The perfect backup tool that everyone can use
by Centered Systems
It is not uncommon to lose an important document or a spreadsheet that you spent all day work ing on it. Not everyone lik es the back up operations. Besides back ups are only good if you remember to do them. Many back up programs store your important data and when you need it, you have to perform a restore operation.
Centered Systems' Second Copy, an award winning shareware back up utility, mak es back up operations a breeze! Second Copy allows you to k eep a "second copy" of all your important files at a different location. Set it up once and forget about it. Since you always have a second copy, you don't have to perform any restore operations. Second Copy will automatically copy your files at specified intervals with little impact on the system performance.
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Table of Contents
Foreword 0
Part I Getting started
1
... 1 1 Overview ... 1 2 What's New ... 1 3 Features
Part II How to...
3
... 3 1 Work with Profiles
... 3 To Create A New Profile
... 3 To Create An FTP Profile
... 4 To View Profiles In The Main Window
... 5 To View Or Change Profile Properties
... 5 To Renam e A Profile ... 5 To Duplicate A Profile ... 5 To Delete Profiles ... 6 To Group Profiles ... 6 To Change the drive letter
... 6 To Create Desktop Shortcut
... 7 2 Set Profile Properties
... 7 Express or Custom Setup
... 7 To Set What To Copy
... 7 To Set Which Files To Copy
... 8 To Select Files and Folders
... 8 To Set Where To Copy
... 9 To Set When To Copy
... 10 To Set How To Copy
... 12 To Finalize Profile Setup
... 12 To Preview Profile activity
... 12 To Set Advanced Properties
... 12 Setting Advanced Properties
... 12 To Set Advanced Properties - Copy
... 14 To Set Advanced Properties - Compress
... 14 To Set Advanced Properties - Run Programs
... 15 To Set Advanced Properties - AutoDial
... 15 3 Perform Copy Process
... 15 Autom atic Processing
... 15 Manual Processing
... 15 Suspending Copy Process
... 15 Checking For Errors
... 16 To View Source Files
... 16 To View Destination Files
... 16 To View Archived Files
... 16 To Extract Com pressed Files
... 17 4 Use the Log file
... 17 To View The Log File
... 17 To Find Text In The Log File
© 2010 Centered Systems
... 17 To Save The Log File
... 17 To Print The Log File
... 17 To Clear The Log File
... 18 5 Set Program Options
... 18 Setting Options
... 18 To Set General Options
... 18 To Set Perform ance Options
... 19 To Set Startup Options
... 19 To Set Copy Options
... 19 To Set NTFS Options
... 20 To Set FTP Options
... 20 To Set Notification Options
... 21 6 Use Advanced Features
... 21 Com m and Line Options
... 22 Directory Macro Expansion
... 22 Hidden Options ... 25 7 Restore files ... 25 To Restore Files ... 25 8 Run as a service ... 25 Second Copy Service Overview
... 25 Starting as Service
... 26 Stopping the Service
... 26 Uninstalling the Service
Part III Working with compressed files
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... 27 1 Introduction
... 27 Zip View er Overview
... 27 Features
... 27 2 Using Zip Viewer...
... 27 To Open Zip View er
... 27 To Com press a file
... 28 To Extract a Zip file
... 28 To Add a file to the Zip file
... 28 To Delete a file from the Zip file
... 28 To Set passw ord on the Zip file
... 28 To create self-extracting zip file
... 28 3 Using AES encryption
... 28 AES Overview ... 29 To Encrypt Files ... 29 4 Error Messages ... 29 Understanding Com pression Error Messages
Part IV Converting from previous versions of
Second Copy
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... 32 1 Importing From Previous Versions
Part V Answers to Common Questions
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... 33 1 What is the difference between Synchronization and Copy?
... 33 2 When should Copy be used?
... 33 3 When should Synchronize be used?
... 33 4 Does it run as a service?
... 34 5 Resetting Messages
... 34 6 Exiting Program
... 34 7 Creating Setup Folder
... 35 8 Uninstalling Second Copy
Part VI Troubleshooting
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... 35 1 No files are copied when profile runs
... 35 2 Files are copied to a sub directory of the destination folder
Part VII Contact, Ordering, and Licensing
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... 35 1 Contact Information
... 36 2 Ordering Information
... 36 3 Entering License Information
... 37 4 Order Form in fillable PDF format
... 37 5 License Agreement
... 38 6 Evaluation License
1
Getting started
1.1
Overview
Second Copy
Second Copy allows you to keep a "second copy" of all your important files at a different location. Set it up once and forget about it. Second Copy will copy your files at specified intervals in the background without manual intervention. Initially it will copy all specified files. In subsequent runs it will only copy new or changed files.
A state of the art user interface offers easy setup wizards and multiple graphical views of the information. Second Copy is designed to run under Windows (XP/2003/Vista/7/2008).
Second Copy uses a set of instructions called, Profile, that defines which files should be copied, to where, how often etc. You can assign a suitable name for each profile to describe its purpose. To use Second Copy, simply create profiles for files you want to copy to another directory, folder, drive or computer across the network. Each profile defines a source location, a destination location and how often the files should be copied.
Select Express Setup for most commonly used options, select Custom Setup to define special options. e.g. files to include or exclude, compression, and synchronization, or select FTP Profile if you want to copy files to or from an FTP server.
