Copyright: Monday, July 09, 2001 08:15:14


Click to add a file type to the list of excluded file types. Excluded file types will not be backed up in the current backup set.


Removes the file type you have selected in Files excluded for all users or Files excluded for user. If you remove a file type from the list, it will be backed up in the current backup operation.


Check to restore and replicate the cluster quorum database on all nodes in a server cluster. If your servers are clustered you should select this option when restoring data.


Disables or enables the default point-in-time shadow copy method used to create the backup. If this option is disabled, some files that are opened or are in use during the backup, may be skipped.


Lists the path and/or the file extension of files that will be excluded (not backed up) from the current backup job if they are owned by you. For example, C:\*.exe indicates that all executable files on the c:\ drive will not be backed up if they are owned by you, but all other .exe files owned by other users will be backed up. To add files to this list, click Add new.


Lets you edit the file type you have selected in Files excluded for all users or Files excluded for user. Editing a file type brings up the Add Excluded Files dialog box and lets you change properties for the excluded file type, such as the path it will be excluded from and whether you want it to be excluded in all subfolders of that path.


Lists the path and/or the file extension of files that will be excluded (not backed up) in the current backup job. Files in this list will be excluded regardless of who owns the file. For example, C:\*.exe indicates that all executable files on the c:\ drive will be excluded regardless of who owns the file. To add files to this list, click Add new.

Files in this list will be excluded from a backup only if a member of the Administrators group performs the backup.


Specifies whether to copy over files that are already on your disk. When selected, this option will restore a file on your disk only if it is not present. This is the safest restore option.


Specifies whether to replace older files on your disk with newer files from the backup. When selected, this option will also restore a file if it is not present on your disk. This option could change some or all of the files that are currently on your disk.


Specifies whether to replace files on your disk regardless of whether the files are newer or older than the backup versions. When selected, this option will also restore a file if it is not present on your disk.

This option could cause you to lose data if a file you are working on is contained in the backup.


Lists registered file types you can exclude from the current backup. Click a file type to exclude it. Registered file types are tracked by the system registry and are recognized by the programs you have installed on your computer.


Provides a space for you to type the one-, two- or three-letter file extension for the custom file type you want excluded from the current backup. Custom file types are not tracked by the system registry and usually represent file extensions that you have created for special files.


Click to view the log file for the backup or restore operation that was just completed.


Starts the Backup wizard, which steps you through the backup process. If you have never performed a backup before, or you want help choosing backup options, select this option.


Starts the Restore wizard, which steps you through the restore process. If you have never performed a restore before, or you want help choosing restore options, select this option.


Creates an Emergency Repair Disk, which saves information about your system settings and system files. You should run this every time you make changes to your system, such as adding new hardware or software. In the event a system file becomes corrupted or is accidentally erased, you will be able to use the repair process to try and fix your system.


Specifies that only the owner or members of the Administrators group can access the data that is saved on the tape or in the file. This option secures the entire tape or file. If you are backing up data to a new tape or file, or you are backing up data to an existing tape or file that you are overwriting, you can choose this option. If you are backing up data to an existing tape or file and you are appending the data to the tape or file, you cannot choose this option because ownership of the tape has already been defined.


Click to display advanced backup options such as hardware compression and data verification.


Provides a space for you to type a description of the current backup set. For example, My spreadsheets, November 9, 1998.


Appends the current backup job to an existing backup file or tape. This will not affect the data on the existing backup file or tape.


Erases the backup file, or all of the backup jobs that are on a tape, before saving the new backup job.

Important: You will lose all existing backup data in the backup file or on the tape if you choose this option.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the tape or media you are currently using to back up data. For example, Tape 3, Created December 2, 1998.

You can only create a media label when a tape is new or when you are overwriting an existing tape. You cannot change the media label on an existing tape to which you are appending data.


Saves a detailed record of the backup and restore operations you perform. This is the most informative log file Backup can create.


Saves a summary of the backup and restore operations you perform. This is the least informative log file Backup can create.


Specifies that you do not want to create a log file of your backup and restore operations.


