TobySoft's TobyBackup application is a utility to back up user-specified folders to (usually) removable media (Zip disk, CD-RW, etc.). It has the option to archive older backed-up files before copying the latest version. Only changed files are copied. There is also a scripting option to allow different sets of folders to be backed up on different media.
Run
the installation program and follow the on-screen instructions.
Select "TobyBackup" from Windows Control Panel|Add/Remove Programs.
1. Double click on TobyBackup.exe or select it from the Windows Start Button|Programs and you'll initially see a message box similar to this:
This is warning you that the selected destination folder has files and/or folders that were not created by TobyBackup and you cannot back up to this folder. This will only occur when you first run the program or if you attempt to use a non-empty folder or a folder not previously used by TobyBackup.
2. Click OK and you'll get a window like this:
4. The window should look something like this:
Note that the Backup button is now enabled.
5. Now select the folders on the source drive(s) that you want to backup by clicking Add. A file selector like this will appear:
Navigate to the folder you want to backup and click Add.
6. Repeat step 5 until you have added all the folders you require. The window will look similar to this:
If you want to remove any source folders, then clicking them will turn them yellow (selected) and the Delete button will be enabled. Clicking a selected folder again will deselect it.
7. Next select the Options you require.
Delete Dest files not on Source will delete any files on the destination (i.e. your backup) that are no longer on the source. See also description of Keep archived versions below.
Delete archived versions first will delete the \!TobyBackup Archives\ folder from the destination. This option always reverts to not selected after every backup and is not saved in a script file. See also description of Keep archived versions below.
Keep archived versions - If a previously backed-up file has changed and the Keep archived versions option is set, then a \!TobyBackup Archives\ folder is created in your destination folder and the old version of the file is copied here before the new version is copied from the source. See Where Are My Files? below. Note that if Delete Dest files not on Source and Keep archived versions are both selected, then a file that has been deleted from the source after being backed up will be archived before being deleted from the destination.
No Verify means that no files will be verified.
Verify All means that all files are compared byte for byte.
Verify New Only means that only newly copied files will be compared byte for byte.
Let us suppose that you have selected C:\My Documents\ to be backed up to G:\.
The latest backed-up files will be in G:\c drive\My Documents\.
Any backed-up versions will be in G:\!TobyBackup Archives\c drive\My Documents\. If the original filename was accounts.xls, then the backed up version will be called accounts(1).xls. The (1) will be incremented until a unique filename is found.
When a backup has completed, the View Log button becomes enabled. Click this to view any changes that have been made on the destination.
Scripts
TobyBackup has a scripting option that allows the user to load
pre-defined source and destination folders, and also the Delete Dest files not on Source,
Keep archived versions and verify
options. To save a script, set up the program as defined earlier and select the Scripts|Save
Script File menu. Specify a filename and click Save. The script files
have a .tbs extension. The Delete archived versions first
option is not saved in a script.
To load a script file, select the Scripts|Load Script File menu and select the script you want to load. This can also be achieved by double-clicking a .tbs file in Windows Explorer.
The
How to Register menu option allows you to enter a User Name and Password
to unlock the program and prevent it from ceasing to work after the 30 day trial
period.
The Version menu option shows the version of the program.
The Help menu brings up this help document.
Why do I get a message like this one?
TobyBackup only permits back-ups to be made to an empty folder, or one that has been previously used by TobyBackup and not manually modified. If this was not the case, and you selected c:\ as your destination and selected Delete Dest files not on Source, then all files and folders on your c:\ drive would be deleted.