Once the backup storage has ben configured we can then configure the backup options, this can conveniently be done on the home screen again with the necessary controls appearing under the current backup:įirstly a schedule can be set for our backup, this is fairly simple to do using the scheduling tool and even includes advanced options such as setting backups to run at start-up should a scheduled backup ever be missed or on specific events such as the user logging in. Whilst this does (technically) mean the software supports cloud storage I feel this is an area it could do better in by making the process of linking storage such as Dropbox and Google Drive much easier! It is important at this point to note that Paragon does have some limited could support, this involves mounting cloud storage to the operating system as a network drive via WebDAV (Paragon have support articles on their website detailing this procedure). One of the first things I notice is on the left side is the option to create multiple backup sets, something often missing from free backup solutions and a very welcome addition in my book! Backing up within Backup & RecoveryĬreating our first backup set is easy to do with all settings easily available from the right side of the screen, an initial backup set is automatically created on the left for us but we can create more as and when needed!įirst we must select what we wish to backup, this can be an image of the entire system, a selected disk or selected files and folders.Īfter selecting files for backup the next task is selecting the storage location for our backup, this can be on a local disk, an external disk or a network / shared drive.

Once installed we are greeted by a nice looking home screen from which all of the main functionality of the program can be accessed. Getting Backup and Recover installed for the first time was quick and easy, simply download from the Paragon website and after a few clicks everything will be ready to go!

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