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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

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

How to Restore Hyper-V Virtual Machines

 

Microsoft Exchange Server Backups

Microsoft Exchange Backup Using BackupChain

 

FTP

New: 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

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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