Protect Your Data with IDrive Linux Package

Backup settings

Configure various settings related to backups.

Steps:

1. Choose Backup settings from the main menu.
2. Follow the prompts to configure settings.
   
   

Settings

• Backup location: Specifies the storage location name for backups.
• Backup set rescan interval: Defines how often the system rescans the backup set for changes.
• Bandwidth throttle (%): Sets the maximum bandwidth percentage for the backup process.
• Failed files (%): Indicates the permissible percentage of failed files before the backup is deemed unsuccessful.
• Ignore file/folder permission error: Specifies whether to ignore permission errors during the backup.
• Show hidden files/folders: Determines if hidden files and folders should be included.
• Upload multiple file chunks simultaneously: Indicates if multiple file chunks will be uploaded simultaneously to speed up the backup process.

Restore settings

Configure various settings related to restores.

Steps:

1. Choose Restore settings from the main menu.
2. Follow the prompts to configure settings.

Settings

• Data will be restored from: Specifies the source location for the restore.
• Restore location: Indicates the destination directory for restored data.
• Restore location prompt: Determines if the user will be prompted to confirm the restore location before the operation.

Archive cleanup

Compares the files in your local storage with those in your IDrive® online backup account and deletes files in your account not present locally, helping free up space.

Steps:

1. Choose Archive cleanup from the main menu.
2. Follow the prompts to perform the cleanup.

Settings

• Status: Indicates whether the archive cleanup schedule is enabled or disabled.
• Frequency: Specifies how often the archive process occurs.
• Percentage limit: Refers to the files considered for deletion as a percentage of the total files.
• Email notifications: Indicates if email notifications are enabled for cleanup status updates.
• Cleanup now: Option to manually initiate an immediate archive cleanup.

Exclude options

Specify files or directories to exclude from backups using three options: Default Exclude, Propagated Exclude, and User Exclude.

Steps:

1. Choose Exclude options from the main menu.
2. Follow the prompts to add or remove exclusions.
   
   

Default Exclude

It refers to the types of files or directories that IDrive automatically excludes from backup operations. This is typically done to save storage space and avoid backing up unnecessary or temporary files.

Example:

/proc/
/sys/
/opt/IDriveForLinux/bin/
/opt/IDriveForLinux/idriveIt/
/tmp/IDriveLocal/

Propagated Exclude:

1. Login to your IDrive account.
2. Go to 'Dashboard' and select 'Settings'.
3. Under 'Backup Content', choose 'Linux'.
4. In the 'Exclude Files/Folders' section, specify the items you want to exclude and push them to the respective device by clicking .
   

Note:

• Excluded items propagated to devices can only be removed the same way.
• If an administrator has set exclude values for a user, it can only be modified/removed by an administrator.

User Exclude

It refers to specific files or directories that a user can choose to exclude from their backup. This allows users to customize their backup settings by selecting files or folders that they don't want to be included in the backup process.

This feature helps manage backup storage efficiently and can speed up the backup process by excluding unnecessary data.

To edit files/folders for user exclude,

1. Open Terminal and run the following command:
   idrive
2. From the main menu, select 'Exclude options'.
3. Choose the option 'View/Edit your Exclude List'. The file will open in a text editor.
4. Add the full path, partial path, or regex pattern of the files or folders you want to exclude, placing each entry on a new line.
5. Save and exit.
   
   

Example:

Your Backupset contains /home/Documents. To exclude /home/Documents/temp, enter the folder path /home/Documents/temp in the User Exclude List.
To exclude all .pst files in /home/Documents, enter pst in the User Exclude List.
To exclude folders/files with numeric values in their names, such as /home/Folder01, enter Folder\d+ in the User Exclude List.

Note: Users can provide full paths, partial paths, and regex patterns, all within the same user exclude section.

General settings

Configure general application settings.

Steps:

1. Choose General settings from the main menu.
2. Follow the prompts to configure the settings.
   
   

Settings

• CPU limit for processes: Use this option to control the CPU usage limit during backups. Allows you to adjust the CPU utilization percentage based on your system's workload.
• Proxy details: Provides an option to configure proxy settings if your system is behind a proxy address.
• Software update notification: Enable this option to receive notifications for software updates available in the display header.

Logs

View or delete logs for various operations such as backup, restore, archive cleanup, and CDP.

View logs

Steps:

1. Choose View logs from the main menu.
2. Follow the prompts to view the desired logs.
   
   

Remove logs

Steps:

1. Choose Remove logs from the main menu.
2. Select the respective option to remove the logs.