Scheduler tab (Archive Settings dialog box)

Allows you to schedule regular backups at certain times and days.

Examples

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Date scheduling

Enter options in this area if you want backups to occur on a specific date.

Once a week

Click this option if you want to back up your archives once a week. Select the day of the week in the dropdown list.

Once a month

Backs up archives once a month. Select the day of the month in the dropdown list. For example, if you select 1st, the backup process starts on the first day of every month.

Every several days

Backs up archives every few days. Select the number of days between backups in the dropdown list. For example, if you select 1, the backup process starts every day.

And

Click this option if you want to include all criteria that you entered in the Dates scheduling and Files scheduling area to start the backup process.

Or

Click this option if you want to include only the criteria that you entered in the Dates scheduling or Files scheduling area to start the backup process.

Files scheduling

Enter options in this area if you want backups to occur according to the number or total size of new files in an archive.

Number of new files

Click this option if you want to back up a specific number of new files.  For example, you can enter 20 if you want to start the back up process for all new files in an archive when the total number of files reaches 20 as new files are added to the archive.

Size of new files

Select this option if you want to back up new files that reach a total number of megabytes (MB). For example, you can enter 5 MB if you want to start the back up process for all new files when the total size of the files reaches 5 MB as new files are added to the archive.

Number or size box

Enter the number of files to back up if you click Number of new files. Enter the total size of the files in megabytes (MB) if you click Size of new files.

Results box

Displays the results of the items you select on this tab. You can tell how the back up will process the files or photos from the options you set.

The following shows an example:

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