Restores the local registry along with the files and folders you have selected. If you have not backed up the local registry, this option will not be available.


Restores the security settings for the files and folders you are restoring. Security settings include access permissions, audit entries and ownership. This option is available only if you have backed up data from an NTFS volume used in Windows 2000 and you are restoring it to an NTFS volume used in Windows 2000.


Restores Active Directory, which is automatically backed up when you back up data on a domain controller.

Note: You must start your computer in Directory Service Restore Mode to restore Active Directory. You can do this by restarting your computer, and then pressing the F8 key when you are prompted to do so. On the menu, choose Directory Service Restore Mode.


Restores both the junction points on your hard disk and the data they point to. If you do not select this check box, the junction points will be restored, but the data that they point to might not be accessible.

If you have used the linkd command to create junction points, and you want to restore the junction points and the data that they point to, you must select this check box. Also, if you are restoring a mounted drive and its data, you must select this check box. If you do not select this check box, you will restore only the folder containing the mounted drive.


Ensures that any restored File Replication service (FRS) data gets replicated to your other servers. If you are restoring FRS data, you should choose this option. If you do not choose this option, the FRS data that you are restoring may not be replicated to your other servers because the restored data will appear to be older than the data already on your other servers. This will cause your other servers to overwrite the restored data, thereby preventing you from restoring the FRS data.


Prevents the restore operation from writing over any volume mount points you have created on the drive, partition or volume you are restoring data to. This option is primarily applicable when you are restoring data to an entire drive, volume or partition. For example, if you are restoring data to a replacement drive, and you have partitioned and formatted the drive and restored volume mount points, you should select this option so your volume mount points are not restored. If you are restoring data to a partition or drive that you have just reformatted, you may want to deselect this option so the volume mount points are restored.


Displays the Startup dialog box every time you start Backup. The Startup dialog box lets you select wizards to help you back up and restore files.


Estimates the number of files and bytes that will be backed up or restored during the current backup or restore operation. This information will be calculated and displayed before the backup or restore begins.


Backs up Active Directory for the domain controller you are backing up. This option is not available if you are backing up data on a computer running Windows 2000 Professional.


Backs up data that is located in Remote Storage. If you do not use Remote Storage to store data, you do not need to choose this option. You also do not need to choose this option to ensure that your Remote Storage database (including the placeholder files) is backed up. The Removable Storage database is automatically backed up whenever you back up your systemroot folder.


Verifies that the backed-up data is exactly the same as the original data.

This could substantially increase the time it takes to perform a backup.


Backs up all of the system files that are in your systemroot folder in addition to the boot files that are included with the System State data. This option will substantially increase the size of your backup. For example, if you choose this option on Windows 2000 Professional, it will add over 200 megabytes to the size of your backup.


Compresses the data you are backing up so you can save more data on a tape. Usually, only tape drives have the ability to compress data. If this option is disabled, your tape drive cannot compress data.


Lists the types of backup operations. You must select one of the following types:

Normal

Backs up all selected files and clears the archive bit for each file, indicating that the file has been backed up. Normal backups give you the ability to restore files quickly because files on the last tape are the most current.

Copy

Copies all selected files but does not clear the archive bit for each file, indicating that the file has not been backed up. Copying is useful if you want to back up files between normal and incremental backups because copying will not invalidate these other backup operations.

Differential

Backs up those files created or changed since the last normal (or incremental) backup. It does not clear the archive bit for each file, indicating that the file has not been backed up.

Incremental

Backs up only those files created or changed since the last normal (or incremental) backup. It clears the archive bit for each file, indicating that the file has been backed up.

Daily

Backs up all selected files that have been modified the day the daily backup is performed.


Provides a space for you to type the path and file name of the backup (*.bkf) file you are trying to restore. This dialog box indicates that the backup file spans more than one disk. You must insert the next disk and then type the path and file name of the backup file.


Lists the tape drives that you have installed on your computer.


Provides a space for you to type the path and file name of the backup file from which you want to catalog or restore data.


Lists the tape drives that you have installed on your computer.


