Placed in the lower area, there are 2 tabs with settings: Backup Strategy and Options.īackup Strategy allows to set a schedule, type of backups (full, incremental, detrimental), notifications and exclusions. Options contain compression level (none, fast, normal, best), password protection, backup splitting, sector-by-sector mode.įYI: The difference between 3 main backup types. Incremental backup consists of files that have changed since the previous archiving. Differential backup implies files that have changed since the previous full backup. In Full backup each new copy includes all selected files. Incremental and differential backups could only be performed after the initial full archive was created. In addition, you can select the type of backup container (.pvhd. Paragon image type (.pvhd) is recommended. If you have a Paragon Backup File (.pbf - legacy file type) to restore, click the three-dot icon in My Backups and select Restore from PBF. Other options are Scheduler (daily, weekly, monthly, on event - system start, user logon). There are three advanced settings: Run Backups, Wake up from sleep / Hibernate before backup, Run missed backup as soon as possible. Exclusions is easy to understand, and with just a single limitation - no possibility to add files, folders only (!).Įach backup task has a timeline, displaying data - hover the mouse over the mark to view information on the backup type, date, or to restore, pin as important, mount/unmount as logical disk, delete, etc. To recover files there's no separate tab, all previous backups are displayed on the Timeline. To restore from external backup source, navigate to Restore From tab. In addition, there is an option to explore/export files from an external archive. Overall, a user has two ways to restore files: individual files or entire archive. The restoration window is displayed after selecting the Restore item from Backups menu. Select a restore source (all files, disks, individual files/disks), select destination (original location or a new one manually), select backup version. Restoring individual files is also possible via Explore and Mount menu sections.

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