1.2
What's New
A brief list of major new features in Second Copy. New Program Options
Copy open files using Windows Volume Shadow Copy (For 32-bit operating systems only) Copy long filenames
Support for Unicode characters New Windows 7 style interface Enhanced file compression
1.3
Features
A brief overview of major features in Second Copy: Main Features
Many copy modes such as Simple Copy, Exact Copy, Compress, Move, Two-way synchronization Flexible scheduling options
Copy open (in-use) files for non-compressed mode (For 32-bit operating systems only) Support for Windows Volume Shadow Copy
Support for Unicode characters Restore option
FTP support
Enhanced compression with upto 256-bit AES encryption Email notification
Change the drive letter for all profiles easily Copy when files change
Run as a service (only on XP/2003/Vista systems) Preview profile activity before running
Ignore files newer than date/days New Second Copy macros
Create a shortcut on the Desktop for a profile Command line options
Program Options
Password protect profiles Organize profiles in groups
Limit the log to only errors and summaries
Copy files locally, to a network drive, external drive, optical or zip disk Copy files using FTP to or from a remote computer
Restore files back to the source location with ease Encrypt files during copy
Copy Options
Detect file deletions during synchronization
Copy files based on the archive bit instead of time stamp Span copies across multiple disks
Ignore files older than or newer than a certain date or number of days Select directories in a graphical tree view
Auto log-in to remote system with Dial-up networking Run a program before and after running the profile Scheduling Options
Skip profile on designated days of the week View scheduling options more conveniently
Easily toggle profiles between periodic and manual schedule Run profiles at shut down without the Windows 20-second time limit Run profiles when the source files on the local hard disk change Compression Library
Set compression ratio for Zip files
Use built-in Zip viewer to view, compress and extract any Zip files
Supports PKWare's latest industry standard PKZip v4.5 zip file format as well as the traditional PKZip v2.04g format
No limitations on Zip file size and the number of files in a zip file User Interface
Tip of the day Hide icon
Show balloon hints
Internet update to the software versions Quicker editing of custom profiles
Show source and destination in details view Display Progress bar
Display Preview of the profile activity before running
2
How to...
2.1
Work with Profiles
2.1.1
To Create A New Profile
1. Select New Profile from the File menu. 2. The profile wizard will come up
3. Select Express setup to answer three simple questions:
What do you want to copy? Where ?
When ? or
Select Custom setup to answer: What do you want to copy? Which files ?
Where ? When ? How ?
4. Follow the wizard steps and finally type a name for the new profile.
2.1.2
To Create An FTP Profile
1. Select New FTP Profile from the File menu. 2. The profile wizard will come up.
3. Select Local to FTP option to copy files from your local computer's hard disk to an FTP site or
3. Select FTP to Local option to copy files from an FTP site to your local computer's hard disk. 4. Click on the Next button to navigate through the profile wizard to answer the following questions:
What do you want to copy? Which files ? do you want to copy? Where ? do you want to copy the files? When ? do you want to copy the files? How ? do you want to copy the files?
2.1.3
To View Profiles In The Main Window
Viewing styles
You can view profile in four different styles. Click on one of the view buttons on the tool bar to change the main window display.
Large Icons - Profiles are displayed as large icons going across. Small Icons - Profiles are displayed as small icons going across. List - Profiles are displayed in a list going down and then across. Details - Profiles are displayed in a table with:
Date and time of last run
Date and time of the next scheduled run Copy mode
Source folder Destination folder
Arranging profiles
Use Arrange Icons on the View menu to sort profiles by name, last run, next run,
copy mode, source and destination.
When you point to a menu command, the status bar at the bottom of the window displays a description of what that command does. On the View menu, you can click
Status Bar if the status bar is not visible in your window.
In Details view, you can arrange icons by clicking on the header of the column. Click once to sort items in ascending order. Click again to sort in descending order.
Profile states
Small icons next to the profiles indicate state of the profile. This profile is scheduled to run next This profile is currently running
There was an error when the profile ran last time. Check the log for error messages. The profiles are suspended.
Second Copy icon in the system tray
When Second Copy is running, it appears as an icon in the system tray. When it is copying files, this icon is animated to indicate that it is working.
The red E in the icon indicates that there was an error during the last run of one of the profiles.
A red X on the icon indicates that all the profiles are suspended.
Note:
You can find out what each button on the toolbar represents by moving the mouse over the button and holding it there. In Details view, you can click on the title bar to sort the items in the order of entries in that column.
2.1.4
To View Or Change Profile Properties
1. Click on the profile icon whose properties you want to view or change. 2. Select Properties from File menu.
3. The profile wizard will guide you through the steps to view or change the properties.
4. To view or change the source folder, destination folder or the time to copy, select the Express
setup option, to change other options select Custom setup option.
5. Follow the wizard steps and click on the Finish button when done. Related Topics
2.1.5
To Rename A Profile
1. Click on the profile icon you want to rename. 2. Select Rename from the File menu.
3. Type the new name and press the Enter key, or 4. Press the Esc key to restore the previous name.
2.1.6
To Duplicate A Profile
1. Click on the profile icon you want to duplicate. 2. Select Duplicate Profile from the Edit menu.
3. Follow the profile wizard to create a copy of the selected profile. 4. Type the new name and click Finish.
Note:
To make changes to the duplicate profile before saving it, click the Back button. Related Topics
2.1.7
To Delete Profiles
1. Click on the profile icon you want to delete. 2. Select Delete from the File menu.
3. You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete this profile. 4. Select Yes to delete the profile or No to cancel.
Note:
You can delete multiple profiles by drawing a selection box around a group of profiles before you select the Delete option. To draw a selection box around a group of profiles, click the mouse at a corner of
the group, then drag the mouse to form a box.
2.1.8
To Group Profiles
You can organize different profiles in profile groups. Each profile group is displayed on a separate tab.
All Profiles group
The first tab is called All Profiles and can not be deleted or renamed. This tab shows all profiles regardless of their assigned group.
To create a new profile group
Right click on the All Profiles tab, select New Profile Group and enter a name for the new group. To delete a profile group
Right click on the group tab you want to delete and select Delete Profile Group. If the group has any profiles in it they will be moved to All Profiles group automatically. The All Profiles group can not be deleted.
To rename a profile group
Right click on the group tab you want to rename, select Rename Profile Group and enter a new name for the group. The All Profiles group can not be renamed.
To move a profile to a profile group
Drag a profile to a tab name to move it to that group. The profile will be visible under this group and under All Profiles group. When you create a new profile it is automatically assigned to the current group. You can move it to another group or to All Profile group after it is created.
To remove a profile from a profile group
Drag a profile to the All Profiles tab to remove it from the current group. To run all profiles in a profile group
Right click on any profile in the group and select Run All Profiles in Group. To change the position of the tabs
Right click on any tab and select Tab Position. You can position the tabs to display at the top, bottom, left or right.
2.1.9
To Change the drive letter
This feature is useful if you decide to change the source or the destination drive letter in all profiles. For example, you may be copying the files to your local drive D:\ and later on you decided to copy the files to a different drive say, E:\. Then instead of changing the drive letter D:\ to E:\ in every profile one by one, you can follow the steps below:
1. From the main Second Copy window, click on Tools and select Change Drive Letter. 2. Then select the appropriate drive letters to replace.