Provides a space for you to type the name of a Microsoft Exchange server to which you want to restore the Information Store files. The name must start with two backslashes, for example, \\London.


Click to search for a Microsoft Exchange server.


Indicates that you want to start one of the Microsoft Exchange services, which include the Directory service and the Information Store service. Because these services are stopped when you restore data to a Microsoft Exchange server, you must start them after the restore operation is finished.


Lists the Microsoft Exchange services you can start, which include the Directory service and the Information Store service.


Connects you to the Microsoft Exchange server that is in the organization and builds a directory tree of Exchange servers.


Lets you choose how you want to save your backed-up data. Your choices include File or any tape devices that are installed on your computer.

If you select File, Backup will write your backed-up data to a .bkf file, which you can then save to a hard disk, a Zip disk, or any other similar type of storage device. If you choose a tape device, your backed-up data will be saved to a tape.


Provides a space for you to type the path and name of the backup file you want to use to back up your data. A backup file has the extension .bkf.


Click to search for the backup file you want to use to back up your data. A backup file has the extension .bkf.


Lets you choose where you want to save your backed-up data. You choices include New media or an existing tape or media. New media signifies a tape or media that is available in the Removable Storage free pool.


Displays a summary of the backup type and the backup options you have selected.


Displays the Backup Job Information dialog box, which lets you change advanced backup options and backup information.


Displays a tree view of the resources from which you can back up data. Resources include such things as hard drives, devices, mapped network drives, servers, and folders. To back up data, click the box next to the resource you want to back up. If you want to back up a specific file, click the folder that contains the file. The file will appear in the box to the right. You can then click the box next to the file.

If you want to back up the System State data, which includes such things as the registry, system boot files, Active Directory, and the SYSVOL directory, you must select System State.


Lists the resources you can back up. Resources include such things as hard drives, devices, mapped network drives, servers, folders, and files. You can change how resources are displayed in this box by clicking the View menu, and then clicking either Details or List.


Lists locations where you can restore the backed-up data. You can select one of the following:

Original location: Restores data to the folder or folders the data was in when it was backed up.

Alternate location: Restores data to a folder that you designate. This option will preserve the directory structure of the backed-up data; all backed-up folders and folders will appear in the alternate folder you designate.

Single folder: Restores the data to a folder that you designate. This option will not preserve the directory structure of the backed-up data; only the files will appear in the folder that you designate.


Provides a space for you to type the path and name of the folder you want to restore data to.


Click to find a folder that you want to restore data to.


Displays the restore options you have chosen for the current restore operation. To view or revise restore options, click the Tools menu, and then click Options.


Initiates your restore operation and displays the Confirm Restore dialog box, which gives you an opportunity to view and revise advanced restore options.


Displays a tree view of the tapes, files, and backup sets from which you can restore data. To restore data, click the box next to the folder or folders you want to restore. If you want to restore a specific file, click the folder that contains the file. The file will appear in the box to the right. You can then click the box next to the file. If you want to restore the System State data, you must select it here.

Note: when you restore the System State data, the current version of your System State data is replaced with the restored version. Also, you cannot choose where to restore the System State data. Backup will determine the appropriate location for restoring the System State data based on the location of your current systemroot directory.


Lists the folders and files you can restore. You can change how folders and files are displayed in this box by clicking the View menu, and then clicking either Details or List.


Displays the Advanced Restore Options dialog box, where you can choose whether you want to restore security settings, the Removable Storage database, and junction points.


Changes the calendar to today's date.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the backup job you are scheduling. The name can be anything you choose, such as a description of the data you are backing up.


Indicates that you want to use the on-media catalog to build the on-disk catalog for restore selections. This is the fastest way to build an on-disk catalog.

If you want to restore data from several tapes, and the tape with the on-media catalog is missing, or you want to restore data from media that is damaged, you should not select this option. Backup will then scan your entire backup set (or as much of it as you have), and build an on-disk catalog. This could take several hours if your backup set is very large.


Provides a space for you to type the user name under which this scheduled backup will run. This must be a valid user with the proper user rights to perform the backup, or Task Scheduler will not allow the backup to begin. The user name does not have to be the same as the user who is scheduling the backup; however, the user name you provide will become the owner of the backup set after it is created.

