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example, 30 days, the program will start consolidation when the oldest backup is stored for 31 days. 5.2.8 Providing a comment Provide a comment for the archive. This can help identify the backup and prevent you from restoring the wrong data. However, you can choose not to make any notes. The backup file size and creation date are automatically appended to the description, so you do not need to enter this information. 5.2.9 The operation summary and the backup process At the final step, the backup task summary is displayed. Up to this point, you can make changes in the created task by clicking on the desired step and changing the settings. Clicking Proceed will start the task execution if you have configured the task to be started manually, by choosing the Do not schedule option at the Scheduling step, or have left selected the Run task now box for a scheduled task. The task progress will be shown in a special window. You can stop the procedure by clicking Cancel. You can also close the progress window by clicking Hide. The backup creation will continue, but you will be able to start another operation or close the main program window. In the latter case, the program will continue working in the background and will automatically close once the backup archive is ready. If you prepare some more backup operations, they will be queued after the current one. 5.3 Fine-tuning your backups You can fine-tune your backups to specific tasks. Such fine-tuning is made by configuring backup options before starting a backup task. You can set temporary backup options by editing the default backup options while creating a backup task. In addition, when backing up your data files, you can create custom data categories for backup. 5.3.1 Archive protection The preset is no password. Suppose you have some files with sensitive information, for example, your tax return, which you need to back up. Seagate BlackArmor Backup can help you protect your sensitive information from getting into the wrong hands. The simplest (and the least secure) way is protecting your backup with a password. Let's remind you that to make a password more difficult to guess, it should consist of at least eight symbols and contain both letters (upper and lower case, preferably) and numbers. If you think that a password will not give you sufficient security, use encryption for your backup. Seagate BlackArmor Backup allows encrypting backup files with the industry-standard AES cryptographic algorithm. A 128-bit encryption key is sufficient for most applications. The longer the key, the more secure your data. However, the 192 and 256-bit long keys significantly slow down the backup process, though in the case being considered this most likely will not be an issue, because the files will not be too large. The encryption settings are available only for password-protected archives. Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Acronis. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. All Rights Reserved. 33

Section	Page
Chapter 1. Introduction	7
1.1 What is Seagate BlackArmor® Backup?	7
1.2 Advantages	7
1.3 System requirements and supported media	8
1.3.1 Minimum system requirements	8
1.3.2 Supported storage media	9
1.3.3 Supported operating systems	9
1.3.4 Supported file systems	9
1.4 License policy	9
1.5 Technical support	10
Chapter 2. Seagate BlackArmor Backup installation and startup	12
2.1 Installing Seagate BlackArmor Backup	12
2.1.1 Installing Seagate BlackArmor Backup	12
2.2 Extracting Seagate BlackArmor Backup	13
2.3 Running Seagate BlackArmor Backup	13
2.4 Removing Seagate BlackArmor Backup	13
Chapter 3. General information	14
3.1 The difference between file archives and disk/partition images	14
3.2 Full, incremental and differential backups	14
3.3 BlackArmor Backup Secure Zone	15
3.4 Viewing disk and partition information	15
3.5 Try&Decide	16
3.6 BlackArmor DriveCleanser, File Shredder, and System Clean-up	16
3.7 Support for Zip format	16
Chapter 4. Getting to know Seagate BlackArmor Backup	18
4.1 BlackArmor One-Click Protection	18
4.2 Program workspace	20
Chapter 5. Creating backup archives	24
5.1 Selecting what data to back up	24
5.2 Performing backup	25
5.2.1 Selecting data for backup	25
5.2.2 Selecting the target archive location	27
5.2.3 Scheduling	28
5.2.4 Backup method	29
5.2.5 Source files exclusion	30
5.2.6 Selecting the backup options	31
5.2.7 Setting automatic consolidation	32
5.2.8 Providing a comment	33
5.2.9 The operation summary and the backup process	33
5.3 Fine-tuning your backups	33
5.3.1 Archive protection	33
5.3.2 Source files exclusion	34
5.3.3 Pre/post commands	34
5.3.4 Compression level	34
5.3.5 Backup performance	35
5.3.6 Archive splitting	36
5.3.7 File-level security settings	36
5.3.8 Error handling	36
5.3.9 Additional settings	37
5.3.10 Backup reserve copy settings	37
5.3.11 Creating a custom data category for backups	38
5.4 Making reserve copies of your backups	39
Chapter 6. Restoring backup data	40
6.1 Restore under Windows or boot from CD?	40
6.1.1 Network settings in rescue mode	40
6.2 Restoring files and folders from file archives	40
6.3 Restoring disks/partitions or files from images	44
6.3.1 Starting the Restore Wizard	44
6.3.2 Archive selection	44
6.3.3 Restoration method selection	45
6.3.4 Selecting a disk/partition to restore	46
6.3.5 Selecting a target disk/partition	47
6.3.6 Changing the restored partition type	47
6.3.7 Changing the restored partition size and location	48
6.3.8 Assigning a letter to the restored partition	48
6.3.9 Setting restore options	48
6.3.10 Restoration summary and executing restoration	49
6.4 Setting restore options	49
6.4.1 Files to preserve during restoration	49
6.4.2 Pre/post commands	49
6.4.3 Restoration priority	50
6.4.4 File-level security settings	50
6.4.5 Additional settings	50
Chapter 7. Try&Decide	51
7.1 Using Try&Decide	54
7.1.2. Try&Decide options	54
7.2 Try&Decide usage examples	54
Chapter 8. Scheduling tasks	57
8.1 Creating scheduled tasks	57
8.1.1 Setting up once only execution	58
8.1.2 Setting up upon event execution	58
8.1.3 Setting up daily execution	59
8.1.4 Setting up weekly execution	60
8.1.5 Setting up monthly execution	60
8.2 Managing scheduled tasks	61
Chapter 9. Managing BlackArmor Backup Secure Zone	62
9.1 Creating BlackArmor Backup Secure Zone	62
9.2 Resizing BlackArmor Backup Secure Zone	64
9.3 Changing password for BlackArmor Backup Secure Zone	65
9.4 Deleting BlackArmor Backup Secure Zone	66
Chapter 10. Creating bootable media	67
Chapter 11. Other operations	70
11.1 Validating backup archives	70
11.2 Operation results notification	72
11.2.1 Email notification	72
11.2.2 WinPopup notification	73
11.3 Viewing Tasks and Logs	74
11.4 Consolidating backups	76
11.5 Removing backup archives	79
Chapter 12. Exploring archives and mounting images	81
12.1 Searching	81
12.2 Google Desktop and Windows Search integration	83
12.3 Mounting an image	90
12.4 Unmounting an image	92
Chapter 13. Transferring the system to a new disk	94
13.1 General information	94
13.2 Security	95
13.3 Executing transfers	95
13.3.1 Selecting Clone mode	95
13.3.2 Selecting source disk	95
13.3.3 Selecting destination disk	96
13.3.4 Partitioned destination disk	97
13.3.5 Selecting partition transfer method	97
13.3.6 Cloning with manual partitioning	98
13.3.7 Cloning summary	100
Chapter 14. Adding a new hard disk	101
14.1 Selecting a hard disk	101
14.2 Creating new partitions	101
14.3 Disk add summary	102
Chapter 15. Security and Privacy Tools	104
15.1 Using File Shredder	104
15.2 BlackArmor DriveCleanser	105
15.3 Creating custom algorithms of data destruction	108
15.4 System Clean-up	109
15.5 System Clean-up Wizard settings	110
15.5.1 \	110
15.5.2 \	110
15.5.3 \	111
15.5.4 \	112
15.5.5 \	112
15.5.6 \	113
15.6 Cleaning up separate system components	113
Appendix A. Partitions and file systems	114
Appendix B. Hard disks and BIOS setup	117
B.1 Installing hard disks in computers	117
B.1.1 Installing a hard disk, general scheme	117
B.1.2 Motherboard sockets, IDE cable, power cable	118
B.1.3 Configuring hard disk drives, jumpers	118
B.2 BIOS	119
B.2.1 Setup utility	119
B.2.2 Standard CMOS setup menu	120
B.2.3 Arranging boot sequence, advanced CMOS setup menu	121
B.2.4 Hard disk initialization errors	122
B.3 Installing a SATA hard drive	123
B.3.1 Steps for installing a new internal SATA drive.	123
Appendix C. Hard Disk Wiping methods	125
C.1 Information wiping methods’ functioning principles	125
C.2 Information wiping methods used by Seagate BlackArmor Backup	126

