The standard file operations of Open, Save, and SaveAs are located under the file menu. These
operations are used to manage the files which define backup configurations. These backup
configuration files have a default .bku extension and contain the definitions of targets and sources
plus the last backup date for the configuration. Different backup files allow for differently defined
backup targets and sources so that one backup configuration might define backing up to an
external network drive, while another might be for backing the same sources to a flash drive.
Rather than clearing the backup definitions and redefining the target and sources, you can simply
open a previously saved file with the desired configuration.
The File menu includes items for Backup and Restore. Backing up can be called by either
clicking the Backup button or clicking the Backup item from the File menu. The Restore operation
can only be started by clicking the Restore item from the File menu. That is because the user
must exercise greater care in restoring than with backing up since he will be overwriting his
working files.
The 'Run AutoBackup' menu item allows for starting a daily backup routine which is set for
12:01am, or when you boot up the computer for the first time that day. If the autoBackup is
already running, then this menu item is dimmed, and the 'Kill AutoBackup' menu item is enabled.
This feature allows you to unload the autoBackup routine, and once you do then this item
becomes dimmed. You can always tell if the autoBackup routine is loaded or not, simply by
which of these two menu items are enabled.