Profile Properties - Data Protection

This option enables files and folders to be backed up that are to be deleted, moved or overwritten by a copy operation.

Permanently delete items

This option causes the files and folders on the storage device to be deleted directly and storage space to be freed up.

Move items to Windows Recycle Bin

This option causes local folders and files to be backed up to the Windows Recycle Bin. Make sure that the Windows Recycle Bin hasn't been deactivated and that the Recycle Bin size is set to 100%.

Important:

Windows enables only files and folders located on the machine on which AllSync is installed to be moved to the Recycle Bin.

Move items to a backup folder

This option causes local folders and files including their entire folder structure to be backed up to a separate backup folder.

Backup folder

The standard path is %SystemDrive%\AllSyncBackup\%P%. Various placeholders can be used for the path.

Create subfolders in the backup folder

This option causes a new subfolder to be created in the backup folder every time the profile is run. This enables consecutive backups to be made of your data, in addition to enabling you to retrieve older versions as needed.

The standard format expression for the name of the subfolder is yymmdd hhnnss, thus ensuring consecutive backup every time the profile is run. Various placeholders can be used in the name of the subfolder.

Compress backed-up files into one ZIP file

This option causes all backed-up items to be compressed into a single ZIP file after the copy operation. The standard format expression for the name of the ZIP file is yymmdd hhnnss, thus ensuring consecutive backup every time the profile is run. Various placeholders can be used in the ZIP file name.

Generations of backups to be created

This option enables the number of backups to be limited. You have the option of specifying the maximum number of backups or a period in days. When starting a copy operation, old backups to be deleted are determined via their create date.

Note: Make sure that the specified destination folder is only used for data backed up using this profile otherwise other data may be deleted.

How are old backup generations determined?

When the option Create subfolders in backup folder is activated, the backups to be deleted are determined on the basis of the created date of the subfolders when running the profile.
When the option Compress backed-up files into one ZIP file is activated and the option Create subfolders in backup folder is deactivated, the backups to be deleted are determined on the basis of the created date of the ZIP files in the backup folder when a profile is run.
When the options Compress backed-up files into one ZIP file and Create subfolders in backup folder are both deactivated, the backups are created in the backup folder and appended with a sequentially numbered file extension, .0001, .0002, etc.

Placeholders

The following placeholders can be used for the path of the backup folder and the names of subfolders or ZIP files:

Placeholder	Description
%P%	Profile name
%KW%	German calendar week according to DIN 1355
Format characters	Date and Time
Environment variables	Windows variables

If you want to use normal text, it has to be inserted in double quotes so that it isn't incorrectly interpreted as a placeholder.

Formatting examples:

Format expression	Result
%p% (yy_mm_dd hh_nn_ss)	PROFILE NAME (01_12_24 16_10_08)
{yy-mm-dd hh-nn-ss} %P%	{01-12-24 16-10-08} profile name
%SystemDrive%\AllSyncBackup\%P%	C:\AllSyncBackup\Profilename

Examples:

Backup folder: %SystemDrive%\AllSyncBackup\%P%
Profile name: Test profile
File to be backed up: C:\Windows\Temp\Help.txt

Example 1:
Subfolder: yy_mm_dd hh_nn_ss
ZIP file: -
After a copy operation the backed-up file is located in the following folder:
C:\AllSyncBackup\Testprofile\07_05_28 16_12_00\C\Windows\Temp\help.txt
Example 2:
Subfolder: yy_mm_dd hh_nn_ss
ZIP file: %p%
After a copy operation the backed-up file is located in the following ZIP file:
C:\AllSyncBackup\Testprofile\07_05_28 16_12_00\Testprofile.zip
Example 3:
Subfolder: -
ZIP file: yy_mm_dd hh_nn_ss
After a copy operation the backed-up file is located in the following ZIP file:
C:\AllSyncBackup\Testprofile\07_05_28 16_12_00.zip
Example 4:
Subfolder: -
ZIP file: -
After 3 copy operations the following files are to be found in the backup folder:
C:\AllSyncBackup\Testprofile\C\Windows\Temp\Help.txt.0001
C:\AllSyncBackup\Testprofile\C\Windows\Temp\Help.txt.0002
C:\AllSyncBackup\Testprofile\C\Windows\Temp\Help.txt.0003

Options

What data is to be backed up?

Data to be deleted
Data to be overwritten
Data to be moved
Generations of backups