The user name you enter here will be the user name for all unattended backups scheduled during this backup session.


Provides a space for you to type the password for the user under which this scheduled backup will run. This must be a valid password or Task Scheduler will not allow the backup to begin.


Provides a space for you to type your password again to verify that it is correct.


Lists the log files that have been created for your backup and restore operations.


Click to view the log file that is selected in the report list.


Click to print the log file that is selected in the report list.


Deletes the scheduled backup from Task Scheduler.


Starts the backup.


Click to schedule an unattended backup. You must save your selection information before you can schedule a backup. Also, you must have Task Scheduler running at the time you schedule the backup or the backup will not be added to the task schedule.

To save your selection information, on the Job menu, click Save Selections As. Save selection information files with the extension .bks.

You can start Task Scheduler by clicking Start, pointing to Programs, clicking Command Prompt, and then typing net start schedule at the command prompt.


Permanently hides this dialog box. If you select this and in the future you do not enter a password for a scheduled backup, you will not see this message.


Lets you schedule the backup without entering a password for the backup job.


Lets you enter a password for the scheduled backup.


Click to set the schedule parameters for the current backup job.


Restores the Removable Storage database, which is located in systemroot\system32\ntmsdata. The Removable Storage database is automatically backed up whenever you back up your systemroot folder. If you do not use Removable Storage to manage media, you do not need to choose this option.

Warning: This will erase the existing Removable Storage database in your systemroot folder.


Provides a space for you to type the path and name of the backup file from which you want to restore data. Backup files have the extension .bkf.


Click to find the backup file from which you want to restore data.


Stops the current backup or restore operation if it is running, or closes this dialog box if the current backup or restore operation is finished.


Checks the backed-up data and the original data on your hard disk to be sure that the data is the same. If it is not, there may be a problem with the media or the file you are using to back up data. You should use different media or designate another file, and you should run the backup operation again.


Backs up the data that is on a mounted drive. If you select this option, and you back up a mounted drive, the data that is on the mounted drive will be backed up. If you do not select this option, and you back up a mounted drive, only the path information for the mounted drive will be backed up.


Provides a space for you to type a path for the excluded file type. For example, if you choose to exclude .exe files and you select C:\Program Files as the path, then all executable files in C:\Program Files will be excluded from the current backup set but all other executable files will be backed up. You can also exclude file types for all subfolders below the designated folder by clicking Applies to all subdirectories.


Click to browse for a path for the excluded file type. The path will appear in Applies to path.


Specifies that you want to exclude file types in the folder listed in Applies in path as well as all subfolders under that folder.


Click to browse for the backup file (.bkf) from which you are cataloging or restoring data.


Instructs Removable Storage to move the media listed in Media label from the Import media pool to the Backup media pool. If you are using a stand-alone tape device, or you want to use this media for backup or restore operations, you should choose this option to make the tape or media available.

Media that is in the Backup media pool can only be used by the Backup utility. Media that is in the Import pool or the Free pool can be used by other programs.


Instructs Removable Storage to move the media listed in Media label from the Import media pool to the Free media pool. If you do not want to use the media for a backup or restore operation, but you want the media to be available to other programs, select this option.


Instructs Removable Storage to leave the media listed in Media label in the Import pool.


Instructs Removable Storage to always move new media that is in the Import pool to the Backup media pool. You should choose this option if you have a stand-alone tape drive.


Permanently hides this dialog box.


Instructs Removable Storage to always move new media that is in the Import pool to the Backup media pool. You should choose this option if you have a stand-alone tape drive.


Permanently hides this dialog box.


Displays an estimate of the number of files that are about to be backed up. If this number does not look correct, or you do not want to continue with the backup operation, click Cancel.


Displays an estimate of the number of bytes that are about to be backed up. If this number does not look correct, or you do not want to continue with the backup operation, click Cancel.


