We have released version 3.6 of APBackup, our powerful backup tool.
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New version of APBackup 3.6
New version of TimeToPhoto 2.5
TimeToPhoto 2.5. has been released. This version offers improved compatibility with Windows 7 and greater speed of photo processing. We have also added a new feature for saving the current photo with a text label. So not only can you automatically label several images at once, but also save photos editing the label and its parameters for each of them individually.
Synchronization mode in APBackup
APBackup 3.5 features a synchronization mode for modes without compression, i.e. copy and FTP copy modes.
When in the synchronization mode, APBackup creates an archive and updates it each time the corresponding task is started, so the archive becomes an exact copy of the source after each task launch. The synchronization mode is normally used for archives without a date format , as the mod implies that the same archive is updated every time.
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Configuring incremental and differential backups in APBackup
Today, we will explain how you can use APBackup to configure incremental and differential backups .
Users often use APBackup for making complete backups where files are saved to the same folder or a new archive each time a backup is made using the date format and the archive depth value. However, if you need to back up a lot of data (dozens of gigabytes, for instance) every day, it may take a lot of time and slow down your system in spite of the fact that APBackup features a mechanism that allows you to control the CPU load (by giving the backup process a lower priority and enabling automatic pauses during the backup process).
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Using APFill for automatic calculation of ink/toner coverage of PDF/PS files
APFill is intended for calculating toner/ink coverage in PDF or PS files. It allows you to estimate the cost of printing a specific file. APFill separately measures CMYK, as well as up to 8 other colors in a file. Besides, APFill can also calculate ink coverage for bitmap formats, such as TIFF, JPG and BMP in the RGB or grayscale mode, which can be useful for printing on a black and white printer or for measuring the density of CMYK components that were separated and saved in a TIFF file, for example.
Besides the standard mode, when the user opens a file, measures it and gets the coverage calculation results, APFill has an automatic mode and can be started from the command line with various parameters.
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Conditional execution of backup tasks in APBackup.
APBackup allows you to start the backup process only when a specific condition is met. In the current version of the program, this can be either presence or absence of a specific file or folder at the moment the task is executed.
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Non-standard scheduling in APBackup
Each task in APBackup can be started automatically according to a schedule. A standard set of schedules is available: daily, on specific days of the week, monthly, run once.
The program also offers special scheduling options described below.
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How to back up APBackup settings?
Today, we will look at the process of backing up the program settings of APBackup.
The program saves settings in two files:
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Backing up MS SQL databases using APBackup
Today, we will take a look at some examples of MS SQL database backup automation using APBackup.
When a task is started in APBackup , you can launch external applications before and after the actual backup process. Besides, you can configure a task not to back up data at all, but to launch these programs only (i.e. schedule a program start). This can be done by enabling the “Execute only “To Do before/after backup” without backup” option.
Let’s take a look at an example of a backup task.
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Support of Unicode file names in APBackup
Starting from version 3.5, APBackup supports Unicode filenames. This applies both to backup and copy tasks.
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