3. Then click on the Replace button.
2.1.10 To Create Desktop Shortcut
1. Click on the profile icon for which you want to create a shortcut. 2. Right mouse click and then select Create Desktop Shortcut. Note:
This will create a shortcut on the Desktop for the selected profile. You can run this profile manually by simply double clicking on this shortcut even if Second Copy is not running.
2.2
Set Profile Properties
2.2.1
Express or Custom Setup
Select Express setup to answer three simple questions: What do you want to copy?
Where? When?
or
Select Custom setup to answer: What do you want to copy? Which files?
Where? When? How?
2.2.2
To Set What To Copy
Click the Browse button to select the folder containing the files you want to copy. You can also type the full path of the folder in the space next to this button.
Example:
A folder on your computer may be called: c:\My Documents\Letters
or a folder on another computer on the network may be called: \\DocServer\Shared\John's Files
Note:
If you are copying from a removable disk, you can specify a disk volume name / label to copy from. Make sure to check the "Only copy from volume named" box.
To assign a new volume name to the disk in the removable drive, type the new name and click Next.
Related Topics
2.2.3
To Set Which Files To Copy
Make sure that you select the Custom setup option on the first page of the profile wizard. All files
Select this to copy all files from the source folder. Only selected files
Select this to include or exclude certain files.
Second Copy searches for all files in the source folder. Only those files that match the include criteria are copied, unless they are excluded by the exclude criteria.
If there is no exclude criteria, all files meeting the include criteria are copied. If there is no include criteria, only files that do not meet the exclude criteria are copied.
You can manually enter the include/exclude specifications in the edit box or click the Select button to select folders and files from a list.
Hints for entering specifications
Enter each specification on a separate line.
Do not enter the drive letter and a colon in the specification. For instance, if you want to include all files from C:\Windows folder, enter only \Windows\ (The source and the destination folders can reside on different drives. Second Copy applies the same specifications for both source and destination. That is why the drive letter and a colon should not be entered in the specifications.) Add a slash at the end of folder names. If there is no slash at the end, Second Copy may search for a file with that name instead of a folder.
Second Copy searches for files and folder only below the source and destination folders for that profile.
You can:
specify a particular file by name, such as: "Monthly costs.xls" to be included or excluded. include or exclude specific directories by entering a part of the directory path between slashes, such as: "\Data\Backup\*.*" or "\Oldfiles\*.*". (Do not enter the drive letter or a colon)
include or exclude any directory by entering a part of the directory path between slashes, such as: " \Data\Backup\" or "\Oldfiles\". (Do not enter the drive letter or a colon) This may slow down the copy process.
use ? wildcard to indicate any character at that position (only for file names) use * wildcard to indicate any number of characters (only for file names) Examples:
*.doc – all Microsoft Word documents *.xls – all Microsoft Excel spreadsheets *.htm – all HTML files
Letter.txt – Any file named Letter.txt
\Windows\System\*.* - all files below \Windows\System\
\Windows\System\*.dll – any dll files in the C:\Windows\System folder \old\ - any folder name that has \old\ in it
Related Topics
2.2.4
To Select Files and Folders
1. On the Files and Folders tab, check the ones you want to include or exclude. 2. Click Next to proceed to the Customize tab.
3. Change the specification to suit your needs and click Finish.
2.2.5
To Set Where To Copy
Click the Browse button to select the folder to which the files should be copied. You can also type the full path of the folder in the space next to this button.
Example:
A folder on your computer may be called: c:\Back up of my Documents
or a folder on another computer on the network may be called:
\\DocServer\Shared\Monthly archives.
Copying to USB Drives:
You can set the profile to copy files to a removable USB drive based on its volume name, and not based on its drive letter.
Go into the profiles' properties and select "Where?" tab for the Destination folder (where you have specified the usb drive letter - make sure that the USB drive letter is valid). Enter the drive letter and the path for the usb drive where you want to copy files (e.g. "E:\Backup" without the quotes). Then check the box "Copy only to Volume named" box. Then go to the Finish tab and click on the Finish button to save the profile.
Then go back to the profiles' properties, and now this time enter "?:\" in the Destination folder filed instead of the actual drive letter (e.g. "?:\Backup" without the quotes). Then go to the Finish tab and click on the
Finish button to save the profile. From now on, Second Copy would automatically detect the correct drive letter based on the USB drive's volume name.
Note:
"Copy only to volume named" option box is only displayed if Windows reports the drive to be a removable drive. Even though your drive may be removable Windows may not be reporting it to be a removable drive. (Just to see how the option would look, enter A:\ on the destination folder field.) If the above option box is not displayed in your case, then first set a hidden option called "
AlwaysShowVolumeNames=1" in the profiles.dat file. For more information on setting this option,
please refer to the Help file and look under Hidden Options topic.
Note:
If you are copying to a removable disk, you can specify a disk volume name / label to copy to. Make sure to check the "Only copy to volume named" box.
To assign a new volume name to the disk in the removable drive, type the new name and click Next.
If you are copying to an FTP server location, you can specify the FTP login information and the path on the FTP server.
Related Topics
2.2.6
To Set When To Copy
Frequency
If you want Second Copy to make copies at a regular interval, select one of the following: Every few minutes – enter minutes
Every few hours – enter hours Once a day – enter starting time
Every few days - enter number of days and starting time
When files change - Do not use this option for folders that change often or contain a large number of files and sub folders. This option is designed to work only when the source location is a local hard disk, and when the changes are made to the files on the local hard disk.
If you do not want Second Copy to copy the files automatically, select: Manual option
Do not run before
If you want to schedule your first or next run for a certain date check Do Not Run Before and select a date on which you would like the profile to run. It will not run before that date but if may or may not run on that exact date depending on other factors such as week days that you have marked to skip. Also run at
In addition to the above, you can set Second Copy to copy files at: Startup
Shut down
Do not run on these days
Select the days of the week on which Second Copy should not run the profile. This is useful if you want to skip running the profile on weekends.
Note:
You can change the copy frequency any time after setup by selecting the profile and clicking on the Properties button.
