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Scheduling Backups - Nero BackItUp Jobs
8 Scheduling Backups - Nero BackItUp Jobs
Jobs in Nero BackItUp are scheduled backups that are automatically executed by Nero
BackItUp at a defined time.
You can view scheduled and executed jobs in the Jobs and Calendar screens. You can add
jobs in both screens. To execute a job, the computer must be on and an operating system
started. Because it can work in the background, Nero BackItUp does not have to be started
to execute a job.
Under Windows 2000
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and XP
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you must have administrator rights to start jobs.
8.1 Configuring jobs
Configuring jobs is particularly useful for executing regular backups without the risk of
forgetting a scheduled backup or not executing the backup as planned.
To configure a job, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Jobs menu icon.
Æ The Job screen opens.
2. Click the Add Job button.
Æ The Job Wizard window with the start screen opens.
You can also start the Job Wizard in other ways:
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Calendar menu icon followed by Add Job
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Wizards menu icon followed by Create New Backup Job
lowed by Jobs
3.
t a drive or partition option
6. If w s a template for the job:
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5. Select an existing backup from the selection list.
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Wizards button fol
Click the Next button.
Æ The Job Source screen appears.
4. If you want to configure a file backup as a job, select the Select files and folders option
button.
5. If you want to configure a drive backup as a job, select the Selec
button.
you ant to use an existing backup a
4. Select the Use Existing Backup option button.
The selection list is activated.
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