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AutoSave Essentials

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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Companies, names, and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into a language or computer language, in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Avanquest North America Inc.

Avanquest End User’s License Agreement

AVANQUEST

END USER’S LICENSE AGREEMENT

The software that is subject to this End User ’s License Agreement (EULA) is licensed, not sold, to the Licensee by Avanquest North America.

IF LICENSEE DOES NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS EULA, THEN WITHIN 30 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER ACQUIRING THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, LICENSEE MAY RETURN IT TO THE PLACE WHERE LICENSEE OBTAINED IT FOR A FULL REFUND (LESS, IF APPLICABLE, SHIPPING, HANDLING, AND ANY TAXES), BUT ONLY IF LICENSEE HAS NOT INSTALLED, ACCESSED, OR USED THE LICENSED SOFTWARE.

Installing, copying, accessing, or using the Licensed Software constitutes Licensee's acceptance of, and promise to comply with, all of the terms and conditions of this EULA.

LICENSE TERMS

CONTENTS.

The “Licensed Software” includes all of the contents of the files, disk(s), CD-ROM(s), DVDs, or other media for which this EULA is provided, including:

(1) third-party computer information or software that Avanquest North America has licensed for

inclusion in the Licensed Software; (2) written materials or files relating to the Licensed Software (“Documentation”); (3) fonts; and (4) upgrades, modified versions, updates, additions, and copies of the Licensed Software, if any

(collectively, “Updates”).

INSTALLATION.

Licensee may install one copy of the Licensed Software on a single computer. If Licensed Software includes multiple licenses, Licensee may install the number of copies licensed to Licensee by Avanquest. Licensee shall be solely responsible for all expenses incurred in Licensee’s installation of the Licensed Software.

ACTIVATION.

The Licensed Software contains technological measures that are designed to prevent its unlicensed or illegal use. The Licensed Software may contain enforcement technology that limits Licensee’s ability to install and uninstall the Licensed Software on a machine to no more than a finite number of times, and for a finite number of machines.

The Licensed Software may require activation as explained during installation and in the Documentation. If any such applicable activation procedure(s) is not followed, then the Licensed Software may only operate for a finite period of time. If activation is required, and not completed within the finite period of time set forth in the Documentation and explained during installation, then the Licensed Software will cease to function until activation has been completed, at which time functionality will be restored. If Licensee has any problem with the activation process, Licensee should contact Avanquest North America customer support.

COPIES.

Licensee may make one copy of the Licensed Software for backup or archival purposes only, except that the Documentation may not be duplicated.

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TRANSFER.

Licensee may not sell, assign, or transfer the Licensed Software or the License granted by this EULA without prior written consent of Avanquest North America.

USE.

The License granted by this EULA is non-exclusive.

PROHIBITED USES.

(1) Licensee may not modify, adapt, translate, sublicense, rent, lease, or loan all or any portion of the

Licensed Software or Documentation;

(2) Licensee may not create any derivative works from all or any portion of the Licensed Software or

Documentation;

(3) Licensee may not reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the

source code of the Licensed Software except, and then: only to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law; after notification to Avanquest North America; upon payment of a reasonable fee; and execution of a confidentiality agreement to protect the code from disclosure to any third parties;

(4) Licensee may not use a previous version of the Licensed Software after receiving a media

replacement or upgraded version as a replacement to a prior version (in such case you must destroy the prior version);

(5) Licensee may not use the Licensed Software in the operation of aircraft, ship, nuclear facilities, life-

support machines, communication systems, or any other equipment in which the failure of the software could lead to personal injury, death, or environmental damage;

(6) Licensee may not remove or obscure Avanquest North America’s copyright or trademark notices, or

the copyright and trademark notices of third parties that Avanquest North America has included in the Licensed Software or Documentation; and

(7) Licensee may not use the Licensed Software to host applications for third parties, as part of a facility

management, timesharing, service provider, or service bureau arrangement; and

(8) Licensee may not use the Licensed Software in any manner not authorized by this EULA.

CONTENT.

Licensee may use any clipart, photographs, icons, fonts, shapes, animations, sounds, music, video clips, and all other graphic content (collectively, “Content”) included with the Licensed Software, if any, only as stated in the Documentation. If the Documentation does not permit Licensee to use the Content, then Licensee may not display, modify, reproduce, or distribute any of the Content; and even if the Documentation permits Licensee to use the Content, Licensee may not distribute the Content on a standalone basis such as where the Content constitutes the primary value of whatever Licensee is distributing.