Second Copy runs the Shut down profiles when Second Copy exits. You can right click on the Second Copy icon in the system tray and select Exit and Log Off Windows, Exit and Restart
Windows or Exit and Shut Down Windows to let Second Copy run these profiles and then Log
off, Restart or Shut down Windows.
If you select Shutdown or Restart from Windows Start menu, Second Copy will be unable to detect your selection and will prompt you to select the option again.
Related Topics
2.2.7
To Set How To Copy
Make sure that you select the Custom setup option on the first page of the profile wizard. The Express setup defaults to Simple copy.
The first time Second Copy runs a profile, it copies files as specified. In subsequent runs, it only copies files that are newer or updated since the last run.
Selecting copy method
Select "Copy source to destination" (Simple Copy) to copy all files from the source folder to the destination folder but not backwards.
Select "Copy source to destination, delete obsolete files from destination" (Exact Copy) if you want the destination copy to match the source with no extra files. If you delete files from the source, they will be deleted from the destination, the next time Second Copy runs.
Check "Move source to destination" (Move) if you want to copy files from the source to the destination and then delete the source files.
Check "Compress source into a ZIP file" (Compress) to save disk space on the destination drive. The files are compressed in PKZIP 2.04g compatible format and can be uncompressed by
PKUNZIP or WinZip programs. Enter a password to protect the compressed file. You will need this password to extract the files.
Caution:
If you forget the password it cannot be recovered.
Check "Compress source into a ZIP file, delete obsolete files from ZIP" (Exact Compress) to compress files as above, but if you delete files from the source, they will be removed from the ZIP. Select "Synchronize Source and Destination to match exactly" (Synchronize) to copy files
both ways. Synchronization is useful for managing files in two remote sites. It allows you to add or edit files in either the source or the destination folders.
Note:
If you want Second Copy to delete files from both the source and the destination folders as needed, check synchronize file deletions also.
If you change a file from the source and its mirror image file from the destination before Second Copy has a chance to synchronize them, only the latest file will be kept and the older of the two files will be moved to the archive folder.
Do not use the synchronization option without specifying an archive folder, unless you are sure that the same files will not be modified in both locations at the same time and you only want to keep the latest file.
Keeping old versions of files
When you use Simple Copy, Exact Copy, Move or Synchronize you can also choose to keep old versions of files in an archive directory. You can set how many older versions of files you would like to keep. Whenever you update a source file, Second Copy will copy the file to the destination and it will move the file in the destination to the archive folder.
Older versions of files will be kept in the archive folder. Older versions of file X.TXT will be named X. TXT, ( 2nd last version of) X.TXT, ( 3rd last version of) X.TXT and so on.
This option is not available for compressed files. Allowing deletions during synchronization
Normally Second Copy does not delete any files during synchronization. Check this option to let Second Copy track file deletions in either source or destination and delete the corresponding files on the other side.
Overwriting newer files
Normally, Second Copy does not overwrite newer files with older ones. You can select the "Overwrite destination files even if they are newer than source files" to change that behavior. For compressed profiles, this option causes all files to be recompressed every time instead of compressing only new or changed files.
Deciding where to store the files
Check the "Append source path to destination and archive folders" option to keep the source files in a sub directory of the destination or archive folder while maintaining the original source path. This is useful if you use the same destination folder to keep backups of files from different source folders. Checking this options allows you to know which files came from where.
In case of synchronization, the "Append source path…" option is only used to decide whether the source path will be appended to the archive path and not the destination path.
Example:
Source folder: c:\My documents\Letters Destination folder: d:\User backups\John
if "Append source path" is checked, the source files are copied to d:\User backups\John\My
documents\letters
otherwise, they are copied to d:\User backups\John. Advanced Properties
Click the Advanced Properties button to further fine-tune the profile settings. Related Topics
2.2.8
To Finalize Profile Setup
1. If this is a new profile enter an appropriate name.
2. Check Show preview before running profile option to display the preview before actually copying the files as specified in the profile.
3. Review any warnings, if displayed. 4. To make changes click Back. 5. To save your settings click Finish.
2.2.9
To Preview Profile activity
Once you have selected Show preview before running profile on the Finish tab of the profile's properties, each time the profile is run Second Copy will display a preview of the profile's activity. Note:
Preview feature is not available for Compress and Exact Compress modes.
2.2.10 To Set Advanced Properties
2.2.10.1 Setting Advanced Properties
Click the Advanced Properties button on the How? tab to bring up the Advanced Properties dialog. The advanced properties for each profile are grouped by their function.
Copy
To control which files are selected and how they are copied. Compress
To control where the temporary file is located during compression and compression ratio. Run Programs
To run other programs before and/or after running the profile. AutoDial
To automatically dial a remote computer before running the profile.
Related Topics
2.2.10.2 To Set Advanced Properties - Copy Copy only files with archive bit set
Check this to let Second Copy perform conventional backups that are based on file's archive bit. With this option, Second Copy only copies files that have the archive bit set and after copying the file resets the archive bit. If this is unchecked, Second Copy compares the date and time stamps of the source and destination files to determine which files need to be copied.
Clear archive bit after copy
Check this to let Second Copy perform conventional backups that are based on file's archive bit. With this option, Second Copy resets the archive bit after copying the file.
For conventional Full Back up:
Uncheck Copy only files with archive bit set.
For conventional Incremental Back up:
Check Copy only files with archive bit set.
Check Clear archive bit after copy.
For Second Copy default:
Uncheck Copy only files with archive bit set.
Uncheck Clear archive bit after copy.
Skip destination check if source has not changed
Check this to let Second Copy scan the destination folder only when needed. Otherwise, Second Copy scans the destination folder and recopies any files that a user may have deleted inadvertently. This option is useful if you are copying to a removable drive or a network connection from a laptop, when the destination folder may not be always accessible.
Try to copy files that are in use by other applications
Check this to let Second Copy try to copy a file that is currently in-use by another program using advanced locking techniques. If the program that is currently using the file cannot handle this kind of locking mechanism, it may generate errors. Use this option with caution.
Copy directly to destination file (do not copy to temporary file first)
Normally, Second Copy copies a source file to a temporary file in the destination folder. On successful copy it renames the temporary file to the destination file. Check this option to skip this step. If you are copying to a CD-R/RW drive and notice that the destination file time stamps do not match the source file time stamps then check this option.
