Start tab
When "Add a Protection Plan" is clicked on the Home page the software will display the "Create a Protection Plan" screen. The Start tab is where you begin to create protection plans for your data.
Choosing a Protection Plan
The software helps you begin protecting your data by offering different types of protection plans for archiving your data.
These plans are:
Choosing the "Personal Data and Settings" option instructs the software to archive the files that contain your:
- Outlook email settings and .pst files
- Desktop settings
- Internet favorites
- My Documents and My Pictures
- Application data settings (a hidden folder in the Documents and Settings folder)
These files are contained in the "Documents and Settings" folder of the local disk drive ( usually the C drive ). The software will archive the data in the "Documents and Settings" folder for all users that are found in the local disk drive (usually the C drive). See "Items that this software will not Archive" below to see what files will not be archived.
Choose this option to store system specific settings in case of rebuilding a system or a serious failure occurred with your system. You would easily be able to restore your email files and the look and feel of your system with this option.
It is recommended that your first archive be performed by choosing the Everything option.
Choosing the "Custom" option will ensure that the software does not automatically archive any files. Instead, you will choose exactly what folders and files will be archived. Use this option if you want complete control in choosing the files you want to protect.
It is recommended that your first archive be performed by choosing the Everything option.
Choosing the "Everything" option instructs the software to archive all files and folders on the local hard drive (usually drive C:). It is recommended that your first archive be performed by choosing the Everything option.
See "Items that this software will not archive" to see what files will not be archived.
Two additional protection plans are only available with Server versions of this software.
These plans are:
Choose the "Exchange Storage Groups" option to archive Microsoft Exchange Storage Groups on this computer. This option will be grayed out if Microsoft Exchange is not installed.
Choose the "SQL Server Databases" option to archive Microsoft SQL Server databases on this computer. This option will be grayed out if Microsoft SQL Server is not installed.
After choosing one of the available plan options you can continue to create a protection plan by clicking "Next" or by clicking the "Selections" tab. You can exit the process of creating a protection plan by clicking the "Cancel" button. The software will exit the "Create a Protection Plan" screen and return to the Home page.
Items that this software will not archive
This software will not archive these file types:
- Temporary Internet files
- Temp folder
- Digital Rights Management folder
- Windows Recycle Bin
- Windows Power Management files such as the files governing Hibernation
- Windows Memory Page file
- Windows System Volume Information files, System Restore files, Automated System Restore (ASR) files