NETGATE Data Backup. User Manual. Document version 1. 1 EN ( ) Copyright (c) 2010 NETGATE Technologies s.r.o. All rights reserved.

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1 NETGATE Data Backup User Manual Document version 1. 1 EN ( ) Copyright (c) 2010 NETGATE Technologies s.r.o. All rights reserved.

2 Content 1. Introduction Basic Concepts Backup Scheduling File Restore Database Backup Supported Operating Systems Installation Installation from website Installation Process Program Activation Trial Version Purchase Registration Working with NETGATE Data Backup System tray icon Window handling icons Application Interface Optimize Backup Restore Options Startup Uninstall Buy/About Technical support Destination Backup Directory Structure Technical support... 21

3 1. Introduction This user manual introduces overview of all features and technologies provided by NETGATE Data Backup Basic Concepts Backup Working with PC includes creating new documents, storing pictures, videos, music and various data. Making backup copies is a good practice to prevent damages to your business or losing important data with PC or hard drive crash. NETGATE Data Backup produces exact copies of selected folders to destination location at a first backup profile run. The next time the backup profile is runned, program will update changed files to the destination, synchronizing source and destination Scheduling Backup scheduling is a convenient feature that simplifies creating of backups of your computer data. Backup is performed based on your personal settings at specified regular time File Restore Part of the program is feature of restoring files from backup to selected location suitable especially for compress and encrypted backup profiles Database Backup For a web site or blog owners is integrated handy feature of making backups of MySQL databases Supported Operating Systems NETGATE Data Backup is compatible with Windows 7 (64-bit and 32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit and 32-bit), Windows XP (32-bit) and Windows 2000 (32-bit) operating systems. 2. Installation NETGATE Data Backup can be installed either from the installation file available on your installation CD, or can be downloaded from NETGATE Data Backup website: in download section. Latest version is always available on the mentioned website.

4 2.1. Installation from website Visit NETGATE Data Backup website at go to the Download section of the website and select appropriate Download Now link based on your language preferences. Save the installation file to your disk. Start the installation by executing (double-clicking) the downloaded setup file Installation Process Please note: It is recommended that you close all other running applications before starting the installation process; including other security applications that might block the installation. You have to start installation process under administrator account. a) Double-click on the installation setup file to begin the installation process. b) Select the preferred installation language and click on OK button. Note: This is the language of the installation program. You can change the language of the NETGATE Data Backup later on the Skin/Languages setup wizard page. To change the language after installation, right-click the system tray icon and select the Options menu. Select from Active Language menu your preferred language and press the Apply button. c) When setup begins click on Next to view the License Agreement dialog. Click on I accept the agreement to accept NETGATE Data Backup License Agreements terms and conditions.

5 d) Choose the destination folder for the installation, and then click on Next button.

6 e) Select the Start Menu folder where the program's shortcuts will be located. Click on Next to continue. f) Check the additional tasks that should be performed. It is recommended to check all options. Click on Next to continue. g, To complete the installation process click on Finish. You can check individual options that will be performed during finalization process. It is recommended to check all options.

7 h, If you have selected skin selection in the previous step, NETGATE Data Backup Language and Skin wizard will be shown. Select preferred skin and language that matches your individual taste. After the installation process is finished, NETGATE Data Backup will launch automatically. 3. Program Activation 3.1. Trial Version From the NETGATE Data Backup website you can download the trial version of NETGATE Data Backup. After the installation, this trial full-featured mode will run for 15 days. After this period the program will stop working and users have to obtain valid license Purchase In the Buy menu select the Buy Now button. Default Internet browser will be launched with the registration page.

8 3.3. Registration In the Buy menu select the Enter serial button. Registration dialog will show up. With purchase of NETGATE Data Backup you have received registration information; registration name, registration and serial number. This information has to be exactly entered into registration dialog. Please note that serial number only contains characters A-F and numbers.

9 4. Working with NETGATE Data Backup After you have successfully installed NETGATE Data Backup on your computer, the NETGATE Data Backup icon will appear on your desktop. Double-clicking the icon will launch the NETGATE Data Backup. This interface allows you to configure individual aspects of the application System tray icon Once the application is started, you can see a small violet/black icon in the system tray, indicating that the application is running. By right-clicking on the tray icon, a context menu will popup: The following options are available: NETGATE Data Backup - click this option to hide or show the main application screen. Start Backup - this option will automatically start backup of your system. Options this option will open application configuration dialog. Load at Startup by checking this option, NETGATE Data Backup will be launched every time your Windows operating system is started. About - this option will show application about dialog. Close - this option will quit the application Window handling icons There are four icons at the right-top corner of the program interface. Minimize button (topleft) allows you to minimize application windows to the system tray. Maximize/Restore (top-right) button allow you to maximize application window to the maximum width and height of your desktop and restore it to the previous size. Help (bottom-left) button displays help information about currently open dialog. Information (bottom-right) button will show about dialog.

