Backup Software

One of the major things that we are overhauling for version 4 is the mechanism used for storing backup job information. This includes the backup job name, schedule, and backup file set. Rather than scatter this information across various files, we are streamlining this to allow all backup jobs, and their corresponding information, to be located in one central location. One XML file will contain all of the data needed for backing up your files. The advantages of this approach are quite numerous.

For starters, this will allow an easy way for the new SecureBackup Windows service to detect changes easily. As a matter of fact, as soon as you create or modify a backup job and save it, the XML file is updated. The SecureBackup service “listens” for changes to this file in the background and can then take the appropriate action. The SecureBackup Windows service is responsible for actually running the backup jobs at the scheduled times and backing up the data to the remote server.

Another advantage of this approach is that the service won’t have to stop a backup job that is in progress when a change is made. It also allows changes to be made to a backup job even if it is running.

Converting your existing backup jobs to the new XML format in version 4 will not require any effort on your part. The SecureBackup software is smart enough to determine if updating to the new format is required and will do so automatically.