Certain portions of the Content may consist of the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, or other intellectual property of third parties. Avanquest North America has provided these portions of the Content for Licensees’ convenience in using the Licensed Software, pursuant to authorization of their owners. Except for this limited use, Licensee may not use any third-party intellectual property identified as belonging to others without the owners’ express authorization. Furthermore:

(1) Licensee may not sell, license, distribute (commercially or otherwise), or make available the

Content as stand-alone images or sounds, or in catalogs, design books, compilations, collections, templates, designs, stock engravings, products, services, or the like;

(2) Licensee may not sell, license, distribute (commercially or otherwise), or make available electronic

copies of the Content to third parties in any manner, including without limitation, via the Internet, on any tangible media or by broadcast, that is intended or designed to enable a third party to copy the Content for its own use;

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(3) Licensee may not sell, license, distribute (commercially or otherwise), or make available electronic

copies of the Content that includes representations of identifiable individuals, governments, logos,

initials, emblems, trademarks, or entities that expresses or implies any endorsement or association

with any product, service, entity, or activity; and (4) Under no circumstances may the Content be used in the production of defamatory, fraudulent,

infringing, lewd, obscene, or pornographic material, or in any otherwise illegal manner. Licensee is solely responsible for Licensee’s use of the Content. Licensee may only use the Content

responsibly, in a manner consistent with the exercise of good judgment. If Licensee is having difficulty deciding whether Licensee’s intended use is appropriate, or whether Licensee needs written permission, or whether other legal issues should be considered, Avanquest North America strongly encourages Licensee to seek competent legal counsel. Avanquest North America will not assist Licensee in making this determination, nor can Avanquest North America provide Licensee with legal advice as to intellectual property rights.

If Licensee or Licensee's attorney determines that Licensee is required by law to obtain written permission to use portions of the Content, Licensee must request permission for reproduction, redistribution, or modification of the Content from the appropriate owner of the subject materials (as may be cited in the Licensed Software). If, on the other hand, Licensee or Licensee's attorney determines it is permissible to proceed and include Content from the Licensed Software, Avanquest North America asks Licensee to correctly designate Avanquest North America’s trademark(s) when referring to the Licensed software in the notice or copyright portion of Licensee’s paper, project, or product.

Licensee shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Avanquest North America and Avanquest North America’s suppliers from all claims, damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and lawsuits that arise from, or result from, Licensee’s use or distribution of Content.

SOFTWARE UPDATES.

If the Licensed Software is an Update to a previous version, Licensee must possess a valid License to the previous version. Any Update provided to Licensee is made on a License-exchange basis such that Licensee agrees, as a condition for receiving an Update, that Licensee will terminate all of Licensee’s rights to use any previous version of the Licensed Software. However, Licensee may continue to use the previous version only to assist in transitioning to the Updated version. Once an Update has been released, Avanquest North America may cease support for prior versions, without any notice to Licensee.

CONTENT UPDATES.

Avanquest North America provides updates to the content of some of its software from time to time, including but not limited to, virus definitions, URL lists, rules, and updated vulnerability data. These types of updates are collectively referred to as “Content Updates.” Licensee may obtain any such Content Updates during the initial period provided for by the applicable software without additional charge. Licensee may purchase a separate subscription for a specified period of time to continue to receive Content Updates after the initial period expires. Avanquest North America reserves the right to designate specified Content Updates as requiring purchase of a separate subscription at any time, and without prior notice to Licensee, except that any such change will only become effective at the earlier of the expiration of the initial period provided for by the applicable software, or the expiration of the term of a separately paid for subscription.

SUPPORT.

Avanquest North America is not obligated by this EULA to provide Licensee with any technical support services relating to the Licensed Software; however, Licensee may order additional support services for an additional charge as Avanquest North America may offer from time to time during the term of this EULA.

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LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA.

Avanquest North America warrants that the media on which the Licensed Software is distributed will be free from defects for a period of 30 days from the date the Licensed Software is delivered to Licensee. If Licensee discovers a defect in the media during this 30-day period, Licensee must then return the defective media to Avanquest North America within 10 calendar days of discovering the defect, and Licensee’s sole remedy is to have either the defective media replaced, or at Avanquest North America’s sole option, a refund of the money that Licensee paid for the Licensed Software.

NO WARRANTY ON LICENSED SOFTWARE.

The Licensed Software is provided to Licensee “AS IS.” Avanquest North America, and Avanquest North America’s suppliers, make no warranty as to its use or performance. AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA, AND AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA’S SUPPLIERS, MAKE NO WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, OR TERMS (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHETHER BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW, CUSTOM, USAGE, OR OTHERWISE) AS TO ANY MATTER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, INTEGRATION, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXCEPT FOR, AND TO THE EXTENT, THAT A WARRANTY MAY NOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN LICENSEE’S JURISDICTION.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

IN NO EVENT WILL AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA, OR AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA’S SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS, OR COSTS WHATSOEVER, OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS, EVEN IF A REPRESENTATIVE OF AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA OR ONE OF AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA’S SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, DAMAGES, CLAIMS, OR COSTS, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY. THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN LICENSEE’S JURISDICTION. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA, AND AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA’S SUPPLIERS, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EULA, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, IF ANY.

ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR BETA SOFTWARE.

If the Licensed Software that Licensee receives with this EULA is pre-commercial release or “BETA” software (“Pre-release Software”), then, to the extent that any provision in this section is in conflict with any other term or condition in this EULA, this section supersedes such conflicting term(s) and condition(s) as to the Pre-release Software, but only to the extent necessary to resolve the conflict.

Licensee acknowledges that the Pre-release Software does not represent the final product from Avanquest North America, and may contain bugs, errors, and other problems that could cause system or other failures and data loss. Consequently, Avanquest North America disclaims any warranty or liability obligations to Licensee of any kind whatsoever.

