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== SimpleBackup ver. 1.0.2.1 ==
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Thanks for using SimpleBackup. For further questions please contact: hauke_L@gmx.de

1.) GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1) CHANGELOG
2.) HOW TO BACKUP
2.1) CHOOSING THE PATHS
2.2) CONFIGURE SIMPLEBACKUP
2.3) HOW THE PROCESS WILL RUN
2.4) OUTPUT
2.5) REPORT ERROR
3.) SAVE/DELETE THE CONFIGURATIONS



1.) GENERAL INFORMATION
	SimpleBackup ( now in version 1.0.2.1 ) is a open source backup tool for full and differencial backups. It's so simple that it doesn't 
	even has a complicated encryption or CPU-blowing compression, it just makes a identical copy of a folder.
	
1.1) CHANGELOG ( differences between 1.0.1.2 and 1.0.2.1 )
	- Errors and notifications are now written down in the listbox ( bottom of the window )
	- The Thread has been replaced by a BackgroundWorker ( better error handling )
	- Errors will be saved in file ( e.g.: "15.05.2014 20.29.25.log" ). Just look into the listbox when an error occured.
	- A few optimizations in finding and copying files ( nothing earth-shattering )
	
2.) HOW TO BACKUP
2.1) CHOOSING THE PATHS
	The first step is to choose two directories, the source and the destination. It doesn't matter if a "\" is in the end or not, SimpleBackup will add it.
	Browse through your files with a dialog or just tipe in the path ( SimpleBackup will notice it ).
	
2.2) CONFIGURE SIMPLEBACKUP
	There are a few options you can take:
		- "Overwrite files, if never" : When a file in the backup/destination folder is older than the original/source file, the original/source file will be copied.
		- "Copy everything"           : Copies every file ( takes longer of course ; can't be taken with "Overwrite files, if never" )
		- "Delete old files"          : If the backup folder contains files, which doesn't exist in the original/source folder, they'll be deleted.
		- "Shutdown after finish"     : Shuts the system down after finishing the backup process.
		
2.3) HOW THE PROCESS WILL RUN
	These are the steps that are done by SimpleBackup:
		- Detecting files ( counts all files and their size )
		- Copying files
			If "Overwrite files, of never" is selected he might skip some files ( if they are the same )
		That was the backup
		
		If "Delete old files" is selected he's also doing the following steps:
		- Detecting files in the destination folder
		- Checking if a file doesn't exist in the source folder
		- Deleting those files
		That was the cleaning process
		
2.4) OUTPUT
	All the output goes to the listbox at the bottom of the window. If something gone wrong, just look at this listbox.
	Click on "OK" ( after finished/failed backup process ) to go back to the normal screen where you can choose one of your templates.
	
2.5) REPORT ERROR
	If an error occured, the whole process will be aborded. In the listbox ( bottom of the window ) there will be a short description of the error.
	Please report the whole error here: https://sourceforge.net/p/simple-backup-tool/tickets/new/ and please enter the content of the 
	given file ( the filename stands in the listbox ; eg.: "15.05.2014 20.29.25.log" ).

3.) SAVE/DELETE THE CONFIGURATIONS
	If you want so save the whole settings, just click on "save" ( located over the listbox ). If you want to delete it, just select the entry and click on "delete".
Source: readme.txt, updated 2014-05-15