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11 5. Application Interface 5.1. Optimize The optimize dialog allows access to registry optimization functions and registry backup and restore functionality. Last performed backup shows the date when last system backup was performed. Total errors detected shows total count of errors encountered during backup; this count can be reset by pressing the Reset button. Files in the backup shows total count of files in the backup; to show the content of the backup press the button Show. Backup Now this button starts system backup.

12 View logs shows log files generated by NETGATE Data Backup. Defragment Registry starts process of registry defragmentation that speed-up registry hive access times. PC have to be restarted after this task. Backup Registry starts process of registry backup to selected folder. Restore Registry starts process of registry restore from selected folder previously saved by backup. PC have to be restarted after this task Backup The backup dialog is the place where the backup engine can be controlled in a convenient way. This dialog can be accessed by pressing Backup in the left menu. What lists all entries that should be backuped. User can check/uncheck items to include/ignore them in actual backup process.

13 Add/Edit Dialog this dialog allows adding new items into what to backup list. Type can be either file/directory or a web database. To backup database, the server must be running on PHP/MySql combination. FTP Dir field is optional but it is required on some hosting server to access the actual domain directory. It is usually www, public_html or custom sub directory. If FTP login leads directly to writable ftp location, no sub directory is required to be filled. FTP access to writeable directory is required for copying database dump script to a server, this script is located in the program installation directory and can be customized. Compress destination files will be compressed using bzip2 compression. Encrypt destination files will be encrypted with an entered security key. Where a destination path for the backup. Save Profile actual profile will be saved to destination folder. Load Profile load saved profile from selected file. Files shows the count of backuped files. Errors shows the total count of encountered errors. Elapsed time shows the time since the start of the system backup. Start pressing this button will start the system backup. Pause pressing this button will cause the system backup to pause. Current location this field shows actual file or database being backuped.

14 5.3. Restore The Restore dialog allows restoring files to a selected location. What what files/directories should be restored. Where where should be restored. Current Location shows actual files being restored. Restore restores items to the selected place Options The Options dialog allows configuration of individual functions of NETGATE Data Backup. NETGATE Data Backup Tab:

15 Scheduling scheduling allows users to run specified system backup periodically. To enable scheduling check the Enable button, select hour and check the day. Run at Windows startup NETGATE Data Backup will be launched at system startup. Active skin skins change the look of buttons and menus of the program; active skin is the currently selected skin. Active language is the currently selected language. To apply changed skin and language settings press the Apply button.

16 Miscellaneous Tab: Proxy - if the user use a proxy server to connect to the Internet, then it will be necessary to specify the proxy server settings so that NETGATE Data Backup can access the Internet for support. Note: If you do not use a proxy server connection then do not modify these settings. Host - enter the hostname for the connection. Port - enter the port number for the connection. Proxy Type - select the type of connection HTTP/Socks5 for the proxy server. Login - enter the login name for the proxy connection. Password - enter the password for the proxy connection. To apply the proxy settings press the Update button.

17 5.5. Startup The Startup is the list of all software that starts at Windows startup. Select all selects all items in the list. Deselect all deselects all items in the list. Remove removes program from the list. Allow allows program to start. Deny denies program start.

18 5.6. Uninstall The Uninstall dialog shows installed programs that can be uninstalled. Select all selects all items in the list. Deselect all deselects all items in the list. Uninstall starts program de-installation process.

19 5.7. Buy/About In the trial version this dialog shows NETGATE Data Backup features; in the registered version this dialog shows information about registered user. After registration the Buy button will change to About button after next program start. Enter serial by pressing this button user has the option to enter registration information; the registration dialog will popup. Buy Now by pressing this button your default browser windows will be shown and the online shop web page will be displayed allowing purchasing the product.

20 5.8. Technical support The Technical support dialog allows users to send message to the NETGATE Data Backup technical support team. To send a message fill in , name and description and press the Submit button to send the message. User can additionally add attachment by pressing the button. Log File this button will show windows with all generated log files.

21 6. Destination Backup Directory Structure The following table describes directory structure created by the backup process to the destination path: (where location): Databases contains folders with backuped databases ordered by backup date. Files files backuped by the backup process Settings this folder contains cache database from the last backup, backup of saved profile 7. Technical support Technical support team can be reached at All other questions regarding sales or general information questions please direct to