IN APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS WHERE LIABILITY CANNOT BE SO EXCLUDED FOR PRERELEASE SOFTWARE, BUT MAY BE LIMITED, AVANQUEST NORTH AMERICA'S LIABILITY, AND THAT OF ITS SUPPLIERS, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE TOTAL OF FIFTY DOLLARS (U.S. $50.00).

Licensee acknowledges that Avanquest North America has not promised or guaranteed to Licensee that the Pre-release Software will be announced or made available to anyone in the future, and that Avanquest North America has no express or implied obligation to Licensee to announce or introduce the Pre-release Software. Avanquest North America may decide not to introduce a product similar to, or compatible with, the Pre-release Software. Accordingly, Licensee acknowledges that any research or development that Licensee performs regarding the Pre-release Software, or any product associated with the Pre-release Software, is done entirely at Licensee’s own risk.

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During the term of this EULA, if requested by Avanquest North America, Licensee will provide feedback to Avanquest North America regarding testing and use of the Pre-release Software, including error or bug reports.

If Licensee has been provided the Pre-release Software pursuant to a separate written agreement, then Licensee’s use of the Pre-release Software is also governed by that agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this EULA to the contrary, if Licensee is located outside the United States, Licensee will return or destroy all unreleased versions of the Pre-release Software within 30 days of the completion of Licensee’s testing of the Pre-release Software if that date is earlier than the date scheduled for Avanquest North America’s first commercial shipment of the publicly released (commercial) Software.

SURVIVAL OF DISCLAIMERS.

The exclusions of warranties and liability limitations shall survive the termination of this EULA, howsoever caused; but this survival shall not imply or create any continued right to use the Licensed Software after termination of this EULA.

EXPORT RULES.

Licensee shall not ship, transfer, or export Licensed Software into any country or use Licensed Software in any manner prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act or any other export laws, restrictions, or regulations (collectively the “Export Laws.”) If the Licensed Software is identified as export controlled items under the Export Laws, Licensee represents and warrants that Licensee, and Licensee's employees who will use the Licensed Software are not a citizen, or otherwise located within, an nation embargoed by the United States (including without limitation: Iran, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, and North Korea), and that Licensee, and Licensee's employees who will use the Licensed Software, are not otherwise prohibited under the Export Laws from receiving the Software. All rights to use the Licensed Software are granted on condition that Licensee complies with the Export Laws, and all such rights are forfeited if Licensee fails to comply with the Export Laws.

GOVERNING LAW.

This EULA is subject to, and will be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws in force of:

(1) the State of California, if the Licensed Software is obtained when the Licensee is in the United

States, Canada, Mexico, or Chile; or (2) the applicable law of any other jurisdiction if the Licensed Software is obtained in any location not

described in (1), but only to the extent the law of the other jurisdiction conflicts with California

Law. Unless prohibited by law of an applicable jurisdiction, the courts of the State of California shall have

exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes relating to this EULA. This EULA will not be governed by the conflict of law rules of any jurisdiction, or the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP.

The Licensed Software and any authorized copies that Licensee makes are the intellectual property of, and are owned by, Avanquest North America, and by third parties whose intellectual property has been licensed by Avanquest North America. The structure, organization, and code of the Licensed Software are the valuable trade secrets and confidential information of Avanquest North America and such third parties. The Licensed Software is protected by law, including without limitation, the copyright laws of the United States and other countries, and by international treaty provisions. Except as expressly provided in this EULA, Licensee is not granted any intellectual property rights in the Licensed Software.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.

Avanquest North America reserves all rights not expressly granted to Licensee by this EULA. The rights granted to Licensee are limited to Avanquest North America’s intellectual property rights, and to the

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intellectual property rights of third parties licensed by Avanquest North America, and do not include any intellectual property rights.

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COMPLETE AGREEMENT.

This EULA constitutes the entire agreement between the Licensee and Avanquest North America relating to the Licensed Software, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous representations, discussions, undertakings, communications, agreements, arrangements, advertisements, and understandings regulating the Licensed Software.

MODIFICATION.

This EULA may only be modified or amended by a writing signed by an authorized officer of Avanquest North America.

SEVERABILITY.

If any provision of this EULA is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions of this EULA will remain in full force and effect.

WAIVER.

No failure or delay by Avanquest North America in exercising its rights or remedies shall operate as a waiver unless made by specific written notice. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy of Avanquest North America shall operate as a waiver or preclude any other, or further, exercise of that, or any other right, or remedy.

U.S. GOVERNMENT USERS.

The Licensed Software and Documentation are “Commercial Items,” as that term is defined at 48 CFR

§2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation,” as such terms are used in 48 CFR §12.212 or 48 CFR §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 CFR §12.212 or 48 CFR §§227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users:

(1) only as Commercial Items; and (2) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions

herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Avanquest Publishing USA,

Inc.; 3132 Dwight Road, Suite 500; Elk Grove, CA 95758-6469, USA. For U.S. Government End Users, Avanquest North America agrees to comply with all applicable equal

opportunity laws including, if appropriate, the provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (38 USC 4212), and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the regulations at 41 CFR Parts 60-1 through 60-60, 60250, and 60-741. The affirmative action clause and regulations contained in the preceding sentence shall be incorporated by reference in this EULA.

PROOF OF COMPLIANCE.

