Data Backup involves the following five steps:
Step 1: Backup Project
Before you start backup you need to build a project which contains the backup of your desired data, if you have already created one then you can open the already existing project by using the second option.
Create New Project
If the user wants to backup data by using Geeksnerds Data Backup then the user will create a new project, simply by giving the project name and if the user wants to give description regarding backup data project having details of files and folder in backup ,it is optional. After completing the form click on the "NEXT" button or simply click on the “Select File” tab in task bar.
Open Existing Project:
The already created project can be edited. If the user has already created a backup and wants to edit it, simply check the second option. A list of all created projects will be visible. The user can select the desired backup project and click on the Load Project button. It will be loaded, now the user can modify project.
Step 2: Selecting data for backup
The next step will be selecting the data for backup:
1. Backup Folder
- If you want to backup folder(s) simply check the "Backup Folder" option
- Browse and select the location of the folder(s)
2. Backup Files
- If you want to backup file(s) simply check the "Backup Files" option
- Browse and select the file(s)
Now the process of selecting data for backup is complete. Now click on the "NEXT" button given at the end of the page or select the "Save Backup" option from the task bar.
For Existing Project
If you want to open the existing project, the detailed information about data you added in the project is available in table, if the user wants to add more data by browsing or to deselect existing data from the existing project, it can be done by clicking on the "Deselect File/Folder" button given. After modifying the existing project click on the NEXT button given or select the "Save Backup" option.
Step 3: Save Backup
- Browse to the location where you want to place or save your backup
- As you select the location, the path of particular location becomes visible in "Location" text box
- By default the backup project file will be created with extension of "project name.gdb" in "file/folder Name" text box. The extension “.gdb” cannot be altered
- After selecting the location click on the "Next Step" button or select the "Backup Setting" tab from the tool bar
Step 4: Backup Setting:
Backup Type:
Whenever Geeksnerds Data Backup backups the user’s data according to schedule settings, the backup program will take the full backup of data rather than taking the backup of modified data.
Whenever Geeksnerds Data Backup backups the user’s data according to schedule settings, it will check all the data. If any file or folder has been modified, Geeksnerds Data Backup will only take the backup of that particular file(s)/folder(s) rather than taking the backup of whole data.
Backup Settings:
Five options are available to the user:
Exclude System Files:
If the user selects this option, the system files will be excluded from backup
Exclude Temporary Files:
If the user selects this option, the temporary files will be excluded from backup
Exclude Hidden Files:
If the user selects this option, the hidden files in data selected for backup will be excluded
Exclude Customs Files:
If the user selects this option, a button will be enabled as shown below:
By clicking "Select" button a window will be opened where the user can specify extension(s) of file that the user doesn’t want to backup. Give the extension and click on "Add" button. After adding extensions, the files with given extension(s) will be excluded. The user has an option to add more than one extension.
Backup Only Files:
If the user selects this option, a button will be enabled as shown below:
By clicking "Select" button a window will be opened where the user can give the extension of files that the user only want to include in backup from data that have been selected for backup. The user can give more than one extensions.
Compression:
- Backup without compression
It will take the backup of data in the same format as they are rather than zipping the data.
Whenever Geeksnerds Data Backup will take the backup of data, it will zip all the data and save the data in compressed format. It will occupy less space on the disk for backup as compared to original data.
Security:
By selecting this option, Geeksnerds Data Backup allows the user to open and modify backup project without any security and encryption.
Geeksnerds Data Backup treats the data security issue very sensitively. If the user selects password option then the backup program will ask the user to give password. By giving a password, backup becomes secure and no one can open and modify it without password. Whenever the user opens this project, Geeksnerds Data Backup will prompt for that password.
Converting the data in unreadable format in called encryption of data. By selecting this option, all files will be saved in the encrypted format, which is unreadable. But whenever restore data is performed, it will be restored in original format.
After completing all the settings click on the "NEXT" button given at the end of the page or select the "Perform Backup" option from the task bar.
Step 5: Perform Backup
There are three buttons available in this mode:"Run Backup", "Pause Backup" and "Cancel Backup"
To run the backup, click "Run Backup" button. As the user click on the "Run Backup", the "Pause Backup" and "Cancel Backup" button will be enabled. If the user wants to stop the process temporarily, click on the "Pause Backup" button. The process will be paused. To restart the processes again click on the same button. If the user wants to cancel the process then click on "Cancel Backup" button the process will be stopped. To restart the process again clicks on Run Backup button.
After the backup is complete, the software will show a dialogue giving the time of start of backup and the time when the backup is completed and also giving the total time taken by the Geeksnerds Data backup for the backup.