Span files across multiple removable disks
Check this to let Second Copy prompt you for a new disk when one disk gets full while copying files. Skip System, Hidden or Read Only
By default, Second Copy includes files with attributes as candidates for inclusion in the copy process. In most circumstances, you will not need to change these. However, if needed, you can check the appropriate option and files with those attributes will be ignored.
Always copy empty folders
Normally, if you are copying entire folders, Second Copy copies empty directories from the source to destination (or the other way as appropriate). However, if you specify any files selection criteria using the Include/Exclude specification, then Second Copy assumes that you want to copy only certain files and any directories that do not contain those files need not be copied. So it skips creation of empty directories on the destination.
Check this if you want Second Copy to always copy empty directories.
Delete empty folders after copy
If you want to delete any empty folders from the source and the destination then select this option. Compare files after copy
Check this to let Second Copy compare source and destination files after a successful copy is completed. Second Copy will do a bit level comparison of the two files. Selecting this option will slow down the copy process since each file will have to be reopened and reread to be compared. (File comparison will not be done on files that are moved to the archive or compressed)
Ignore files older than
or number of days. Ignore files newer than
Check this to let Second Copy ignore files newer than a particular date or number of days. Set the date or number of days.
Related Topics
2.2.10.3 To Set Advanced Properties - Compress
When compressing to a Zip file, Second Copy creates a temporary file in the destination folder. This means that the destination folder must have enough disk space to hold the Zip file and the temporary file, which can grow as large as the Zip file itself. If you check the "Do not use destination folder for
temporary Zip files" option the temporary file will be created in the Windows Temp directory and
copied to the destination folder on successful compression.
Select the compression ratio to be used when creating a Zip file. Higher compression makes the Zip files smaller but will slow down compression process.
Related Topics
2.2.10.4 To Set Advanced Properties - Run Programs Run program before running profile
You can either run an external program or call a built-in function before running the profile. 1. External program
Enter a path and program name that should be run before running the profile. Check "Wait for program before proceeding" if you want Second Copy to wait till the program exits before running this profile. 2. Built-in function
Second Copy can send a message to another application to exit. Most applications will exit when they receive this message. Test with your applications before using the $ExitApp$ command.
To exit another application with title "Special Application" enter: $ExitApp$ "Special Application"
To exit two applications with titles "First App" and "Second App" enter: $ExitApp$ "First App", "Second App"
Enclose the application title between quotation marks.
The application title is case-sensitive. You can find the exact title for the application in the Task Manager's Applications tab. To open the Task Manager, press Ctrl + Alt + Del.
You can enter partial title text for the application. For instance, you can enter "Microsoft Word" to exit Microsoft Word even though its title bar may say "Microsoft Word - Letter.doc".
Use comma to separate multiple application titles. Run program after running profile
Enter a path and program name that should be run after running the profile. Check "Wait for program before proceeding" if you want Second Copy to wait till the program exits before running the next profile.
Note:
command line. Related Topics
2.2.10.5 To Set Advanced Properties - AutoDial
Dial-Up Networking phonebook entry to dial before running profile
Select the phonebook entry that should be dialed before running the profile. This is useful for connecting to a remote computer where the files are located.
Check "Disconnect after running profile" to let Second Copy hang up the connection after copying.
Related Topics
2.3
Perform Copy Process
2.3.1
Automatic Processing
Second Copy runs in the background and monitors the profiles that need to be copied. At specified intervals, it wakes up and starts the copy process. For profiles that are set to run periodically or once a day, no manual intervention is necessary.
When the copy is in progress, you will see an animated icon on system tool bar. If you click on the icon, you will see the main window with a progress bar and status of the copy.
2.3.2
Manual Processing
To start the copy process for a profile set in manual mode: 1. Click on the profile icon you want to copy.
2. Select Copy Now from the File menu. Note:
You can force profiles that are set to run periodically, to run immediately by following the above
procedure. You can also run all profiles in the group by clicking the down arrow of the above button and then selecting Run All Profiles in Group.
2.3.3
Suspending Copy Process
To temporarily suspend the processing of profiles, select Suspend from the File menu, or click the right mouse button on the icon and select Suspend.
When suspended, Second Copy will not monitor the profiles scheduled to be processed. The suspended state will be indicated by sign next to the profile icons and a check mark on the menu item.
To resume operation, select Resume from the menu. If you do not remove the suspension, Second Copy will resume the operation next time you start Windows.
2.3.4
Checking For Errors
Under normal circumstances, the Second Copy icon on your system tray looks like:
If there are any errors during the copy process, then the icon changes to:
On subsequent runs if all the profiles copy successfully, the error icon is reset.
A red E next to the profile icon on the main window indicates profiles with errors in the last run.
To manually reset an Error flag, Select the profile(s) and click on the "Reset Error Flag" menu item from either the "Edit" menu or the right click pop-up menu.
All errors are logged in the Activity Log. All errors are marked in red color in the log file.
2.3.5
To View Source Files
1. Click on the profile icon.
2. Select Source Files from the View menu or click the right mouse button on the profile and select
Source Files.
3. The source folder will be opened in Windows Explorer.
2.3.6
To View Destination Files
1. Click on the profile icon.
2. Select Destination Files from the View menu or click the right mouse button on the profile and select Destination Files.
3. The Destination folder will be opened in Windows Explorer, if the files are not compressed. Otherwise, Second Copy Zip Viewer will be displayed with all the compressed files in that profile.
2.3.7
To View Archived Files
1. Click on the profile icon.
2. Select Archived Files from the View menu or click the right mouse button on the profile and select Archived Files. This option will be grayed out if the files are not being archived. 3. The archive folder will be opened in Windows Explorer.
2.3.8
To Extract Compressed Files
Follow instructions in the To View DestinationFiles topic to bring up Second Copy Zip Viewer. 1. Click the files you want to extract.
2. Use Select All Files option from Edit menu to select all files. 3. Select Extract option from the File menu.
4. Select the folder where the extracted files should be kept. 5. Click OK.
2.4
Use the Log file
2.4.1
To View The Log File
Second Copy keeps an activity log in the log file named log.rtf. To view the log, select Log from the View menu.
Related Topics
2.4.2
To Find Text In The Log File
While viewing the log file, enter the text you want to find and press the enter key or click on the Find button.