Within 30 calendar days after request from Avanquest North America, or Avanquest North America’s authorized representative, Licensee will provide full documentation, and certify under penalty of perjury, that Licensee’s use of any and all Licensed Software is in conformity with this EULA.

TERMINATION.

If Licensee breaches this EULA, and fails to cure any breach within 30 calendar days after request from Avanquest North America, or Avanquest North America’s authorized representative, Avanquest North America may terminate this EULA, whereupon all rights granted to Licensee shall immediately cease. Furthermore, upon termination, Licensee shall return to Avanquest North America all copies of the Licensed Software, or verify in writing that all copies of the Licensed Software have been destroyed.

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Contents

Legal Information 1

Copyrights and Trademarks.....................................................................1

Avanquest End User’s License Agreement..............................................3

Getting Started

Introduction 13

Introduction............................................................................................13

Entering Your Serial Number ................................................................14

Starting AutoSave Essentials.................................................................15

Learning the Basics 19

Overview................................................................................................19

Creating Your First Backup Plan ...........................................................21

Using the AutoSave Essentials Window................................................22

Getting Help 25

Overview................................................................................................25

Viewing and Printing the Online User’s Guide .....................................25

Using Online Help .................................................................................26

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Backup Plans

Defining a Backup Plan 29

Overview................................................................................................29

Selecting the Types of Files for the Backup Plan ..................................30

Selecting a Destination for the Backup Plan .........................................36

Selecting When To Run the Backup Plan ..............................................42

Working with Backup Plans 45

Overview................................................................................................45

Running a Backup Plan..........................................................................45

Editing a Backup Plan............................................................................47

Renaming a Backup Plan.......................................................................47

Pausing a Backup Plan...........................................................................48

Deleting a Backup Plan..........................................................................48

Restoring a File from a Backup Plan .....................................................50

Archiving to a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc ............................................51

Managing AutoSave Essentials 53

Overview................................................................................................53

Customizing AutoSave Essentials Settings ...........................................54

Exiting AutoSave Essentials..................................................................56

Reference

Glossary of Terms 59

Index 61

Contacting Technical Support 65

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EFERENCE

Glossary of Terms .....................................................59

Index ...........................................................................61

Contacting Technical Support..................................57

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56 • Reference AutoSave Essentials

ETTING

Installing and Starting AutoSave Essentials...........11

Learning the Basics ..................................................17

Getting Help ...............................................................23

TARTED

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Installing and Starting AutoSave Essentials

Introduction

With AutoSave Essentials, you can create and run backup plans on your computer to save backup copies of your files whenever you make changes to them. AutoSave Essentials comes with automatic backup plans that can begin protecting your valuable information right after you finish installing the program. You can schedule backup plans to run at specified intervals to automatically create backups of your files, or you can run backup plans manually whenever you need to. After you set one or more AutoSave Essentials automatic backup plans, you can rest assured that your files are being protected.

AutoSave Essentials protects all data from being permanently lost due to system crash, hardware failure, or even simple human error.

• For families, the easiest way to lose valuable memories and cherished souvenirs is by not protecting family pictures or videos.

• For those of us who rely on digital information, losing any sort of data can be a disaster, whether it’s financial information or your whole music library.

• For all small businesses, the computer has become an essential tool. Protecting customer files, emails, and financial records is vital for all companies.

AutoSave Essentials integrates smart backup technology that works seamlessly with your environment. Depending on the type of data you want to back up, AutoSave Essentials automatically suggests the correct parameters to secure your files. When your laptop is running on battery or your backup device isn’t connected to your computer, AutoSave Essentials keeps track of every modification you make to your files, and it then secures them later.

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Installing AutoSave Essentials

Insert the AutoSave Essentials CD into your CD drive to start the installation program. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing AutoSave Essentials.

If the installation program doesn’t open, follow the steps below:

1. Open the Windows®

Start

menu and click

Computer

(or

My Computer

2. Double-click the icon for the drive that has the AutoSave Essentials disc.

3. If the installation program doesn’t start after you double-click the drive’s

icon, then double-click the

setup.exe

file on the disc to start the installation.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing AutoSave Essentials.

If you’ve downloaded the program, double-click the downloaded file and then follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing AutoSave Essentials.

After the installation completes, you must restart you computer so that the configuration changes made during the AutoSave Essentials installation can take effect.

Entering Your Serial Number

When you install AutoSave Essentials on a computer, unless you have a trial version, you need to enter your user name and serial number. You can optionally enter your company name.

To help prevent confusion between letters and numbers, your serial number should not contain the letter I or the letter O. However, it can contain the number 1 or the number 0.

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Starting AutoSave Essentials

AutoSave Essentials icon

After installing AutoSave Essentials, you need to restart your computer. When your computer starts up after the installation, you need to double-click on the AutoSave Essentials icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar to open the main window.

There are three pre-defined backup plans:

and Photos 1

, and

My Office Documents 1

identifies the most efficient backup destination and creates the initial backup for each plan. If you don’t have any backup plans created, see “Defining a Backup

Plan” on page 27.

My Sounds and Music 1, My Pictures

. AutoSave Essentials automatically

After you have one or more backup plans, AutoSave Essentials starts and runs in the background when you start Windows. Whenever the criteria for a backup plan is met, AutoSave Essentials automatically runs the backup plan.

