Getting Started with Local Backup Script Files:

1. Single Click the Right mouse button with your pointer on the red iClose-Up triangles in the lower right of your screen, then select and click on Make an iClose-Up Script. You are now in the iClose-Up Script Creator (Script Wizard).

2. Click Begin, then select Makes a backup of local files & folderrs, then click Next.

3. Select Copy, or Synchronize, then click Next. (For our example below we will assume you selected Copy)

4. Now select Copies Common Files or Copies All Files, then select the action that should be taken if the file name already exists on the other computer, then click Next. (For our example we will assume you choose the defaults which are the most common choices, Copies All Files and Replace the existing file if it is older)

5. (a) You are now presented with an explorer view of your computer (My Computer). Select the Folders or Files you want to backup.

Select a File or Folder for backup: Select a File or Folder by hi-lighting the File or Folder, do this by clicking with your left mouse button on the File or Folder you want, then click Next.

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Select multiple Files or Folders for backup: Position the Explorer windows so that the Files or Folders you want appear in the right window. Select the first File or Folder by hi-lighting the File or Folder in the right window, do this by clicking with your left mouse button on the File or Folder you want. Now hold down the “Ctrl” (Control) key on your keyboard and while holding this key down continue to click with your left mouse button on any other Files or Folders you want to backup, then click Next. Note if you are backing up Folders and the Folders do not exist on the receiving media they will be created.

5. (b) After you select your Folder(s) or File(s) for backup there are four “radio” buttons to select the options you want selected for this backup, they are located in the lower right of the Explorer window.

Include Subfolders: If you select a Folder or multiple Folders to backup, the Folders you selected will be backed up as well as any subfolders within your selected Folders.

Do not include Subfolders: If you select a Folder or multiple Folders to backup, just the Folders you selected will be backed up and none of the subfolders.

Transfer Files Only: If you select a single Folder to backup, this option acts as though you selected all the files in the Folder. It will not transfer the Folder name nor will it create a subfolder with the Folder name on the receiving media. This is a modification of the way Microsoft Explorer normally works. Some users like this option because they do not have to make sure that the folder names are the same on the source and destination.

Transfer Files and Folder Name: If you select a Folder to backup, this option not only sends all the files in the Folder but also if the receiving Folder or drive does not have the same name as the source Folder, a new subfolder will be created on the receiving media. This is the way Microsoft Explorer normally works.

6. You are now presented with an explorer view of your computer (My Computer) again. Find the location to copy the selected Folder(s) or File(s) to, then click Next.

7. You have now created a basic Script File, you have two options the Next button or the Finish button.

Next button: If you want to add additional file backups click on the Next button, and you will go back to the screen in the wizard that gives you the option to Copy or Synchronize. Say you just created a backup of some Files or Folders and now you want to backup some other Files or Folders, then click on Next.

Finish button: If you are finished click on Finish and you will be asked for a name to save your new Script File as. You will then be given the options to Edit Script, Run Now, Schedule Script or Close.

Edit Script: Edit Script will bring up the iClose-Up Editor which will allow you to edit the script you just created.

Run Now: Run Now will run the Script you just created.

Schedule Script: Schedule Script will bring up the iClose-Up Scheduler which will allow you to schedule the script you created to run at a different time or day. You can schedule the script to say run every weekday at ten at night. When you come in, in the morning, you can look at the Script Log that was created to see how your backups went. To see the Script Log file, right click on the red iClose-Up triangles in the lower right of your screen and select View iClose-Up Logs. Then select View Script Logs. Then select your log to view it. (iClose-Up appends the date each day to the name of the Script Log.)

Close: Close will close and end the Script Creator (wizard).

You are now ready to run your new Script File. It is usually best to pick Run Now and then Verify rather than schedule it. This way you can see if you made any mistakes when you made the script. If the Verify goes ok then run the script by hand again but this time don’t pick the Verify. You can run a Script three ways.

(a) Using the “Run Now” option above that appears at the end of the wizard

(b) Or by Single Clicking the Right mouse button with your pointer on the red iClose-Up triangles in the lower right of your screen, then select and click on Run a Script File Now.

(c) Or by Single Clicking the Right mouse button with your pointer on the red iClose-Up triangles in the lower right of your screen, then select and click on iClose-Up Main Screen. Then click on Run an iClose-Up Script.