Note:
You can search for the word "Error" to look for errors in the process. The lines with errors are displayed in red.
Related Topics
2.4.3
To Save The Log File
You can save the log file for later viewing or analysis. To save the log file, open the log, click the Save As button and enter a new file name.
Related Topics
2.4.4
To Print The Log File
Open the log file and click the Print button. The log will be printed to the currently selected default printer.
Related Topics
2.4.5
To Clear The Log File
To clear the log file, open the log and click the Clear button. You don't need to use this option, since Second Copy periodically recycles the log file to save disk space.
Note:
By design, Second Copy stores log entries to a file called log.rtf under the Second Copy folder. When you exit and start Second Copy or once a day, Second Copy checks to see if the log file has reached its maximum set file size limit. If so, it copies the current log.rtf file to log-old.rtf. The next time the current log.rtf file reaches its maximum file size limit, Second Copy moves the log-old.rtf file to the Recycle Bin, then renames the current log.rtf to log-old.rtf, and resets the current log.rtf file, and so on. In other words, the Recycle Bin will have the oldest log-old.rtf file and in the Second Copy folder there would be one log.rtf file (current), and one log-old.rtf file (one that exceeded the max. limit).
2.5
Set Program Options
2.5.1
Setting Options
You can tailor Second Copy to suit your needs by changing the options.
To view or edit the program options, select Options from the Edit menu of the main window. The options are grouped by their function on separate tabs.
General Performance Startup Copy
NTFS – only visible if Second Copy is running on Windows NT system. FTP
Notification See other Options
2.5.2
To Set General Options
Activity Log
Second Copy recycles the log file when it grows beyond a certain size. You can change this size limit by entering a number in the box labeled Maximum file size. The file size you enter is in Kilo Bytes. If you set this number to zero, Second Copy will recycle the log file every time it starts.
Log only errors and summaries
You can reduce the size of the Log by checking this option. It allows you to log only error messages instead of all the copy messages. It is recommended that you do not check this until you are familiar with the Second Copy operations and the Log. After you have run Second Copy for a few days and are satisfied with its performance, you can check this option.
Password Protection
Enter a password to prevent other users from changing the profiles. Re-enter the password for
verification. Once the password is set, you cannot edit the profiles or the options without the password. Users can still run the profiles without knowing the password.
Caution:
If you forget the password it cannot be recovered.
To remove password protection, delete the two password entries. See other Options
2.5.3
To Set Performance Options
Background Copy Priority
Second Copy performs copies as a background task. By default this task is done with minimum impact on the foreground applications you are running. This makes the copy process less intrusive but also slower than normal. Set the priority to a level between Low and High to suit your needs.
Copy Progress
Second Copy displays the progress of a copy process when files are being copied. This is displayed on the main window's tool bar. Most of the time, you will be running second copy as a minimized program and will not need to see the copy progress bar. If you uncheck the Show progress option, the progress bar will not be displayed and the copy process will be faster.
See other Options
2.5.4
To Set Startup Options
Deciding when Second Copy should start
Check Start at log in, to let Second Copy start itself when you log in. Uncheck it to only run Second Copy when you need it.
You can also specify that Second Copy should wait for a few minutes before starting copies. This is useful in situations where, you have several programs that start with Windows and slow the system down.
Window and icon
Check Start minimized to let Second Copy start as an icon on the system tray. Uncheck it to see the main window when Second Copy starts.
Check Hide icon from system tray to hide Second Copy icon from the system tray. When this is checked, you can bring up Second Copy main Window by running it from the Start menu again. Close action
Check Exit Second Copy when main window is closed to exit Second Copy when you close the main window. If this is not checked Second Copy closes the main window but continues to run minimized on the system tray.
See other Options
2.5.5
To Set Copy Options
Second Copy cannot copy files that are in use and locked by other applications. Normally, Second Copy logs an error indicating that a file could not be copied.
If you want Second Copy to warn you when it comes across a locked file, check the "Show message
box and retry once more in:" option. You will see a message box in the lower right hand corner of
the screen indicating the file that is locked. Second Copy will wait for the specified number of seconds and try to copy the file again. This will give you a chance to close the locked file in the original
application.
If you check the "Play Sounds" option, you will also hear a sound when a file is locked or a disk needs to be inserted. You can customize these sounds from the Windows control panel.
If you check the "Move deleted files to Recycle Bin" option, Second Copy will recycle deleted, moved or overwritten files.
If you check the "Show Balloon Hints" option, Second Copy will display the pop up hints as necessary. This option is only available for Windows XP/2003/Vista systems.
See other Options
2.5.6
To Set NTFS Options
If you are running Second Copy on Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/2008, you will see a tab called NTFS. This tab was called NT in previous versions of Second Copy.
If you check this option, Second Copy will copy file permissions and other security information when it copies files from an NTFS volume to an NTFS volume.
Copy folder security information
If you check this option, Second Copy will copy folder permissions and other security information when it copies folders from an NTFS volume to an NTFS volume.
See other Options
2.5.7
To Set FTP Options
Second Copy can copy files using FTP. This is helpful if you want to copy files to a remote computer that offers File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service.
Type
Select the type of file transfer. Server
Enter a valid FTP server address such as "ftp.myftpserver.com". Port
You can use the default port number "21" unless your FTP server connects using a different port number. By default the FTP port is 21.
User
Enter a valid username to login on the FTP server. Password
Enter a valid password for the username above. ASCII Extensions
Enter the file extensions for which Second Copy should transfer the files in the ASCII mode. All other files will be copied in the Binary mode.
See other Options
2.5.8
To Set Notification Options
Second Copy can e-mail the log file after running the profile. This is helpful if you are running the profiles on remote systems then you can get the log file automatically sent to the specified e-mail address.
After running profile send e-mail to
Enter a valid e-mail address here to receive the Second Copy log file automatically via e-mail after running the profile. If you are using SMTP server then you can enter more than one e-mail address each separated by a comma.
Send e-mail on errors only
Select this option to receive the e-mail only when the profile encounters any errors. Send test e-mail
Click on this button to send a test message to the specified e-mail address. SMTP server
Enter a valid SMTP server name if you do not have an e-mail client installed on your computer. Port
Enter a valid port number for the SMTP server. The default port number is 25. User name
Enter a valid username for the above SMTP server so that Second Copy can login. Password
Enter a valid password for the above username on the SMTP server. Send test e-mail
Click on this button to send a test message to the specified e-mail address. See other Options
2.6
Use Advanced Features
2.6.1
Command Line Options
You can run Second Copy with the following command line options.