Before you start using AutoSave Essentials, it’s helpful to read the “Getting Started” section in the online help or user’s guide to learn more about the program.

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Using the Notification Icon

AutoSave Essentials icon

The

AutoSave Essentials

of the Windows taskbar whenever AutoSave Essentials is running.

icon appears in the Notification Area on the right side

To open the AutoSave Essentials main window, right-click the

Essentials Essentials

icon in the Notification Area and then select from the menu.

AutoSave

Show AutoSave

There might be times when you want to stop AutoSave Essentials from running on your computer. For example, when you install another program. To stop AutoSave Essentials from running, right-click the Notification Area and then choose

AutoSave Essentials

Exit AutoSave Essentials

icon in the

from the menu.

AutoSave Essentials automatically restarts when you restart Windows.

To restart AutoSave Essentials without restarting Windows, click the Windows

Essentials > AutoSave Essentials

Essentials by double-clicking the

Start

menu and choose

All Programs

. Then, choose

. You can also restart AutoSave

AutoSave Essentials

icon on your

AutoSave

Windows desktop.

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Learning the Basics

Overview

With AutoSave Essentials, you can create and run backup plans on your computer to save backup copies of your valuable files whenever you make changes to them. You can use the AutoSave Essentials wizard to define your plans, and then run them from the main AutoSave Essentials window. You can schedule backup plans to run at specified intervals to automatically create backups of your files. With automatic backup plans, you can be assured that your files are protected.

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Creating Your First Backup Plan

When AutoSave Essentials starts with no backup plan defined, it opens a wizard to help you create your first backup plan. After you’ve begun using AutoSave Essentials, you can create a new backup plan by clicking the button at the bottom of the AutoSave Essentials program window.

The AutoSave Essentials wizard takes you through the steps for creating your backup plan.

For information about using the wizard to create a backup plan, see “Defining a

Backup Plan” on page 27.

Add a Backup Plan

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Using the AutoSave Essentials Window

AutoSave Essentials icon

After you’ve created a backup plan, the plan appears in the main AutoSave Essentials window.

To open the AutoSave Essentials window, right-click the

AutoSave Essentials

icon in the Notification Area on the right side of the Windows taskbar and then choose

Show AutoSave Essentials

You can run your backup plans at anytime by clicking the

from the menu.

Backup Now

button for the plan.

The backup plan definitions can be edited, paused, or deleted by clicking the

More Options

button below a plan or by clicking the task buttons on the right

side of the plan.

For more information about running and maintaining your backup plans, see

“Working with Backup Plans” on page 43.

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Getting Help

Overview

AutoSave Essentials includes a comprehensive user’s guide and complete online help that is available while using the program.

Viewing and Printing the Online User’s Guide

To view or print the online user’s guide, click the Windows

All Programs

You can also open the

After the user’s guide opens in Adobe® Reader®, you can view it on your screen, print the entire document, or print only the pages you need.

For complete information about using Adobe Reader, see the Adobe Reader online help or contact Adobe technical support.

. Then, choose

Guide.pdf

AutoSave Essentials > User’s Guide

file in the

User’s Guide

Printing the Online User’s Guide

1. Open Adobe Reader’s box.

The name of the selected printer appears at the top of the Print dialog box. If this isn’t the printer you want to use, select the printer from the

2. Select the pages you want to print from the

3. Click OK to begin printing the user’s guide.

File

menu and choose

Print Range

Start

menu and click

folder on the program CD.

to open the Print dialog

Name

list.

area.

Using Online Help

The online help for AutoSave Essentials offers many features to help you find the information you need.

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To view the online help, click the ? button in the upper-right corner of the main window or in a dialog box.

• To view a help topic, click a title in the

Contents

tab on the left side of the

help window.

• To view an alphabetical index, click the

• To search for a topic, click the

Index

tab.

tab and type the text you want to find.

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ACKUP

Defining a Backup Plan ............................................27

Working with Backup Plans .....................................43

Managing AutoSave Essentials ...............................51

LANS

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26 • Backup Plans AutoSave Essentials

Defining a Backup Plan

Overview

You can create backup plans for automatically backing up the important information on your computer. When AutoSave Essentials starts with no backup plan defined, it opens a wizard to help you create your first backup plan.

The AutoSave Essentials wizard takes you through the steps for creating your backup plan.

After you’ve begun using AutoSave Essentials, you can create a new backup plan by clicking the Essentials window.

To open the AutoSave Essentials window, right-click the icon in the Notification Area on the right side of the Windows taskbar and then choose

Add a Backup Plan

Show AutoSave Essentials

button at the bottom of the AutoSave

AutoSave Essentials

from the menu.

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Selecting the Types of Files for the Backup Plan

The first step of the wizard asks you to select the information that you want to protect with your AutoSave Essentials backup plan.

Select the option in the wizard for the type of backup plan you want to create.

• To backup videos, music, pictures, documents, and spreadsheets, select

My Documents

. For more information, see “Backing Up Multimedia Files

and Documents” on page 29.

• To backup your browser’s bookmarks and history, and your email settings, select

All My Web Settings

. For more information, see “Backing Up Web

Settings” on page 30.

• To create your own custom backup plan, select

Plan

. For more information, see “Creating a Custom Backup Plan” on page

Create My Own Custom

31.

