Backup is used to create a single archive from a collection of files and folders. The archive can be in one of two different formats, and a number of backup methods are available, as are a number of levels of compression. These range from uncompressed if you simply wish to collect a number of files together to ultra, which although it takes a long time gives maximum compression.
The Backup tab is roughly split into three sections. Along the top are the controls for the backup, the standard jobs area, the standard rules area and other settings for the backup. On the left hand side below these settings if the computer browser. Here you can select which files to backup. On the right there are two main areas. Firstly is the backup location selector, this is where you can select the location of the archive to create. Below this is the file list. Once you have added files from the computer browser they appear here so you can easily see what will be backed up. Using the buttons on the right hand side you can also add Variables and expand all of the folders you have selected. The file list is automatically coloured using any Rules you might have selected.
Toucan supports two formats currently, they are:
Six levels of compression are supported, from no compression to ultra compression. Each increment reduces the size of the final archive but takes more time to produce. Please note that ultra many take a very long time, especially if you are backing up large numbers of files.
Whenever you add new items to a backup job they will automatically be previewed and so either be left black, so show they will be included in the job, or red to show that they have been excluded.