/Help Shows this help window
/Exit Exits application, prompts user if busy
/ExitNow Exits application immediately
/ExitWhenIdle Exits application after copying /InitialWait=n Waits n minutes before copying
/RunAllProfiles Runs all profiles
/ShowAboutBox Shows About Box
/ShowIcon Shows icon on the system tray, if previously hidden
/ShowLog Shows log
/ShowProfiles Shows main window
/ShowSource:"Profile name" Shows Source files for the specified profile /ShowDestination:"Profile name" Shows Destination files for the specified profile
/Suspend Suspends profiles
/UnSuspend UnSuspends profiles
"ProfileGroup" Runs all profiles in group "ProfileGroup" "ProfileName" Runs the profile "ProfileName"
Example batch file:
C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe "Profile 1" C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe "Profile 2"
C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe "Profile 3" /ShowProfiles C:\Program Files\SecCopy\SecCopy.exe /ExitWhenIdle
Note:
Each line can contain only one command, as illustrated above.
Any command to run a profile overrides the /InitialWait command. The profile will be run without the initial wait timeout.
2.6.2
Directory Macro Expansion
You can enter variable macros as part of the directory names in Source, Destination or Archive folders. Second Copy expands these to the corresponding values when it runs the profile. There are two types of macros, Second Copy Macros are enclosed in $ signs and Environment Macros are enclosed in % signs.
Date Macros
The following expand to their corresponding values on the day the profile is run.
$Date$ Date as YYYYMMDD
$Time$ Time as HHMM
$DayOfMonth$ Date as a 2 digit number $DayOfWeek$ Day of week as a short name
$Month$ Month as a short name
$MonthOfYear$ Month as a 2 digit number
$Year$ Year as a 4 digit number
$ComputerName$ Name of the computer Second Copy is running on $UserName$ Name of the logged-in user
$MyDocuments$ My Documents folder for the current user $Favorites$ Favorites folder for the current user
$Cookies$ Internet Explorer Cookies folder for the current user $AppData$ Application data folder for the current user
$LocalAppData$ Local Application data folder for the current user
$CD$ Optical disk (Windows XP only)
Example:
On July 4th 2007, a folder name C:\Backup\$Date$ will expand to C:\Backup\20070704. Environment Macros:
The following expand to their corresponding values based on the Windows environment variables. %VAR% Value of the environment variable VAR
Example:
On a Windows NT system on a network, a folder name F:\UserFiles\%USERNAME% may expand to
F:\UserFiles\Administrator.
2.6.3
Hidden Options
Second Copy includes a few options that are hidden from the user interface. To set these options you need to edit the profiles.dat file. Changing these options is not recommended unless you understand the implications of these changes and are familiar with editing configuration files.
To edit the profiles.dat file:
1. Exit Second Copy by right clicking on the icon and selecting Exit. 2. Open the profiles.dat file in Notepad.
3. Find the [Options] section and add one of the options described below. If you don't see an [Options] section you can create it at the end of the file.
4. Save the file.
5. Start Second Copy again from the start menu.
profiles.dat file is a hidden file under the folder:
Windows XP/2003:"\Documents and Settings\<Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Centered Systems\Second Copy"
Windows Vista/7/2008: "\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Centered Systems\Second Copy" Changing the way older versions of files are named
NamingStyle=1
Normally Second Copy names older versions of files in the archive folder as: File.txt
(2nd last version of) File.txt (3rd last version of) File.txt etc.
When this option is set, the files are named as: File.txt
File (-02).txt File (-03).txt etc.
Copying files that are always locked UnsafeCopy=1
Set this option to allow Second Copy to copy files without first locking them. This will let you copy files that are always locked. It is not a safe way to copy files. Use this option with caution.
Debugging Debug=1
This option will log additional information about the copy process in the Second Copy log that will be useful in debugging. Set it only if advised by Centered Systems support. Turn it off when not needed. Handling file timestamp differences between different File Systems
IgnoreTimeDifference=N
Different file systems store file timestamps in different ways. This can cause a timestamp to be off by 2 or more seconds when a file is copied from one file system (e.g. FAT or FAT32) to another (e.g. NTFS). It can result in a file begin copied unnecessarily even though it has not changed. Second Copy attempts to detect such differences in file systems and automatically ignores time difference of 2 seconds. If this fails, you can set this option where N equal number of second to ignore.
Ignoring big files
IgnoreFilesBiggerThan=N
You can set Second Copy to ignore big files. Set N to any number of bytes. Second Copy will ignore any files which are bigger than N. (e.g. To ignore files bigger than 500KB set N to 500000)
Moving files to archive instead of copying them MoveFilesToArchive=1
Normally Second Copy copies files from the source or the destination to the archive folder. When you set this option, Second Copy tries to rename the files instead of copying. If the archive folder resides on the same network drive as the source or the destination, renaming files instead of copying can speed up the performance.
Saving log as text file instead of RTF file LogFileType=txt
Set this option to change the log file format from RTF to simple ASCII text. Use this if the RTF codes for bold and red color not displaying properly.
Set this option to change the log file format from RTF to html. Additional options for SMTP email notification
By default the email notification is sent from the same email address as the recipient. Set this option to use the desired From line on the email notification. This option only works if you are using SMTP server settings for email notification.
Using relative paths in Zip files UseRelativePathsInZip=1
Set this option to save file paths in Zip files as relative paths (relative to the source folder) instead of absolute paths.
Displaying volume names AlwaysShowVolumeNames=1
Set this option to display volume names for all drives including the local, removable, and external disks. When you set this option, Second Copy will display the name of the volume in the profile wizard for the source and the destination drives, if the volume names exist.
Ignoring file links SkipFileLinks=1
Set this option to ignore file links that point to another location. When you set this option, Second Copy will not scan the location where these links are pointing, nor will it copy the files pointed by these links.
Workaround for the recopying of files due to the Daylight Saving Time change IgnoreDST=1
Set this option to overcome the issue of Daylight Saving Time (DST). When you set this option, Second Copy will not recopy the unchanged files due to the 1-hour time difference after switching between the DST times.
