File selection |
The appearance of the file selection
depends on the selected backup mode. If "Full Backup"
is selected, the file selection shows all mounted drives. On the
other hand "Incremental Backup"
or "Differential Backup" mode shows the list of
all backup jobs. Fortunately the usage of the file selection
is independent of the chosen backup mode.
A file selection is like a table. It is divide into rows and
columns. The head of every column contains its respective title.
The width of a column can be changed in either direction. To
change the width of a column simply click on the right separation
line of the column title and move the mouse until the desired
width is reached.
Not available in the demo
version!
The columns can be arranged in any way. To
rearrange a column click on the column and simply move it
horizontally to the desired position. A click on the column title
selects the sort sequence. The initial click on a column title
selects that column as the prefered column in the preference
criterium. The column title is underlined to show which column is
prefered. Following clicks on the prefered sort column alter the
sort sequence (ascent/descent).
The appearance of the directory tree is defined with the following line attributes:
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After the startup of SIEGFRIED BACKUP the file
selection shows (depending on the backup mode) all mounted drives
("Full Backup") or all existing backups ("Incremental
Backup").
The contents of the folders in lower directory levels can viewed
(arrow down) by using the arrow buttons on the left side of the
file selection area. A second click closes a lower level (arrow
right). Lower levels are indented to the right creating the
appearance of a tree for the file selection area. On the highest
level are the roots (backups, drives) and the deepest levels are
the leafs (files, symlinks).
To select a drive, folder or file to backup, simply highlight the
line concerned with a click of the left mouse button. To remove a
selection only a second click is neccessary. The selection has
different effects depending on the kind of a line (backup, drive,
directory, file, symlink):
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by backups, drives and directories all lower levels are included |
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by symlinks and files only the correspondending line is selected markiert. |
A marked line on a lower level as the root (highest
level)includes all directories (up to the root) in this path in
the selection. Example: the folder 'config' of the 'home'
directory of the boot drive is selected. The result of this
selection is that all lower levels of the 'config'
folder are selected. Also, the lines 'home' and 'boot' (root,
highest level) are marked as well. The selection of 'home' and 'boot'
doesn't mean that all entries of these directories are selected
too, but simply a hint that these directories are saved (but only
the directories and not there complete contents).
These additional selections are used for better representation of
the selections. If an entry of a lower level is selected and the
tree on a higher level is collapsed, it's always possible to see
that one or more selections are done. Collapsing and expanding
the different levels doesn't alter the selections.
The method of marking the entries is important! For example, only
selecting he 'home' folder or selecting all the
entries of the home folder manually (one by one) bring quite
different results in the backup. Selecting all entries of the 'home'
folder one by one only saves the selected entries. If one or more
new files are added to the 'home' folder, these files won't be
saved! On the other hand, if only the 'home' folder is selected
then all entries of folder would be saved when the backup starts.
New files are also saved without any actualization of the
selection!
The reason for this nice effect is the method of management of a
selection. SIEGFRIED BACKUP doesn't create a simple file list of
the marked lines, it records how the user selects/deselects the
different lines. This is called selection recording!
Example: backup mode "Full Backup"
1. Selection of the 'home' folder |
2. Deseletion of the 'config' folder in the 'home' folder |
3. Selection of the 'settings' folder in the 'config' folder |
4. Deselection of the 'mail' folder in the 'home' folder |
5. Deselection of the 'news' folder in the 'home' folder |
The following is SIEGFRIED BACKUP recording:
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Save all entries of the 'home' folder |
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Don't save the entry 'config' incl. all subdirectories |
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Save the entry 'settings' incl. all subdirectories |
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Don't save the 'mail' folder incl. all subdirectories |
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Don't save the 'news' folder incl. all subdirectories |
When the backup job starts, the recorded list of selections is translated into a file list:
1. All entries of the 'home' folder incl. all subdirectories are added to the file list.
2. Remove the 'config' folder incl. all entries and subdirecoties from the file list.
3. Add the 'settings' folder incl. all entries and subdirectories to the file list.
4. Remove the 'mail' folder incl. all entries and subdirecoties from the file list.
5. Remove the 'news' folder incl. all entries and subdirecoties from the file list.
The created file list will be worked through by
SIEGFRIED BACKUP, all entries of the list will be saved.
The selection recording of
SIEGFRIED BACKUP is a powerful tool to create flexible and
inteligent file lists!