User`s guide
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Availability of the backup options 
The set of available backup options depends on: 
  The environment the agent operates in (Windows, bootable media) 
  The type of the data being backed up (disk, file) 
  The backup destination (networked location or local disk) 
  The backup scheme (Back up now or using the scheduler) 
The following table summarizes the availability of the backup options. 
Agent for Windows  Bootable media 
(Linux-based or PE-based) 
Disk backup  File backup  Disk backup  File backup 
Archive protection (p. 52) 
(password + encryption) 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
Source files exclusion (p. 53) 
+  +  +  + 
Pre/Post backup commands 
(p. 54) 
+  +  PE only  PE only 
Pre/Post data capture 
commands (p. 56) 
+ 
+ 
- 
- 
Multi-volume snapshot (p. 58) 
+  +  -  - 
File-level backup snapshot (p. 
58) 
-  +  -  - 
Use VSS (p. 59) 
+  +  -  - 
Compression level (p. 59) 
+  +  +  + 
Backup performance: 
Backup priority (p. 60) 
+  +  -  - 
HDD writing speed (p. 60) 
Dest: HDD  Dest: HDD  Dest: HDD  Dest: HDD 
Network connection speed (p. 
61) 
Dest: 
network 
share 
Dest: 
network 
share 
Dest: 
network 
share 
Dest: 
network 
share 
Fast incremental/differential 
backup (p. 64) 
+  -  +  - 
Backup splitting (p. 64) 
+  +  +  + 
File-level security (p. 65): 
Preserve files’ security 
settings in archives 
-  +  -  - 
In archives, store encrypted 
files in decrypted state 
-  +  -  - 










