How to Use SyncBack Free Backup Software on Windows 11/10 PC – Guide
- Choose the type of file you want to back up There are three main types of files you might want to back up: documents, emails, and bookmarks. Documents are the most important because they are often the most sensitive, such as your personal photos and documents. Email backups are important for keeping track of important conversations and for storing important business correspondence. Bookmarks can be used to refer to specific pages in a book or to remember specific locations in a document.
- Back up your files using SyncBack SyncBack is a free program that can help you back up your files using its online backup service. To use SyncBack, first create an account and select the type of file you want to back up: documents, emails, or bookmarks. Then click on the blue “backup” button at the top of the screen. SyncBack will start backing up your files according to your chosen schedule and location. You can also view and manage your backups on SyncBack’s website or through its mobile app.
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How to Backup data using Syncback
When starting the tool for the first time, a dialog window will appear asking you to create a new profile. Click “Yes” button. There are now three profile types available: Backup, Sync and Group. Select the first one, ie Backup. New profile window will appear up. Give your profile a name. For example, I named my new profile “Data Backup”. A profile configuration window will appear. Here you will see the Source and Directory fields at the top. On the right side there is a browser button (not shown in the image below). Click on this browser button to select your source and destination folder. For example, I want to back up a folder called “test” on my computer’s D drive. So I browsed through it and selected it as Source. Now I selected drive H as destination, which is an external drive connected to my PC
I selected the “Include all subdirectories and their files” option in the Sub-dirs field, because I wanted to backup all folders present in the “test” folder. You may notice an expert button which will show you some advanced options for backing up your drive. By using this you can also backup your data to an FTP server.
The screenshot of the tFTP tab that appeared when I clicked on “Expert” button. Here you must fill in all the correct settings for your FTP server. You can also test the FTP setup by clicking “Test FTP setup” button provided at the bottom. If you don’t want to backup the FTP server, uncheck the option “Destination directory is on an FTP server”.
After filling in all the profile settings, click “OK” button present in the lower right corner. It will ask for your confirmation for the simulated execution. The simulated run will produce a detailed report on which file will be copied and deleted after the profile backup runs.
How to schedule your backup
Syncback is a tool that allows you to schedule backups to occur automatically. You can also modify the profile configuration page to customize your backup settings. Finally, you can use the “Schedule” button to create a backup schedule. ..
A confirmation window will appear. Click “Yes” to create a schedule. A warning window will appear. You need to set a password to run your scheduled task. On the “Task” tab, click on “Set password” button. Enter your Windows password. Also, check the box next to “Run only if connected”. Now go to the programming tab and select the task.
How to Restore a backup
Restoring your backup is a simple process. Open the program, right click on the profile, and select the “Restore” option from the context menu. A warning window will appear. It simply says that restore swaps source and destination directories. This means that all files in the source directory will be replaced with those in the destination directory and vice versa. Click “Yes” button for quick restoration.
Final note
SyncBack is a free backup software for Windows 11/10 that can be used to back up your computer and its files. SyncBack is easy to use and can be accessed from any computer.