After selecting the type of backup plan and making any modifications, click to go to the next step of the wizard.

All

NOTE: AutoSave Essentials checks all your files everywhere on your computer — not just the files in your

My Documents

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folders.

My Pictures

and

Backing Up Multimedia Files and Documents

To create a backup plan that protects your video, music, picture, document, and spreadsheet files, select files for the plan by selecting or clearing the check boxes next to the file type.

•

Videos

backs up several video file formats.

•

Sounds and Music

•

Pictures and Photos

•

Documents and Presentations

spreadsheets, database files, and presentations.

To further refine the types of files that are backed up, click the file-type option you want to customize. For more information, see “To Select File

Extensions” on page 29.

To Select File Extensions

File extensions define the program associated with each of the files on your computer. Typically, a file extension has three letters and follows a period at the end of the file name, such as by the operating system.

You can refine the types of files that are backed up by clicking the the file-type option you want to customize. A dialog box appears that lists the file extensions included for that file type.

All My Documents

. You can include or exclude types of

backs up the most common audio file formats.

backs up many graphic file formats.

backs up word-processing documents,

Info

link next to the

.doc

.bmp

. Sometimes, file extensions are hidden

Info

link next to

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Specify the file extensions to include by selecting the check boxes next to the extensions in the list. Extensions with clear check boxes won’t be included in this backup plan.

• If you want to include only a few of the extensions, clear the check box at the top of the list to clear all the check boxes in the list. Then, you can select the extensions that you want to include.

• If you want to exclude only a few of the extensions, select the check box at the top of the list to select all the check boxes in the list. Then, you can clear the extensions that you want to exclude.

Click OK to save your selections.

Backing Up Web Settings

To create a backup plan that protects your browser’s bookmarks and history, and your email settings, select of web information to protect by selecting or clearing the check boxes next to the information type.

•

Browser Bookmarks and History

browsing history for Internet Explorer® and Firefox™ web browsers.

•

backs up your email settings for Outlook® data.

To make a backup of your Microsoft® Outlook data, you need to close Outlook before you run the backup plan. Outlook data can be backed up once per day.

All My Web Settings

backs up your favorites, bookmarks, and

. You can include or exclude types

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Creating a Custom Backup Plan

To create your own custom backup plans, select and then click

to open the custom plan step of the wizard.

In the custom plan step you can specify folders or file extensions.

• To create a backup plan that protects the files in specific folders on your computer, click the

Specific Folder

on page 32).

• To create a backup plan that protects files with specific extensions, click the

Specific Extensions

tab (see “To Define File Extensions to Protect” on page

33).

After selecting and defining your custom backup plan, click

Create My Own Custom Plan

tab (see “To Select Folders To Protect”

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To Select Folders To Protect

In the custom plan step of the wizard, you can select to protect files in specific folders on your computer by clicking the Specific Folder tab and selecting the folders from the list on the right.

To view the folders within a folder on your computer, click the plus sign (+) next to the folder. When you find a folder that you want to protect, select the check box next to it. All the contents in the folders you select will be included in the backup plan — including the contents in any sub-folders.

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To Define File Extensions to Protect

In the custom plan step of the wizard, you can select to protect files with specific extensions clicking the

Specific Extensions

tab and adding the extensions to the

list on the right.

File extensions define the program associated with the files on your computer. Typically, a file extension has three letters and follows the period at the end of the file name, such as

.doc

.bmp

. Sometimes, file extensions are hidden by the

operating system.

Define the files you want to protect by typing the extension in the box and clicking the

Add

button. To remove a file from the list, click the X next to it.

After selecting and defining your custom backup plan, click

to go to the next

step of the wizard.

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Selecting a Destination for the Backup Plan

The next step of the wizard asks you to select a destination for saving your AutoSave Essentials backups.

You use the tabs on the left side to select the general location.

• To save the backup on an external hard disk or USB memory device attached to your computer, click the either (see “Saving a Backup on a Removable Drive” on page 35).

• To save the backup on another computer in your network, click the

Drive

tab (see “Saving a Backup on a Network” on page 36).

• To save the backup on an Internet FTP site, click the

“Saving a Backup on the Internet” on page 37).

• To save the backup on a hard drive on your computer, click the tab (see “Saving a Backup on Your Computer” on page 39).

After selecting and defining your backup destination, click step of the wizard.

External Hard Disk

USB flash drive

FTP Server

Local Disk

to go to the next

tab

Network

tab (see

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Saving a Backup on a Removable Drive

In the destination step of the AutoSave Essentials wizard, you can select to save your backup on an external hard disk or USB memory device attached to your computer by clicking either the

If you have more than one removable drive attached to your computer, select the drive from the

Select the drive

attached to your computer each time you run your backup plan.

AutoSave Essentials saves each backup folder in a folder named followed by the name of the backup plan. To select a different folder, click the

Browse

button to open the Browse for Folder dialog box and select the destination

folder for the backup. Click OK.

After you’ve selected the destination for the backup plan, click next step of the wizard.

External Hard Disk

USB flash drive

tab.

list. You’ll need to have the removable drive

AutoSave

to go to the

NOTE: When the backup device isn’t available, AutoSave Essentials tracks any changes made to the files and automatically performs the backup after the device is connected.

