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Log File
Offers options for the log file. Here you can specify the information
that the log file will contain and where it will be saved.
File Filters
Allows you to create, change, or remove filters.
E-mail Notification
Allows you to set up e-mail notifications for various events.
FTP Server
Configures an FTP server.
Cache
Contains options for the cache. Here you can specify where the files
are to be cached.
Additionally, you can enable the backup database and indicate a
path for it. The backup database saves the backup name, date of
creation, and size, as well as the name and path for all included fi-
les. The backup database is used for file searches during restore
processes, among other things.
Expert Features
Offers expert features for working with Nero BackItUp.
We recommend that you only change the default settings if you ha-
ve extensive knowledge in the areas of file backup and burning.
Sounds
Allows you to assign sounds to different events.
14.1 General Tab
The General tab offers general configuration options for working with Nero BackItUp.
The following setting options are available:
Check box
Show tooltips
Enables the display of tooltips. Tooltips contain brief ex-
planations about screen elements and are displayed in a
"bubble" when you pause over a screen element with your
mouse.
Check box
Enable Nero BackItUp in
shell context menu
Allows Nero BackItUp to be started from the shell context
menu. The shell context menu offers various pertinent in-
formation and is opened by clicking a file or folder with the
right mouse button in the Windows
®
Explorer.
Check box
Use maximum available
speed when burning a disc
Burns the disc at the maximum possible speed.
Check box
Ignore time difference
when comparing files
Ignores a time difference in the file properties when verify-
ing files after the backup. (Such a time difference can oc-
cur, for example, if the file is very large and the backup
took some time.)
Enter in the input field the allowable time difference in sec-
onds during which the file is recognized as identical.