Understanding Backup Sets

Backup sets let you easily select files to back up according to file type in specified directories. Each time a new file of a type you have selected for backup is saved to your computer, Secure Backup and Share Desktop Client automatically selects that file for all subsequent backups.

By default, backup sets that have no files that meet the backup set criteria are not listed as available backup sets. To view all available backup sets, the Show all pre-configured backup sets option must be selected. For information on how to change this option, see Setting Options.

For example, selecting the check box for the Word Processing Documents backup set automatically backs up all Microsoft Word, OpenOffice.org, WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat, and text files on your computer under the My Documents and Desktop folders. All subsequent files saved to your computer in these folders with the same file extensions are automatically added to your backups.

Figure 1. Backup Sets

When you click the name of a backup set, a list of the files included in the backup set is displayed in the right pane. File names for encrypted files are displayed in a different color than the rest of the files.

Note: If you are using local backup, you cannot back up any files that are locally EFS encrypted. Before you run your first local backup with Secure Backup and Share Desktop Client, you must first exclude any EFS encrypted files.

This table describes the behavior of the backup set selector.

Checkbox	Description
	New files matching this backup set will not be backed up. However, the backup set displays files that are being backed up because they match the rules of a different backup set or they were explicitly selected.
	All of these files will be backed up, and new files in this set will be backed up. When you select the checkbox for a backup set, all the existing files are selected for backup. Deselecting the checkbox deselects all files in the backup set.

Parent topic: Using the Settings Window