Program Views

The main window of Handy Backup 3.0 is divided into three panes (Views):





Items View

The pane displays all Items, their properties and their current statuses.

Item name column: Displays Items names.
Default action column: Shows a default action. To start performing an action, press "Execute" button on the program toolbar.

Last run time column: Shows date and time of the latest run.

Next run time column: Displays schedule type.

Progress column: Displays progress bar that shows the amount of data transferred.

Status column: Shows one of action statuses which can be:
  • Idle - no operation is being performed by the program
  • Backing up - the program is backing up
  • Restoring - the program is restoring
  • Synchronizing - the program is synchronizing data between locations



Files View

The pane displays all files in a selected Item, both at a local and a remote side, and their properties.

File name column: Displays a name of a local file.

Status column: Shows a current status of a local file comparing to a corresponding remote file. Files statuses are marked with the following colors:
  • Identical files:
    A file in an original folder is identical with a corresponding file in a destination folder.
  • Different files:
    A file in an original folder is different from a corresponding file in a destination folder. You can make files identical either by synchronizing or restoring them: just select a file and press "Synchronize" or "Restore" button from Actions menu.
  • Missing file in the destination location:
    A destination folder does not contain a file corresponding to a file in an original folder.
  • Missing file in the original location:
    An original folder does not contain a file corresponding to a file in a destination folder. The possible reason is that the original file was removed from original location. To restore file in the original locaion, use restore operation. Select a file you need to restore and press "Restore" button.
  • Excluded files:
    File was excluded from the list of files to process and the program ignores it. For details, see New Item Wizard, Step 2.
Original Size column: Shows size of an original file.

Stored Size column: Shows size of a corresponding file in a remote location.

Original time column: Shows a last time when a file in an original location was modified.

Stored time column: Shows a last time when a file in a destination folder was modified.
Note: All files in a new Item will be displayed in Files view with statuses "unknown". To see their actual statuses, press "Refresh" button. To see updated list of files in a File view, also press "Refresh" button



Log View

This pane shows reports on all events occurred during backup, restore and other program operations. The pane displays log messages related only to a selected Item

Different colors denote different types of log messages as defined in Log Settings. If you wish you can customize fonts and colors for all kinds of log events with the help of "Colors..." button from the context menu.
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