backup" if necessary.
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Administrators need to pay attention to the maximum file size limitation of different file system format, so that database file can be spooled to the temporary directory.



Volume Shadow Copy

(Windows platform only.) Enable Volume Shadow Copy defines whether to enable Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for the backup set.

Volume Shadow CopyAction
Enabled Create a snapshot of the data to be backed up for exclusively opened file.
Disabled Do not create a snapshot of the data to be backed up for exclusively opened file.

Error message will be shown for files that are opened during the backup process.

Enabling the Volume Shadow Copy option will allow backup of local files that are exclusively opened during the backup process (e.g. Outlook PST file).

Requirements of the Volume Shadow Copy option:

For more technical information on Volume Shadow Copy, please refer to following page from Microsoft for details:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc785914(WS.10).aspx

To enable the shadow copy option:

  1. Slide the switch to right hand side to turn on the "Volume Shadow Copy" option.
  2. Click [Save] to save the settings.
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This feature is not supported by CloudBacko Free. If you need this feature, download and try CloudBacko Pro or CloudBacko Lite.



Encryption

The encryption section shows you the current encryption settings.

Encryption settings are set at a backup set's creation time, even if the password is changed afterwards, the encryption key remains the same and cannot be modified afterwards.

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For CloudBacko Pro and Lite users, it is very important to export current configuration settings using our tools in Utilities > Export/Import Settings, the file settings.sys will be exported. Please keep the settings.sys in a safe places.


If your current backup computer is crashed and the settings.sys file is lost, you will not be able to restore the current settings including the encryption key, and the data that you backup is irretrievable.


For CloudBacko Free users, your hashed encryption key will be kept on our server. You don't have to worry on export your configuration.

Encryption Key The hashed key will not be shown. Click on the "Unmask encrypting key" to show the hashed encryption key.
Algorithm One of the following 3 backup algorithms will be shown.
  • Twofish: Twofish algorithm
  • DESede: Triple DES algorithm
  • AES: Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm
Method One of the following backup method will be shown.
  • ECB: Electronic Cook Book mode
  • CBC: Cipher Block Chaining mode
Key length One of the following key length will be shown.
  • 128-bit
  • 256 bit