Displays the progress of the file and folder selection process. If this progress is taking longer than you expected, or you do not want to continue with the backup operation, click Cancel. You can then check your file and folder selections and start the backup or restore operation again.


Displays a summary of the backup or restore operation that was just completed.


Displays the number of files that were restored or backed up during the recent restore or backup operation.


Displays the time it took to perform the recent restore or backup operation.


Displays the number of bytes processed during the recent restore or backup operation.


Displays the folder that is currently being backed up or restored.


Displays the backup set from which you are about to restore data.


Provides a space for you to type the path and file name of the Information Store file you are about to restore.


Click to search for the path and file name of the Information Store file you want to restore.


Erases the existing Information Store file on your hard disk and replaces it with the backed-up file.


Restores the Private Store database, which contains the private mailboxes that were backed up.


Restores the Public Store database, which contains the public folders that were backed up.


Starts the Exchange Server service after the restore operation is completed. If you do not select this option you will have to start the service manually.


Displays the backup set from which you are about to restore data.


Erases the existing Active Directory database on your hard disk and replaces it with the backed-up file.


Starts the Exchange Server service after the restore operation is completed. If you do not select this option you will have to start the service manually.


Shows the time that has elapsed since the backup or restore operation started.


Shows the estimated amount of time it will take to complete the backup or restore operation.


Shows the estimated number of files that will be backed up or restored.


Shows the actual number of files that have been backed up or restored.


Shows the estimated number of bytes that will be backed up or restored.


Shows the actual number of bytes that have been backed up or restored.


Shows the name of the storage media you are backing up data to or restoring data from.


Shows the status of your backup or restore operation.


Shows how much of the backup or restore operation has been completed.


Closes this dialog box without changing any settings or starting any wizards.


Displays a tree view of Exchange servers in your organization, or available folders, to which you can restore data.


Click to browse for the backup file (*.bkf) that contains the data you are trying to restore.


Displays the media label for the new media that was detected by Removable Storage.


Displays a dialog box when you start Backup and Removable Storage is not running. If you primarily back up data to a file, and you save the file to a floppy disk, a hard disk, or any type of removable disk, you do not need to select this check box. If you primarily back up data to a tape, or other media that is managed by Removable Storage, you should select this check box.


Displays a dialog box when you start Backup and there is new media available in the Removable Storage Import pool. If you primarily back up data to a file, and you save the file to a floppy disk, a hard disk, or any type of removable disk, you do not need to select this check box. If you primarily back up data to a tape, or other media that is managed by Removable Storage, you should select this check box.


Displays a dialog box when new media is detected by Removable Storage. If you primarily back up data to a file, and you save the file to a floppy disk, a hard disk, or any type of removable disk, you do not need to select this check box. If you primarily back up data to a tape, or other media that is managed by Removable Storage, you should select this check box.


Automatically moves new media that is detected by Removable Storage to the Backup pool. If you primarily back up data to a file, and you save the file to a floppy disk, a hard disk, or any type of removable disk, you do not need to select this check box. If you use Removable Storage to manage your media, and you want all new media to be available to the Backup program only, you should select this check box.


Displays the date and time that the scheduled backup will occur.


Displays the location of the backup selection (*.bks) file that will be used for the scheduled backup operation.


Displays the path and file name, or the tape drive, to which the scheduled backup will be saved.


Displays a summary of the backup options that will be used to run the scheduled backup operation.


Starts the Backup wizard, which steps you through the backup process and helps you schedule a backup operation so it will run unattended.


Changes the calendar to the previous month.


Changes the calendar to the next month.


Shows the actual number of files that were backed up or restored, and the estimated number of files to be backed up or restored.


Shows the actual number of bytes that have been backed up or restored, and the estimated number of bytes to be backed up or restored.


Shows the estimated number of files and bytes to be backed up or restored.


Shows the storage device that you are backing up data to or restoring data from.


Shows the actual number of files and bytes that have been backed up or restored.


Shows the file that is currently being backed up or restored.


Shows the time that has passed since the backup or restore operation began, and the estimated time it will take to complete the backup or restore operation.


Saves a copy of your registry files in a folder within the systemroot/repair folder.