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Up-to-date BackupChain User Manual

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Video Tutorials

 

Regular Data Backups

A Simple Data Backup Tutorial for Beginners

How to Backup Files in their Original Format (without compression)

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BackupChain Backup Software Installation

Installing BackupChain on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Core

 

Hyper-V Server Backups

Simple Walkthrough: How to Back up a Hyper-V Virtual Machine ->Click here for video

How to Fix: No Hyper-V Machines Listed in Hyper-V Tab

Hyper-V VSS Writer and Enabling Live Virtual Machine Backups

Why Some Hyper-V Virtual Machines are Pulled into a Saved State when a Backup is Started

How to Increase Hyper-V Speed and Improve Performance

How to Restore Hyper-V Virtual Machines

Hyper-V Disaster Recovery Strategies

Where to Find Detailed Hyper-V Log Information in Windows (Check bottom half of article)

 

Microsoft Exchange Server Backups

Microsoft Exchange Backup Using BackupChain

 

FTP

FTP Server Setup Instructions including Internet Router Setup

How do I setup the built-in FTP server?

How to Set up Your Own Remote Backup System

How to Use an External Hard Drive for the Initial Backup in an Online Backup Setting: How to Seed your FTP Backup

FTP Errors when Connecting to Unix-Based FTP Servers

 

Virtual Machine Backup & Restore (General)

Simple Walkthrough: How to Back up a Virtual Machine ->Click here for video

How to Restore Virtual Machines

Simple File Backup (Video)

How do I back up Virtual Machines and Databases with In-File Delta Compression?

How to Backup Virtual Machines while Running using Hyper-V, VMware, and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

Can I run BackupChain inside a Virtual Machine?

Is it better to backup a VM on the host or should we run BackupChain inside the VM?

How to Back up and Restore a VM on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2

Restore Snapshot Trees in Hyper-V Server 2008 R2

Hyper-V VSS Writer and Enabling Live Virtual Machine Backups

How to Fix: No Hyper-V Machines Listed in Hyper-V Tab

Why Some Hyper-V Virtual Machines are Pulled into a Saved State when a Backup is Started

 

Log Files

I have a support question and need to send the log files to BackupChain support.

How do I access and refresh the Log in BackupChain?

 

Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

Volume Shadow Copy Service Error Troubleshooting Guide (Check this when you receive the error: Unlocking File Failed)

I receive VSS errors and the Event Viewer reports CLSID {5fc845eb-f299-40f0-9725-34045f7ea8ba}

I receive VSS Skipped File Warnings

 

Network Backup

Network Backup: Common Questions

Network Connection Problems

 

File Versioning

File Versioning: Common Questions

 

Restoring Files

Restoring Files: Common Questions


Other

Backup Rotation Schemes

Install Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 into a VHD and Set Up Multiboot (How-to)

What is new in Version 2.3?


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