Step Backupper
Table of Contents
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About This Application
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Install and Uninstall
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Install
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Uninstall
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How to Use
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Features
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Usage Examples
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Update the Destination Directory
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Delete the Duplicate Files
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Remarks
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Filter Target Files
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Data Files
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Results
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List Order and Operations
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Filename Support
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Terms of Use
1 About This Application
Name: Step Backupper
Version: 1.0.0
OS: Windows 98 and later
Genre: File utility
Overview: Backups files step by step.
Author: Moochos
Home page: http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/mchos/
E-mail: mchos@hotmail.com
License: Freeware
Copyright: Copyright (C) 2005 Moochos. All rights reserved.
2 Install and Uninstall
2.1 Install
Move application files to the directory you would like.
2.2 Uninstall
Delete application files.
This application does not modify the registry.
3. How to Use
3.1 Features
You can backup files with this application. The application shows the difference
between two directory trees. The user selects the target files and the
operation to perform to them. The supported operations are move, copy,
and delete.
3.2 Usage Examples
3.2.1 Update the Destination Directory
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Click "File | Compare" menu to show "Compare" dialog.
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Set the source directory.
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Set the destination directory.
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Click "OK" button.
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Select the list items with "Created" or "Modified" result.
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Click "Operations | Perform to Selection" menu to show "Operations" dialog.
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Click "Copy" button to start the process.
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When the process is finished, close the dialog.
3.2.2 Delete the Duplicate Files
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Click "File | Compare" menu to show the dialog.
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Set the source directory.
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Set the destination directory.
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Select "Show not modified items" check box.
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Click "OK" button.
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Select the list items with "Not modified" result.
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Click "Operations | Perform to Selection" menu to show "Operations" dialog.
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Click "Delete" button.
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Click "Yes" button to the confirmation to start the process.
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When the process is finished, close the dialog.
3.3 Remarks
3.3.1 Filter Target Files
To filter target files, set filename masks to "Include" and "Exclude" on
"Compare" dialog. The filename masks are available as:
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Wildcards are MS-DOS compatible.
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Values must be separated by semicolons.
3.3.2 Data Files
The data file of this application is defined as:
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The file type is "Step Backupper Compare".
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The file extension should be "sbc".
3.3.3 Results
Created: The file exists only in the source.
Modified: The file is modified by time.
Not modified: The file is not modified by time.
Ambiguous: The file is not modified by time but the size is different.
Error: The result is unknown for errors.
3.3.4 List Order and Operations
When the application performs an operation, the files are processed top-to-bottom
as they are in the list.
One example. To copy files from the smallest one to the largest one,
sort list items by size in the ascending order before processing them.
3.3.5 Filename Support
Supported:
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Filenames in multibyte characters (ANSI)
Not supported:
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Filenames in wide-characters (Unicode)
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Filenames with the length more than 259 characters
4 Terms of Use
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Do not distribute the application with modification.
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Do not distribute the application for commercial purposes.
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Do not ask the author any compensation for the troubles caused by the application.
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Have author's permission for exceptional cases.
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