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!ClicBack
Hard Disk Backup Utilities
Version 2.8
© Steve Spry 1995.
Please note that this application is NOT Public Domain, it is
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It is NOT free software.
Permission is hereby granted to allow any person, group, body, or company to
use this program, subject to the following terms :
1. The program is supplied "as is", without express or implied warranty.
No representations are made about the suitability of this software for
any purpose.
2. This version of the program is CAREWARE, as such continued use
requires registration (see below).
3. The author reserves the right to refuse any person, or company,
permission to use this program.
4. The unregistered version of the program maybe freely distributed
and a small charge made for the copying and postage etc. This
'fee' should not exceed £2.
!ClicBack Utilities are CAREWARE and NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN.
This means that the proceeds are given to charity.In the case of these
programs the charity is CLIC,The Cancer & Leukaemia In Childhood
Trust, registered charity number 802396.
If, after a period of 30 days, you find the program useful you are
required to register your copy of the programs for a fee of £10. This
payment will entitle you to the "Key" file which will remove the banner
file and put your name into the Info box. As a registered user you will
also be entitled to free technical support.
To register your copy of the programs please send a cheque or postal
orders made payable to Steve Spry and a blank 800K disk (without a lable
as I will put on a nice coloured on for you) to:
Steve Spry
36 Moreton Avenue
Bideford
North Devon
EX39 3AY
EMail : ClicBack@sprigo.demon.co.uk
If you could also inform me as to which version of RISCOS you
have, the amount of memory you have, the processor and the size of
your hard disk it would help me to develop the program further.
If you want to send any PD programs etc please feel free to do so.
Like wise if you mention what you are interested in I will attempt
to add some PD to the returned disc.
Background
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This program had been sitting on my hard disk for nearly three years
in a half finished state whilst I played around with data compression
techniques.
Following the death of my five year old son from a brain tumour in
January 1993 I decided to finish this program and donate the proceeds
to CLIC. As the program progressed more and more features were
added or changed. Even now there are things that I would like to
change but I could carry on for ever.
This program is dedicated to his memory and all those brave young
children fighting all forms of cancer.For there sake, if you like the
program, please register your copy of the program.
Further details about CLIC can be obtained from:
12-13 King Square,
Bristol,
BS2 8JH
Tel: 0117 9248844
Fax: 0117 9244505
Introduction
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The main features of the programs include :
• Full, Differential and Incremental backups.
• Selective option to preserve history integrity
• Backup to floppies or another hard disk.
• Backup only specified directories or files.
• Exclude any files or directories from the backup.
• Verify whilst backing up.
• Password protection for added security.
• 32 bit CRC
• Restore data to any directory.
• Powerful searching facility to locate Files / Directories or
Applications within backup data.
• Ability to restore whole directories or applications.
• Variable data compression.
• Estimate number of floppy disks required.
• Estimate time required to complete backup.
• Save settings as configuration files.
• Customisation file.
• Acorn’s Interactive help supported.
Getting Started
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First copy the program to a directory on your hard disc.
To load the program double click on the !ClicBack
icon.The program will be loaded and the !ClicBack icon
will be displayed on the right hand side of the iconbar. If
the program has not been registered a banner will be
displayed reminding you that the program is Careware
and of your obligation to do this. Before you can proceed any further
with the program you will have to click on the "Un-Registered" icon.
This will remove the banner and unlock the program.
Iconbar Menu
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Clicking menu over the !ClicBack icon will display a menu as shown
in figure 1.
Info
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Info will display information about your version of the program. The
Registered to field will show ***Unregistered *** or your name if you
have registered your copy.
Save
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Save leads to a standard “Save as” dialogue box which enables you
to save the current settings to a configuration file. The configuration
files have a file type of &326. The !ClicBack program can be started by
double clicking on a configuration file. The program will be loaded
with the options from the configuration file. These files can be edited
by hand if required, the syntax and details are at the end of this file.
Quit
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Quit will exit !ClicBack, removing it from the computers memory.
Clicking SELECT on the !ClicBack icon on the iconbar will display
the Setup Window shown in figure 3.
<Figure 3>
This window displays the various settings available.
!ClicBack Setup Window
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Backup Type
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The Backup Type popup menu allows you to choose the type of backup you
wish to perform. There are three backup types available.
Full Backup
This type of backup backs up all the files on the source path to the
destination path. This is first type of backup that you should perform.
Incremental Backup
This type of backup backs up only those files which have been
created or modified since the last backup.The last backup maybe Full,
Incremental or Differential. Therefore if you use Incremental backups
you will need to use a different set of discs each time. Do not use the
same discs that you used for the Full backup as you will lose the
first part of the backup when it is over written by the Incremental
backup data.
Differential Backup
A differential backup backs up only those files that have been
created or modified since the last Full backup. Therefore only
the one set of Differential backup discs will be required and can
be used for each Differential backup. Once again do not use the
same discs that you used for the Full backup as you will lose the
first part of the backup when it is over written by the Differential
backup data.
Selective
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For this option it is necessary to explain basically how the program
works.
When you conduct a backup the program will compile a list of files
to backup. Once the backup has been completed the program will store
the logfile in the Resources directory inside the !ClicBack application.
These logfiles are used as the basis for the Differential and Incremental
backup’s. The program compiles a list then finds the difference
between the various files. This method gets around the problem where
files are copied to the hard disk but have an older date/time stamp than
the last backup. If the selective option is selected then the logfile will
not be stored in the resources directory. I would recommend that you
use the selective option if you are backing up any directory other than
the root directory.
File Source
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The File Source specifies the directory that yo