The full and complete manuals for the NovaBACKUP application is located on the CD-ROM or downloadable from our website (download PDF).

No. Simply use the "Filters" feature from the Settings Window. From there, you can add the file extension that you would like to exclude from the backup to the Filter list.

The conditions that you set in the Backup Settings window are only for the current backup set that you are working with. The conditions you set in the Global Settings window will apply to all backup sets created with NovaBACKUP. At the start of every new backup set, your backup settings will be identical to the global settings.

Yes! You have the ability to specify how much free space you would like to leave open on any hard drive. By going to the Device tab, you can access the properties for all your hard drives - where you can specify the threshold for free space.

Yes, by using the Encryption feature from the Settings window, you are able to encrypt the file with an alphanumeric password. This secret key, which is 8 - 20 characters long, will be required upon restoration of the backup.

Yes. It is a very simple command that can be run at a run prompt, command prompt, or even through the Windows Scheduler. 

No, as long as there is writable media in the target drive, you're set!

NovaBACKUP has supported NovaStor's advanced Open File Manager plug-in for extra protection when you need it since the release of version 7.1. In version 7.3 we added an Open File Backup Option, a check box on the options screen that, when checked, allows NovaBACKUP to hook into Microsoft's Volume Shadow-Copy Service (also known as VSS) in order to back up open files. The Open File Backup option is limited to Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2003 machines, and not all programs (meaning some older legacy programs) are supported in VSS so they aren't supported with this type of Open File Backup implementation. NovaStor's Advanced Open File Manager, however, is not limited to those operating systems or the unsupported legacy applications.

It is important to understand that some data (such as text) generally compresses very well, while other data compresses hardly at all. It is also important to note that compressed data rarely compresses at all, and attempting to compress data which is already compressed (including data in a format that is compressed by definition such as MPEG) can actually cause the file size to grow. For this reason, it is recommended that either hardware compression or software compression be selected, not both. Generally speaking, hardware compression works more efficiently than software compression, and should be used instead of software compression.

Yes, using the Multi-session feature allows you to do this. Should you start another backup session and there is not enough room on the multi-session CD-R, NovaBACKUP will fill the media and ask for an empty one so that it may span the backup to multiple CD-R's.

You must use a blank disc or one which has not been formatted. Previously formatted disks (formatted by programs such as DirectCD or InCD) will not be recognized correctly for recording just as the disc would not be usable by any other main burning applications (such as NERO or ROXIO). A formatted disc is already set with sector sizes which are incompatible with normal recording.

As there is no industry standard for backup utility software, NovaBACKUP will not be able to read backup sets created by another vendor's software. Our software will only support the restoration of backup sets originally created by NovaBACKUP.

In mid 1998 the "standard T-10 committee's MMC command" set was adapted by almost all manufactures. Some vendors still had proprietary command, but the majority was moving to this standard. In Spring 1999, even the vendors still having proprietary command set moved to the new standard.

So in a nutshell, any drive conforming to the MMC standard established by the T-10 committee is compatible. Every now and then a vendor will violate the command set. If this is the case, we will note it in our unsupported list. We only added one drive to our unsupported list in all of 2002....that's how rare it is.

NovaStor publishes a Company Newsletter, NovaNews, on an approximately semi-monthly basis. Our company newsletter is the best way to stay in touch with the company and all the latest developments, plus learn tips and techniques and more.

There are definetly differences that should be noted, which is why we put together a comparison chart for you to use to determine the version perfect for you and your situation.

YES. We are giving away up to 10GB of online storage for one year to give our customers the chance to explore the huge potential made into reality with NovaBACKUP. Protect your data with secure, online and offsite backup. Simply choose the Device Wizard on the main NovaBACKUP screen and sign up for NovaStor Storage Services!

A Disk-Image is a snapshot of an entire drive or partition independent of the OS file system. They are great for disaster recovery and point-in-time recovery. The restore is simple and fast.

Best practices are always a combination of methods designed to provide near-line and off site data availability, as well as full system and system state recoverability. NovaBACKUP combines these elements into one complete package.

NovaStor offers a variety of ways to learn more about backup and data protection. Online Training and Webinars are offered, there is an Online User Forum and Online Demonstration videos are available.

You will be able to read these backup sets through the import function and then view the contents and restore the data as normal.

Yes you can take advantage of the Copy function within NovaBACKUP 10 which leaves the files in native format instead of in a single compressed file.

You now can have multiple jobs pointing towards the same media, and have the option for example of having one job being the full with the overwrite option, running once a week, and then a second job which could be differential/incremental with the append option. This could give you a week's worth of backups on one media, space willing.

NovaBACKUP 10 cannot schedule Disaster Recovery backups to optical media including CD/DVD drives. However manually you may perform this action. This is a safety measure in the event that it may ask for another disc (spanning) and no one will be there to place a disc in. We want to assure that you have a good and clean image when it is performed.

If your drive isn't recognised, please try the following: If you plugged in the USB hard drive after launching the program, insert your USB drive and then restart your computer and try again. The program should now see the drive.

You don't necessarily have to restart the software in order to use most of the product features, but it needs to be restarted to properly engage the Disaster Recovery portion of the software and enable you to make a proper image of your computer.

The Copy function will copy all the existing files from the source to the destination. It does not remove files that exist in the destination that do not exist at the source. A Mirror, on the other hand, will copy files from the source to the destination and will REMOVE files on the destination that do not exist on the source.