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Saving a Backup on a Network

In the destination step of the AutoSave Essentials wizard, you can select to save your backup on a computer on your network by clicking the

Before you can select a network drive, you need to map the drive to a drive letter on your computer. For information about mapping network drives, see your Windows documentation.

If you have more than one mapped network drive attached to your computer, select the drive from the

Select the drive

list. You’ll need to have your computer

attached to your network each time you run your backup plan.

AutoSave Essentials saves each backup folder in a folder named followed by the name of the backup plan. To select a different folder, click the

Browse

button to open the Browse for Folder dialog box and select the destination

folder for the backup. Click OK.

You must have write permission for the folder you selected. If you’re using hibernation to save energy when your computer isn’t being used, AutoSave Essentials prevents your computer from going into hibernation when you select to save a backup on your network.

After you’ve selected the destination for the backup plan, click next step of the wizard.

Network Drive

AutoSave

to go to the

tab.

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Saving a Backup on the Internet

In the destination step of the AutoSave Essentials wizard, you can select to save your backup on an Internet FTP site by clicking the

Before you can save your backup on the Internet, you need an FTP site and the access information for the site. You can get the access information from the administrator of the FTP site. Every FTP site requires different access information. Minimally, you need to type the server address of the might not be necessary for you to use every available option. Make sure that you enter the information exactly as your administrator requires. You can also check your connection by clicking the

Test Connection

On the first page, you can type the server address of the your

Password

second page, click the

, and a

Destination Path

More Options

on the server. To view the options on the

button.

With these additonal options, you can select number. You can also select

Use Ftp Proxy

and type an proxy. You can set the number of times to try to connect again after you lose you server connection, and set the number of seconds to wait after activity ceases before automatically disconnecting from the FTP server.

You’ll need to be connected to the Internet each time you run your backup plan.

AutoSave Essentials Defining a Backup Plan • 37

FTP Server

Host

button.

Host

Passive Mode

Address

tab.

and your

, your

User

and enter the

and

name. It

name,

Port

for the

After you’ve selected the destination for the backup plan, click next step of the wizard.

to go to the

38 • Defining a Backup Plan AutoSave Essentials

Saving a Backup on Your Computer

In the destination step of the AutoSave Essentials wizard, you can select to save your backup on your computer by clicking the

If you have more than one hard drive or partition on your computer, select the drive letter from the

Select the drive

list. We recommend that you save your backup on a different hard drive than the one that contains the files you’re backing up.

AutoSave Essentials saves each backup folder in a folder named followed by the name of the backup plan. To select a different folder, click the

Browse

button to open the Browse for Folder dialog box and select the destination

folder for the backup. Click OK.

After you’ve selected the destination for the backup plan, click next step of the wizard.

Local Disk

tab.

AutoSave

to go to the

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Selecting When To Run the Backup Plan

The next step of the wizard asks you when you want to run your backup plan.

After you run the backup plan for the first time, AutoSave Essentials backs up chaned files based on the interval specified in this step.

The

Backup my data

• To back up changed files whenever you save them, select

• To back up changed files less frequently, select either

Week

, or

first backup on the calendar, and select the time to run the backup from the

Select the time for saving data

For example, if you select the month, the backup plan will run on the third Sunday of each month.

To avoid confusing AM and PM times, the time setting uses 24-hour time. For example, for 11:30 PM use 23:30.

list determines the interval:

Every Month

. Then, select the day of the week or month for your

Every Month

Continuously

Every Day, Every

boxes.

and then select the third Sunday of

40 • Defining a Backup Plan AutoSave Essentials

• To back up changed files every time you start your computer, select

machine starts up

When

• To back up changed files only when you manually run the backup plan, select

Manually

To set the number of backup versions to retain, click the arrows next to the

previous backups in history

Keep

box to increase or decrease the number of backups to retain. By backing up multiple versions of a file you can choose which version that you want to restore from. You can save up to ten versions of each file in your backup plan.

If you want to run the backup plan immediately after you finish the wizard, select the

I want to perform my first backup now

After you’ve selected when to run the backup plan, click

check box.

Finish

to exit the wizard

and save the plan.

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Working with Backup Plans

Overview

You can run your backup plans at anytime. The backup plan definitions can be edited or deleted.

When you need to restore a file from a backup plan, view the destination folder and locate the file.

You can also use your CD or DVD burner to archive your backups onto a disc.

Running a Backup Plan

Your backup plans run automatically at the times you specified when you defined each plan. If you selected to run the plan manually, you need to start the backup plan from the main window.

You can run any backup plan at any time, as long as the destination drive is available for saving the backup files.

To run a scheduled backup immediately, click the the right side of the plan.

Backup Now

button on

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Editing a Backup Plan

To edit a backup plan, click the display buttons below the plan. Then, click the the wizard.

For information about the steps in the wizard, see “Defining a Backup Plan” on

page 27.

More Options

link at the bottom of the plan to

Edit Backup Plan

button to open

Renaming a Backup Plan

To change the name of a backup plan, click the plan in the main window. Then, type the new name in the click OK.

Rename

link under the name of the

New Plan Name

box and

Pausing a Backup Plan

You can pause a backup plan to prevent it from running until you activate it again.

To pause a backup plan, click the plan.

