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The main feature of myBackup is obviously to backup.  This program handles this operation in a simple straight forward manner by specifying a target device and folder, plus as many source folders as needed.  New source files plus those that have been modified since they were last backed up are then copied to the target device.  This program is really just doing automatically what a user could do by hand, using Windows Explorer to copy his selected working files to a backup device, but in an easy organized manner.

Another feature of myBackup is the ability to turn autoBackup on so that the currently loaded backup configuration is backed up every day automatically.  This feature can be toggled on and off at any time. 

myBackup can also allow the user to determine the necessary free disk space required to back up the currently loaded backup configuration.  This feature accounts for the actual required disk space used to store files within disk clusters, and also accounts for the expanded (or reduced) file sizes when overwriting the target device.

Once the user has backed up his folders to a target device, he can then restore them if tragedy ever strikes.  Since the restore operation actually overwrites the user's working files, the user must exercise greater care than when backing up.  The restore operation is really designed for times when the user has completely lost his working files and he needs to restore them from his backup device.  If the user just needs to restore a few files, it is recommended that he use Windows Explorer or some other file copying program for that case.