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58  GFI Backup 2011 Customizing GFI Backup
Table 21 - Options: Task Settings
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Use the Volume Shadow Copy
Service (VSS) if possible
Enables GFI Backup to use Microsoft‟s Volume Shadow Copy
Service that enables GFI Backup to ensure consistent backups as
well as copy files currently in use.
Default value is ON.
How to handle running
applications that keep files open,
if VSS is not available:
Enables you to configure a fallback mechanism in case VSS fails.
Possible options include:
 Prompt without timer - Prompts users to close open files and
waits indefinitely for user input.
 Prompt with timer - Prompts users to close open files and
sets a timer.
 Cancel backup - Cancels backup.
 Kill all - Kills all processes that maintain open files to back up
files in a reliable manner.
 Leave open - Leaves files open and backs up only the files
that it can back up.
Default value is Prompt without timer.
Select Automatically lock partitions during disk imaging if VSS
is not working to prevent changes on the partition during partition
backup.
Show Tray Popup when a Task is
running
Enables GFI Backup to show a popup denoting that a backup or a
restore is currently being performed.
Default value is ON.
Display Shutdown dialog for
tasks to be run at Shutdown
Prompts users to shutdown their computer on a task being
completed.
Default value is ON.
Reload CD/DVD/BD in writer on
Backup Task completion
Prompts GFI Backup to reload CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive tray on
completion of backup.
Default value is OFF.
Move files to Recycle Bin instead
of delete
Prompts GFI Backup to permanently delete files instead of putting
them in Microsoft Windows recycle bin.
Default value is ON.
Skip bad sectors read during disk
imaging
Ignore bad sectors while performing an image backup. This option
prevents corrupted and bad sectors in the created image backup.
Task threads priority
Enables you to configure the task thread priority for backups
running on agents located on slow computers.
Default value is Normal.
Task Groups
Enables you to configure task groups that enable tasks to be run
concurrently.