User manual BUFFALO HD-PNTU3

[. . . ] Press the Change button inside the Schedule box to set up the schedule. Schedule has four options. Unless you choose Do not schedule backup, you'll need to enter a time for the backup. Use the pull down menus to select the appropriate settings and press the OK button. 4 MiniStation Disk Backup The Add option allows you to specify a folder on your system to backup. Press the Add button. The Add dialog will open. [. . . ] Select a folder on a drive that you would like to backup. Press the OK button when finished. 5 MiniStation Disk Backup Other options: Compressed Backup - This option compresses the backup into a compressible archive. This saves space on the destination disk (MiniStation). Its drawbacks are that it takes longer, and the data will have to be uncompressed before it is restored. Non-Compressed Backup - This option copies the files directly into their destination directory. It will take up more space on the MiniStation than a compressed backup but it will not have to compress and uncompress the data later. Verify - The verify option simply verifies all of the data after the copy. Under normal circumstances the data will copy normally, but in the unlikely event that something wasn't copied properly, the verify process will let you know about it. Press the OK button when finished. 6 MiniStation Disk Backup Delete - The delete button removes one of the backup entries. Click on the item that no longer requires backing up and press the Delete button. This will remove it from the backup utility. Once pressed, you will be required to select the path to place the archive in. Please verify that the proper folder is selected and press the OK button. A status window will appear when the process is complete. 8 MiniStation Disk Backup Advanced Options - There are advanced options available from the pull-down menu: Settings - The settings pull down menu references the same settings from the buttons discussed on earlier pages. However, the option `Delete All Backup Objects' provides the ability to delete all of the folders specified for backup. This will remove all of the entries from the white field. This is an alternative to selecting each entry individually and pressing the Delete button. Tools - The tools pull-down gives four options: · Run Backup is the same as the `Execute' button. · Run Backup and Shutdown Computer executes a backup and then shuts the computer down. This is an ideal setting to choose if the backup is to be ran after you leave work or go to sleep for the evening. · View Logs brings up the log display. [. . . ] This is an ideal setting to choose if the backup is to be ran after you leave work or go to sleep for the evening. · View Logs brings up the log display. Expand the appropriate log by pressing on the `+' icon. Then, find the appropriate date and time and click on it. [. . . ]