Always excluding certain files from copying NeverCopyFiles=
Second Copy does not copy any of the following file names because they conflict with certain locked system files: ~sctemp.tmp, Appevent.evt, Hiberfil.sys, Ntuser.dat, Ntuser.dat.log, Pagefile.sys, Sam. log, Schedlgu.txt, Secevent.evt, Security.log, Software.log, Sysevent.evt, System.log, Usrclass.dat, Usrclass.dat.log,
Win386.swp. If these files are not locked and if you would like to copy them then use this option without any parameters after the "=" sign. If you want any additional files to be excluded from copying then use this option, and list all of the above files as well as the filenames you want to exclude. Setting for common profiles and log file
PerUserProfiles=0
This option must be listed under [General] section instead of under [Options] section of the profiles.dat file.
Set this option for backward compatibility. Once this option is set, all local users will have a common profiles.dat and log.rtf files. By default this option is set to have separate profiles and log files for individual users.
2.7
Restore files
2.7.1
To Restore Files
1. Select the profile from which you want to restore files.
2. Click on Tools from the menu bar and select Restore Profile.
3. Click on Yes to confirm the restoration of files back to the source location. Warning:
This will overwrite your source files.
As the name implies, Second Copy makes a "second copy" of your files. Second Copy does not copy files in any proprietary format. Therefore there is no need for a traditional "restore" process. You can also use Windows Explorer to restore the backed up files from the destination back to the source or to another location.
2.8
Run as a service
2.8.1
Second Copy Service Overview
Second Copy can run as a service. This is helpful if you want to run Second Copy in the memory while the user is not logged in. Once Second Copy is set to run as a service, it will run the profiles
automatically as scheduled.
Before you can run Second Copy as a service you need to install it. Once it is installed, you can start Second Copy service from the Services component in the Administrative Tools.
Note:
Second Copy can run as a service only on Windows XP/2003/Vista systems.
2.8.2
Starting as Service
If you are starting Second Copy as a service for the first time follow the steps below: 1. Click on Start.
2. Select Run.
3. Enter "cmd" in the Open box and click on OK. This will open another window with a command prompt.
4. Change the directory to "\Program Files\Second Copy 8".
5. Type "scsvc /install" without the quotes and hit Enter. This will install Second Copy to run as a service.
6. Once you have installed Second Copy to run as a service, open the Services component from the
Administrative Tools.
7. Select Second Copy Service from the list of installed services. 8. Click on the Action menu and select Properties.
9. Click on the Log On tab.
10. Check Allow service to interact with desktop. 11. Click OK.
12. Click on Start to start Second Copy as a service interactively. 13. Create the desired profiles in Second Copy.
14. From the Services component, Stop the service. 15. Uncheck Allow service to interact with desktop.
For Windows Vista:
1. Set Run cmd to Run as a service as follows:
a. Click Start and type cmd; in the Search box. This should produce a list consisting of one entry: the shortcut to the Windows Command Processor, cmd.
b. Right-click the cmd shortcut and choose Pin to Start Menu.
c. Click Start again. Right-click the Command Prompt shortcut you just added to the Start menu and choose Properties.
d. Click the Advanced button and click to select the Run as administrator checkbox. e. Click OK to save your changes.
2. From the command prompt, go to \Program Files\Second Copy 8 folder and run Scsvc.exe /install. 3. Enter Secpol.msc on the Run command to open Local Security Settings.
4. Add the user under Log on as a service so that the user or the group will be able to login as a service.
5. Start the service for Second Copy from the Services console.
2.8.3
Stopping the Service
If Second Copy is already running as a service you can stop it if you do not want to run it.
1. To stop Second Copy Service open the Services component from the Administrative Tools. 2. Select Second Copy Service.
3. Click on Stop button. Note:
Once you stop the service and if it is set to run automatically, the next time you restart Windows, Second Copy Service will start again.
2.8.4
Uninstalling the Service
If you do not want Second Copy to run as a service you can uninstall it as follows: 1. Click on Start.
2. Select Run.
3. Enter "cmd" in the Open box and click on OK. This will open another window with a command prompt.
4. Type "cd \Program Files" without the quotes. 5. Type "cd SecCopy" without the quotes.
6. Type "scsvc /uninstall" without the quotes and hit Enter. This will uninstall Second Copy to run as a service. It will also remove it from the list of services in the Services component of the
3
Working with compressed files
3.1
Introduction
3.1.1
Zip Viewer Overview
Zip Viewer allows you to compress and extract files. It is compatible with the industry de facto standard PKZip 2.04g. It uses the third party compression engine, Xceed, to compress files.
A Zip file contains one or more files that have been reduced in size (compressed) and grouped together into a single file. You can set Second Copy profiles to compress files into a Zip format to save storage space on your hard disk or storage media.
3.1.2
Features
A brief overview of major features in the Zip Viewer. Self Extracting utility for the compressed files Fast, low memory usage compression engine
100% compatible with the existing PKZip 2.04g format
Supports the advanced new BZip2 compression method (burrows-wheeler transform) for 20-30% better compression than PKZip 2.04g on many popular file types. (New in v4.5)
Regular, spanned and self-extracting zip files created by Zip Viewer can be used by any of today's existing unzipping applications, and vice-versa.
Stores and retrieves the latest zip file format extensions, allowing Unicode filenames and NT file attributes, extra time stamps and security permissions to be stored in the zip file.
No need to repair corrupted zip files. Zip Viewer automatically tries to recover from errors and reports any inconsistencies found in the zip file while unzipping.
3.2
Using Zip Viewer...
3.2.1
To Open Zip Viewer
Second Copy has a built-in Zip viewer. When a profile compresses files into a Zip file you can use this built-in ZIp Viewer to view the compressed Zip file and to extract files inside it.
There are two ways to bring up the Zip Viewer:
1. Select a profile with compressed files then select View Destination Files. 2. Select Zip Viewer from the Tools menu.
3.2.2
To Compress a file
1. From the main Zip Viewer window, click on File from the menu. 2. Select New Zip.
3. In the Save in field, select the folder where you want to save the compressed file. 4. In the File name field, type a name for the compressed file.
5. Click on Save.
6. Click on Edit from the menu. 7. Select Add.
