Backing up
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Click on the Backup button or select the Backup item from the File menu to initiate a backup of the specified source folders to the target folder.  It should be remembered that this backup program is really just a program for copying files in source folders to a target folder.  For example, you might want to back up files in two source folders to a target folder on a flash drive as follows:

   C:\Source1\   -->   F:\Target\
   C:\Source2\   -->   F:\Target\

This will copy the Source1 and Source2 folders with all of their files and sub-folders on drive C to the Target folder on the F drive.  That copying will result in the following file structure on the F drive:
  
   F:\Target\Source1\
   F:\Target\Source2\

Any number of source folders can be listed in a configuration file.  Although the default is to backup all of the listed source folders, you can uncheck which ever folder you do not want backed up this time, for what ever reason.  For example, you may be using the program to do some simple copying, or you may not have room on the target device to copy all of the source folders. Clicking on an individual source folder displays on the status bar the date that it was last backed up.   Note that to assist the user in selecting the source files to backup, there is a button to check or uncheck all source files.  The backup Information for the currently loaded configuration can be displayed from the View menu, and it shows exactly what will be backed up and where.  It is good practice to consult this information before starting the backup of any new configuration.

Finally, after clicking the backup button, you will be prompted whether to proceed with the backup operation or not.  Once begun, it can be interrupted at any time by clicking on the Stop button (which is the same backup button that started the operation).  It may take a few seconds of delay to initiate this termination... so be patient.

A log file, myBackup.log will be written to as the backup progresses. This file lists all of the files copied and any errors that occurred during the backup process.