Setting options for a DLO backup selection

DLO backup selections can be further customized for Delta File Transfer, compression, and encryption. In addition, you can specify how long to keep backup files after the original source files are deleted.

To set options for a DLO backup selection

  1. Open the Backup Selection dialog box.

    See Adding a DLO backup selection to a profile.

  2. On the Options tab, select the appropriate options as follows:

    Delta File Transfer

    Each time a file is backed up, only the part of the file that has changed is transferred and stored in the network user data folder. In addition, Delta file transfer uses compression. Enabling this option requires that you have installed and configured a maintenance server.

    See Adding a new Maintenance Server.

    Compression

    Each time a file is backed up, files in this backup selection are compressed for data transfer over the network and for storage in the desktop and network user data folders.

    This setting applies to files that were created after this feature is activated. Previously stored files are not compressed.

    Delta File Transfer also uses compression.

    Encryption

    Select this option to encrypt files for transfer and to store files from this backup selection in an encrypted format in the network user data folder.

    This setting applies to files that were transmitted and stored after this feature is activated. Previously stored files are not encrypted.

    The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and a 128-bit key length are used. In the desktop user data folder, versions are stored unencrypted. In the network user data folder, versions are stored encrypted. Transfer over the network is encrypted.

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    Enter the number of days for DLO to wait between when a source file is deleted from the desktop and when all versions of that file are deleted from the desktop user data folder.

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    Enter the number of days for DLO to wait between when a source file is deleted from the desktop and when all versions of that file are deleted from the network user data folder.

  3. Click OK to save the backup selection.