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The Schedule tab allows you to specify the backup and validation schedule settings.
You can choose and set up one of the following backup or validation frequencies:
Nonstop (p. 38)The backup will run every five minutes.
Daily (p. 57)The operation will be executed once a day or more frequently.
Weekly (p. 57)The operation will be executed once a week or several times a week on the
selected days.
Monthly (p. 57)The operation will be executed once a month or several times a month on the
selected dates.
Upon event (p. 57)The operation will be executed upon an event.
Do not scheduleThe scheduler will be turned off for the current operation. In this case the
backup or validation will run only when you click Back up now or Validate respectively in the
main window.
Advanced settings
Clicking Advanced settings allows you to specify the following additional settings for backup and
validation:
To postpone a scheduled operation until the next time the computer is not in use (a screen saver
is displayed or computer is locked), select the Run the backup only when the computer is idle
check box. If you schedule validation, the check box will change to Run the validation only when
the computer is idle.
If you want to wake up the sleeping/hibernating computer to perform the scheduled operation,
select the Wake up the sleeping/hibernating computer check box.
When a backup takes a long time, it may be interrupted if the computer goes into sleep or
hibernation mode. To eliminate this situation, select the Prevent the computer from going to
sleep/hibernate check box.