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example, 30 days, the program will start consolidation when the oldest backup is stored for

31 days.

5.2.8

Providing a comment

Provide a comment for the archive. This can help identify the backup and prevent you from

restoring the wrong data. However, you can choose not to make any notes. The backup file

size and creation date are automatically appended to the description, so you do not need to

enter this information.

5.2.9

The operation summary and the backup process

At the final step, the backup task summary is displayed. Up to this point, you can make

changes in the created task by clicking on the desired step and changing the settings.

Clicking

Proceed

will start the task execution if you have configured the task to be started

manually, by choosing the

Do not schedule

option at the Scheduling step, or have left

selected the

Run task now

box for a scheduled task.

The task progress will be shown in a special window. You can stop the procedure by clicking

Cancel

You can also close the progress window by clicking

Hide

. The backup creation will continue,

but you will be able to start another operation or close the main program window. In the

latter case, the program will continue working in the background and will automatically close

once the backup archive is ready. If you prepare some more backup operations, they will be

queued after the current one.

5.3

Fine-tuning your backups

You can fine-tune your backups to specific tasks. Such fine-tuning is made by configuring

backup options before starting a backup task.

You can set temporary backup options by editing the default backup options while creating a

backup task.

In addition, when backing up your data files, you can create custom data categories for

backup.

5.3.1

Archive protection

The preset is

no password

Suppose you have some files with sensitive information, for example, your tax return, which

you need to back up. Seagate BlackArmor Backup can help you protect your sensitive

information from getting into the wrong hands. The simplest (and the least secure) way is

protecting your backup with a password. Let's remind you that to make a password more

difficult to guess, it should consist of at least eight symbols and contain both letters (upper

and lower case, preferably) and numbers. If you think that a password will not give you

sufficient security, use encryption for your backup. Seagate BlackArmor Backup allows

encrypting backup files with the industry-standard AES cryptographic algorithm. A 128-bit

encryption key is sufficient for most applications. The longer the key, the more secure your

data. However, the 192 and 256-bit long keys significantly slow down the backup process,

though in the case being considered this most likely will not be an issue, because the files

will not be too large. The encryption settings are available only for password-protected

archives.