New version of APBackup 3.7
A new version of APBackup 3.7 has been released: In this version:
Archive of posts tagged Backup
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 …
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 …
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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.
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.
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:
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 …
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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.
“Silent” installation of APBackup.
To install APBackup in the unattended mode (no user’s actions required), you need to launch the installer with the following parameters: apbackup.exe /VERYSILENT /SP- After that, if you have an APBackup registration key, you can activate the program automatically. Just start the program with the following parameter: c:\program files\apbackup\apbackup.exe QUIETREGISTER XXXXX-XXXXX-…-XXXXX where XXXXX-XXXXX-…-XXXXX is your …
Archives of over 2GB in size
APBackup users often report of creating archives of over 4 gigs in size that appear corrupted. In fact, the archives are totally fine. The problem is caused by the Zip64 format used by the program.
