How to backup files with Driverclone 3?

Step 1: Start the DriveClone Program. Select Back Up and then click Files Backup.

Step 2: You can create a new full file backup and you can also select Incremental File Backup box to select a former job and create incremental file backup.

If you have selected Incremental File Backup, you can choose to examine the detail information of all created backup jobs, modify the time and date to run scheduled Incremental File Backup, click Back Up Now to run Incremental File Backup immediately, or delete the job that is no longer required (Refer to Schedule of File Backup for details).

Step 3: Enter a name for your new job.

Step 4: Select the file(s) you want to back up. You can also click Add Files/Folders or Add File Types to add file type, folder or individual file to back up according to your needs. Click Next to continue. You can set the maximum number of backup versions you want to back up in this step. DriveClone will always store a fixed number of the most recent backup versions you set.

Add Files/Folders: Click this to select the files or folders you want to add from Windows Explorer.

Add File Types: Click this to enter Select File Types interface, shown as below.

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a. Add New File Type: Click this to add new file type(s) into the file type group you select. You will also need to enter the File Type Extension and File type description. Click Browse to add file type icon. Click Add Group to create a new file type group.

b. Remove File Type: Click this to delete the file type you don’t want to back up.

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Step 5: Select a location on a hard drive, USB storage medium, or a network location to store the backup file. Click Next to continue.

Calculate Space: Click Calculate Space to calculate the space required to store the backup file in the destination location.

Step 6: You can now review the information and settings that have been specified. After reviewing your selections, click Start Backup to start backing up the file(s).You can also click Previous to modify your selections.

Some files may not be able to be copied because they are in use by other applications. It is recommended that you close all applications and files you want to back up prior to start the backup job.

Step 7: Click Schedule Incremental Backup to specify your preferred Schedule Settings. By doing so, you can choose to repeat the backup operation at a certain time of the day. The shortest time interval is 1 day. The longest time interval is 7 days. You can also view details of your backup, run System Snapshot, or delete a backup (Refer to Schedule of File Backup for details).