To activate a paused backup plan, click the side of the plan.

Pause

button on the right side of the

Launch

button on the right

Deleting a Backup Plan

To delete a backup plan, click the plan.

You can also delete the backup files corresponding to this backup plan by selecting the

Delete the backup files

confirmation dialog box to delete the plan.

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Delete

button on the right side of the

check box. Then, click Ok in the

Restoring a File from a Backup Plan

When your backup plan saves the files in the backup destination, it saves the files using the original folder structure of the files on your computer.

To find the file that you want to restore, click the of the plan to display buttons below the plan. Then, click the

Backup

button to open the Restore from Backup dialog box.

If your backup plan saved multiple versions of the file, click the plus (+) next to the backup you want to browse. You can also type the file name in the search box above the list. Press

ENTER

to search all the backup versions for the file you want to

restore.

To specify the files you want to restore, select the check boxes next the file names.

Typically, AutoSave Essentials restores the files to the original location. If you want to select a different location for restoring the files, click the open the Select the Restoration Location Folder dialog box.

After selecting the files to restore and the location for saving the restored files, click the

Restore

button.

To close the Restore from Backup dialog box, click the X in the upper-right corner of the dialog box.

TIP: You can also drag files or folders to any location to restore them.

More Options

Restore From

link at the bottom

Browse

button to

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Archiving to a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc

You can archive your backups to CD, DVD, or Blu-ray™ disc to keep a permanent backup of the files. You need to have a drive that is capable of writing to the type of disc you select. If the size of the backup files exceeds the size of the disc, AutoSave Essentials can save the files to multiple discs, prompting you to remove and replace discs as they’re filled until all the files have been saved.

To Archive a Backup Plan to CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc

1. Insert the disc into your disc burner.

Make sure that you insert the correct type of disc for your disc burner.

2. Click the below the plan.

3. Click the

More Options

Archive to Disc

link at the bottom of the plan to display buttons

button to open the Archiving Process dialog box.

4. Select the disc burner from the

Disk Recorder

list.

The total size of the backup files appears in the upper-left area along with the number of discs needed to complete the archive.

5. Type a name for the disc in the

46 • Working with Backup Plans AutoSave Essentials

Disc Name

box.

6. Click the

More Options

link to view additional options.

• To change the speed of the writing operation select the speed from the

Write Speed

• To verify that the data was written properly to the disc, select the

when finished

list.

Verify

check box.

• To automatically eject the disc when the process completes, select the

7. Click

Eject when finished

Burn Disc

to start the archiving process.

check box.

If your archive requires more than one disc, AutoSave Essentials prompts you to remove and replace discs as they’re filled until all the files have been saved.

8. Click OK after each disc completes, and then click OK when the archive process completes.

9. Remove the disc from the drive and label it.

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48 • Working with Backup Plans AutoSave Essentials

Managing AutoSave Essentials

Overview

With the AutoSave Essentials program settings, you can pause all plans to conserve the battery on your laptop, control the size of the files you want to back up, select when to receive notifications about program activity, and view the program log files.

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Customizing AutoSave Essentials Settings

AutoSave Essentials icon

To open the AutoSave Essentials Settings dialog box, right-click the

Essentials

and then choose upper-right corner of the main window, and then choose

icon in the Notification Area on the right side of the Windows taskbar

Settings

from the menu. You can also click the ? button in the

Settings

from the menu.

AutoSave

To save power when your laptop is running on battery, select the

logging mode when laptop is running on battery

check box, AutoSave

Switch to

Essentials will record all changes made to your files and perform the backup when the laptop is connected to AC power. If AutoSave Essentials isn’t installed on a laptop, this option has no effect.

You can also set the size limit of the files that will be backed up by using the

back up file size

list.

Max

When a backup plan is running, a notification of the file-saving activity can appear above the Notification Area on the right side of the Windows taskbar. If AutoSave Essentials experiences problems with finding or saving the files in the backup plan, a message can appear.

To turn these messages on or off, select the check box next to the option in the Settings dialog box.

• To view a message whenever AutoSave Essentials experiences an error saving the file in a backup plan, select the

warning

check box.

To communicate a program

• To view a message to inform you of the status of the AutoSave Essentials program, select the

To show the status of the program

check box.

• To view a confirmation message when you exit AutoSave Essentials, select the

To confirm before exiting the program

check box.

The activity of the different backup plans running in the program is registered in log files; you can view these logs by clicking the

Show Log Files

link.

After you’ve finished making changes to the AutoSave Essentials settings, click

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Exiting AutoSave Essentials

AutoSave Essentials icon

There might be times when you want to stop AutoSave Essentials from running on your computer. For example, when you install another program, you may want to turn off any anti-virus software and AutoSave Essentials. To stop AutoSave Essentials from running, right-click the Notification Area on the right side of the Windows taskbar and then choose

AutoSave Essentials

from the menu.

AutoSave Essentials automatically restarts when you restart Windows.

To restart AutoSave Essentials without restarting Windows, click the Windows

Essentials > AutoSave Essentials

Start

menu and click

Essentials by double-clicking the Windows desktop.

AutoSave Essentials

All Programs

. Then, choose

. You can also restart AutoSave

AutoSave Essentials

icon on your

icon in the

Exit

AutoSave

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